What is Motivation?

Dear friend,


How do you define motivation?


One definition of motivation is a student's willingness, need, and desire and compulsion to participate in, and be successful in, the learning process.


Do you agree?


How do you motivate children? With games, treats, rewards, or praise? What is it that a child holds dear? What is it that is important to the child. Understanding that may help to know how to motivate a child.


How about you? How would you define motivation? Do you feel motivated at school? How would you describe motivation?


Motivation could be closely related to goals and goal setting.


Do you want to study English? What is that motivates you to study English? Do you have an English goal? Is your goal specific? Is it measurable? Have you set a deadline for this goal?


Here are seven rules of motivation that may help you.


1. Set a major goal, but follow a path. The path has mini goals that go in many directions. Make tiny goals, take short steps first. These little steps and successes will help you take the bigger steps as you progress in your path.


2. Finish what you start. A half finished project is of no use to anyone. Develop the habit of finishing self-motivated projects.


3. Socialize with others of similar interest. They will help and encourage you to take steps along your path if you should fall and stumble. Be sure and associate with winners in you path.


4. Learn how to learn. There is much you can do on your own without having to go to anyone else to improve in whatever it is you want to improve in. You just have to tap in to your potential.


5. Harmonize natural talent with interest that motivates. Get in tune with what it is that you are good at. If you are naturally good at something it will help you persist at getting really good at it.


6. Increase knowledge of subjects that inspires. Find out everything you can by reading books, internet, friends, and other sources. The more we learn about a subject, the more we will want to learn about it.


7. Take risks. There are times that we have to try something we may not want to or do not feel inclined to do. Do it anyway? You will grow? Failure is a learning tool. We just have take the right view about it. No one has ever succeeded without a string of failures.


To your success,

Col. Laird John B. Cutty Kt
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