Personal Motivation

As you may have heard, Mr. Swift has made a very modest proposal about what to do with the situation of starvation among adults. Mr. Swift has proposed that after a year of a child's birth, they be eaten if the family wishes. I, being a mother of a baby, currently, could not approve of this proposal more. Me and my husband together, concur, this will allow us to not go hungry, but also fulfill our wish to have another baby. We've always wanted more kids, but we only desire a baby. We don't want them after they have grown older. We already have an older son. Now, with this proposal, we won't go hungry and we can stay full for months on end and all I must do is push out a baby. No big deal.

I can still remember getting back from school one day and asking my mom “where’s dad?” Finding out that my dad was in prison was really hard for me especially because I was at the age of 9 where I didn’t fully understand what was going on. I remember my mom telling me that “everything will be ok as long as we pray we will get through this together”. I was unaware of the physical and mental struggles that I was gonna have to endure with him being gone. Life got really hard for me, it felt like my world had just been crushed.

My mother was a mom who did what she could do for her children she worked as a cleaning lady at many homes to keep us in school and also to keep food on the table. My father however; was a self  contractor and also a good worker at what he did but he was an alcoholic . He didn't help my mother at all even if she could find him.  Nine times out of ten it was to late for us to get anything from  him , thank the lord that the people where my mom work helped  her out in so many ways. It would be weeks and sometime  months before we seen my father again . It was very hard for my mother but still she kept going  to work , there were nine of us at home that needed to be  cared for . The older ones as myself went to work to help our mom with our sisters and brothers.  The smaller ones I kept them when  I was not  at work with my

Motivation is the “why” behind our behaviors. Behavior that is usually goal-oriented. The forces that lie beneath motivation can be biological, social, emotional or cognitive in nature. There are, indeed, a plethora of inducements that cause us to act the way we act and do the things we do. They include things like quenching our thirst, reading to gain knowledge, studying to ace an exam, surpassing quotas and meeting deadlines for a promotion, etc. According to Kendra Cherry’s article on “WHAT IS MOTIVATION”, there are three components of motivation: activation, persistence and intensity. Activation is the decision to initiate a behavior. Persistence is the continued effort toward a goal even though obstacles may exist. Intensity is the

Human motivation is a physiological drive that we all have inside ourselves. There is no way to completely avoid it. Some drives we have are for basic necessities of survival, like the feelings of thirst and hunger. Obviously we must give into the drive that our body is signaling to us we must have because food and water are essential for us to live. When our behavior is directed by means of survival this is something known as homeostasis. “According to drive theory, the body maintains a condition of homeostasis, in which any particular system is in balance or equilibrium (C.L. Hull, 1951). Any departure from homeostasis, such as depletion of nutrients or a drop in temperature, produces an aroused condition, or drive, which impels the individual to engage in appropriate action such as eating, drinking, or seeking warmth. As the body’s need is met, the drive and associated arousal subside.” (Garrett, pg. 161)

Motivation refers to the processes that lead to certain behaviours within organisms. They are the drives, needs, wants and interests that push individuals to partake in goal directed behaviour, that is actions that contribute to the achievement of a desired outcome. Tom is a 45 year old male who was recently involved in a car accident following the request of a divorce from his wife. Consequently, Tom sustained injuries to the frontal and left temporal lobe of his brain as well as a broken leg, ankle and shoulder. He is medically stable and has recently been sent to rehabilitation, however is refusing to leave his room and resisting therapy sessions with numerous health professionals. Many motivational theories can be utilised in order to

In this video, Dan Pink addressed “The puzzle of motivation.” Daniel H. Pink is a leading business thinker and the author of five books written about work, management, and behavioral science. He was also a host of the TV program named National Geographic Channel. He grew up in the small rural town of Bexley, Ohio. He graduated from Bexley High school in 1982, and attended Northwestern University. Pink got his Bachelor of Arts degree in there. In 1991, he also obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Yale Las School, but his grades were not good. After graduation, he decided not to practice law, and served as several positions in politics and economic policy. From 1995 to 1997, he was chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore, but in 1997,

Why are People Motivated to Change the World? People are inspired to change the world when they are too strongly attached to a controversial opinion. Some people share out their opinion which turns into a conflict with others causing a huge deal. They don't want to face the new change in the situation and just move on.

