Post 2 Motivation

For me, I see motivation as a course of action taken on by an individual to achieve a goal. This could be the want for a person to complete a mile run under 8 minutes, finish reading a book, graduating college, ect. Personally both intrinsic and extrinsic motivators play a large role in my achievements. Extrinsically, the motivation for me going back to college and maintaining good grades are the future increase in salary, the enjoyment I will get from my new career, the example that I set for my own children, and the lives that I will affect by becoming a teacher. Intrinsically, I find great satisfaction in the knowledge I gain with every course I take; as well as pride I feel at giving every course my best effort and receiving a grade that reflects it. In most cases individual require both forms of motivation to achieve goals. Extrinsic may outweigh intrinsic at times, or vice versa, but they will both be a factor in an individuals successes.