Motivation

What is motivation?
Why motivation?
Importance of motivation
Better motivation
How to be motivated?
 What is Motivation
An inferred process within an
animal or an individual that
causes that organism to move
towards a goal
Motivational cycle
Need, Drive
Relief

Instrumental

Goal
Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs

Self
-Actualization

Esteem needs

Belongingness & love needs

Safety needs

Physiological needs:
Physiological needs
Hunger, thirst etc.,
Safety needs
To feel secure & safe, out of danger
Belongingness & love needs
Affiliate with others, be accepted & belong
Esteem needs
To achieve, be component, gain approval and
belong
Self-actualization needs
Self fulfillment & realize one’s potential
If we fulfill our needs at one
level, then we can focus on
satisfying the need on the
next higher level
Self actualized characteristics
Perceive reality accurately
Tolerate uncertainty
Accept oneself without guilt or anxiety
Solve problems effectively
Possess a strong social awareness
Develop meaningful interpersonal
relationships
Relatively independent of environment
& culture
 Self motivation

• Do it now
• Break up the task into small steps
• Don’t wait for mood or inspiration
• Start action
• Solutions will follow if you try
 Motivational strategies

 Find new skills

 Develop & train them
 Get feedback on their performance
 Expand their ability to work
 Rotate their work
 Motivational techniques
Leads them
Real examples are quicker than advice
Way to influencing people
Appeal to benefits
Can motivate
Mutual benefits to both of you
Appeal to emotions
People act quickly to emotions
Positive manner
Sustained by repeated inputs
Appeal to needs & wants
basic needs satisfaction
Creative expression, recognition & challenges & love
Appeal to expertise
Abilities enhance his self-worth
Put best effort to seek approval
 How to achieve success
Responsibility –not blaming anything
Hard work – ready to work in any time
Character – values, beliefs & personality of you
Right time- ready to do at right time
Persistence- failing also a step to success
Creativity – excellence of his effort
Commitment – winning edge
Learning - life long process
Planning - exact
 Goal-Setting
Goals are desired result, purpose, or
objective that one strives to attain

Goals are:
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant/Realistic
Time-Oriented
Tangible
 Types of Goals

Short-term
A goal that can be achieved in a relative
short period of time
Ex: To complete the course
Long-term
A goal that takes a long period of time to
achieve
Ex: Great success in career
 Goal setting and analysis

Identify the goal – List all your dreams

Prepare a goal statement – Read one hour per day
Check your goals harms the interest of anybody
Goal is personal, positive, practical, flexiable, time
bound and measurable
Identify anybody has already achieved success
Focus on your most successful moments in life
Identify the internal and external obstacles in
achieving each goal
Con’t
 Focus on your most successful moments in life
Identify the qualities and behaviour required
to reach each goal
Identify the resources, people, materials and
institutions help you in achieving goal
Prepare a step plan to reach goal
Start implementing the plan of action
Review the progress
Analyse the reasons
Start behaving and acting as if you have already
achieved your goals
Steps to achieving your goals
Your self in OK state
Really tapping into what really you want
Goal does not depend anyone to achieve it
Stand in accomplishment - step into time
If anything would make this more make it now
Think the significant people in your life
Realisation of this goal – to a higher goal
Imagine yourself having achieved the goal
Imagine what you want it to be
Willing to commit & to do.
Now do it