I joined the debate team in my freshman year on a whim. New to the school, I followed the one friend I had made into the interest meeting, but wasn’t seriously considering pursuing the activity. My first tournament was enough to change that view- the bright words that tumbled

‘Motivation’ is derived from the Latin term ‘movere’ that means ‘to move’. Thus, motivation is a process that starts with a physiological or psychological deficiency or need that activates a behaviour or a drive that is aimed at a goal or incentive (Luthans). Broadly speaking, motivation is willingness to exert high levels of efforts towards organizational goals, conditioned by the efforts’ ability to satisfy some individual needs (Robbins). Need means some internal state that make certain outcomes appear attractive. An unsatisfied need creates tension that stimulates drives within the individual. These drives generate a search behaviour to find particular goals, that if attained,

I began to help my mom around the house. I had to learn how to cook a proper meal when I was seven years old, do laundry among other things to give my mom some relief. One day, when I was nine years old, my grandmother shared the news of my father’s departure to the U.S and that he did so to give me a better chance. It was heavy news for me, and as an emotional child I cried with my grandma and felt sad that from now on I was not going to get the occasional visit from him. As a teenager in the process of growing into a man, you think you need a father figure, a man perspective, advice on things that life throw at you, it was clear that I didn’t have that anymore. I was fortunate to have my mother and my grandmother to teach me right and wrong; the rest was pretty much up to me.

In recent years, job satisfaction is a prevalent issue around the world. There are diverse methods to be successful in career, such as intrinsic and external motivation. Definition and conceptualisation of internal motivation is achieving the goals and aims personally and within favourable, and self-confirmation. However, it is within anticipation that some of the employees are indulged in external motivation of money and emphasises rewards. It can be argued that monetary rewards may lead to motivated and capable degradation. Therefore, it need to manage internal motivation to create job satisfaction. This essay will argue that internal motivation management could obtain satisfaction from a career. First, it may need to realise the job purpose and personal ideology in order to create the first satisfaction. Next, this is necessary to understand the workplace and the environment of a company owing to participate in society. Finally, to develop the last step of satisfaction is introspection and improve the weakness.

Motivation is one of the most discussed topics in the present era’s organisations, especially since renowned psychologists like Maslow and Herzberg are dedicating their efforts to understanding it. Companies are investing a significant amount of resources in improving productivity in order to maximise profits. One of these important resources is of human nature. In order to get the very best out of employees, some motivational approaches need to be used. But what is motivation and how do I successfully motivate? I will try to relate one of my personal experiences with a friend to some of the most influential motivational theories. After introducing my story and making a definition of motivation I will address the ideas of Taylor,

Motivation is very important part of a person’s development. For me motivation was a person who played cricket with me. He was my friend subordinate and my guide. He was elder to me so I was like a younger brother for him. I had plenty of ups and downs in my cricket career but he always stood besides me. He used to share everything with him. He never let me quit the game because he knew what the game meant to me, my father and my grandfather. I almost quit the game 5 times in my career for not performing well, but he always said it was just a bad day, bad time and always motivated for good times and by making me remember my good times my good innings. He said bad time will go away and good time will come and

Individual motivation has been defined as the processes that account for individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal. Group motivation is built on the same principles but consists of two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent, who come together to achieve goals. In formal groups the behavior team members usually engage in are determined and guided toward organizational goals. Informal groups in organizations meet the need for social contact and these types of interactions among individuals, through informal, can deeply affect behavior and performance. Groups can be either formal or informal; both can affect employees’ behavior and performance. There has always been a debate about