Self-Motivation LLB 6 RACHITA RAWAT ALC

Self-Motivation
Ms. Rachita Rawat

Asst. Professor
Centre for Skill Development
Asian Education Group
Plot A2, Sec-125, Noida-201303, (Delhi -
NCR) India.
Email: rachita.rawat@asb.edu.in
What is Motivation?
Motivation is what pushes us to achieve our goals, feel more

fulfilled and improve our overall quality of life.
Understanding and developing your self-motivation can help

you to take control of many other aspects of your life.
The ability to motivate yourself—self-motivation—is an important
skill. Self-motivation drives people to keep going even in the face
of set-backs, to take up opportunities, and to show commitment to
what they want to achieve.
Definition of motivation:
* The driving force within individuals by which they
attempt to achieve some goal in order to fulfill some
needs or expectation.
* The degree to which an individual wants to choose

in certain behavior.
Qualities of Motivation:
Energizes behavior
Directs behavior
Enable persistence towards a goal
Exists in varying details
BASIC MODEL OF MOTIVATION
Needs or Result in Drive force To Achieve

expectations (Behavior or
Action)
Desired Goals
Feedback
fulfillments Which Provides

Six C’s of Motivation..
Challenges Choices
Control collaboration
Consequences Constructing meaning

Daniel Goleman, the author of several seminal books on Emotional
Intelligence, identified four elements that make up motivation:
Personal drive to achieve, the desire to improve or to meet certain

standards;
Commitment to personal or organizational goals;
Initiative, which he defined as ‘readiness to act on opportunities’;

and
Optimism, the ability to keep going and pursue goals in the face of
setbacks. This is also known as resilience.
To improve self-motivation, it is therefore helpful to understand
more about these individual elements.
The Elements of Self-Motivation
1. Personal drive to achieve
You could think of a personal drive to achieve as ambition, or perhaps personal

empowerment. However, it is also worth thinking about it in terms of mindset.
There are two types of mindset, fixed and growth.
Those with a fixed mindset believe that talent is ingrained, and that we cannot change our
level of ability.
Those with a growth mindset believe that they can improve their skills through hard work
and effort.
Research shows that those who believe that they can improve—that is, who have a growth
mindset—are far more likely to achieve in whatever sphere they choose. A growth mindset is
therefore an important element in a personal drive to succeed.
2. Commitment to goals
There is considerable evidence, even if much of it is
anecdotal, that goal-setting is important to our general
well-being.
It certainly makes sense that ‘if you aim at nothing, it is

easy to achieve it’, and that most of us need something in
our lives to aim towards. Having an awareness of where
you wish to be, and an understanding of how you plan to
get there, is a vital part of staying motivated.
3. Initiative
Initiative is, effectively, the ability to take advantage of opportunities when they
occur.
It is all too easy to hesitate, and then the opportunity may be gone. However, the
old sayings ‘look before you leap’ and ‘fools rush in where angels fear to tread’
have a lot of truth in them. It is also important to think things through and ensure
that you are making the right decision for you.
Initiative can therefore be considered as a combination of courage and good risk

management:
Risk management is necessary to ensure that you identify the right opportunities
to consider, and that they have the appropriate level of risk for you; and
Courage is necessary to overcome the fear of the unknown inherent in new

opportunities.
4. Optimism or resilience
Optimism is the ability to look on the bright side, or think

positively. Resilience is the ability to ‘bounce back’ after a
setback, or keep positive in the face of challenges. The two are
closely related, although not exactly the same.
Resilient people use their ability to think as a way to manage

negative emotional responses to events. In other words, they use
positive or rational thinking to examine, and if necessary, overcome
reactions that they understand may not be entirely logical. They are
also prepared to ask for help if necessary—as well as to offer their
own help generously to others in need.
Types of Motivators: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators
In thinking about self-motivation, it is helpful to understand what motivates you to do

things.
There are two main types of motivators: ‘intrinsic’ and ‘extrinsic’.
In their simplest form you can think about these two types of motivation as:
Intrinsic = related to what we want to do.

Extrinsic = related to what we have to do.
A more detailed definition is:
Intrinsic: To perform an action or task based on the expected or perceived satisfaction of

performing the action or task. Intrinsic motivators include having fun, being interested and
personal challenge.
Extrinsic: To perform an action or task in order to attain some sort of external reward,
including money, power and good marks or grades.
Different people are motivated by different things and at different times in their lives. The
same task may have more intrinsic motivators at certain times and more extrinsic
motivators at others, and most tasks have a combination of the two types of motivation.
Example:
John works because he has to pay his mortgage and feed

himself and his family. He gets no satisfaction from his
job and there is no chance of promotion. John’s
motivators are purely extrinsic.
Sally works because she loves what she does, she gets
enormous satisfaction and self-fulfillment from her work.
Sally has enough money put away that she does not need
to work, she owns her house outright and can afford to
buy what she wants when she wants it. Sally’s motivators
are purely intrinsic.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs theory
Needs were categories as five levels of lower-higher-order

needs.
*Individual must satisfy lower-level needs before they can
satisfy higher order needs.
*Satisfied needs will no longer motivate.
*Motivating a person depends on knowing at what level
that a person is on the hierarchy.
HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
*Lover order ( External ) : Physiological and safety needs
*Higher order ( Internal ) : Social, Esteem, and Self-
actualization
Self-Actualization Needs
Esteem Needs
Social Needs
Safety Needs
Physiological needs
Alderfer’s ERG Theory
SA
Growth
Esteem
Love (Social) Relatedness

Safety & Security
Existence
Physiological
Focus on the positive.
Learn to think more positively most of the time. Learn to let to go of negative threads of
thought before they have a chance to take hold of you.
You might not be able to be positive all the time no matter what happens. But I think most
of us can improve on our positive thinking and the results it can lead us to.
Make use of your creativity.
Take out a piece of paper. Write at the top of the page what area in your life you would like
to have more ideas about. Perhaps you want ideas to earn more money or become a
healthier person.
Then brainstorm until you have written down 20 ideas on that topic. Then try for 10 more.
Think outside your box.
Don’t imagine the future from the box of what you have now.
Just because your mind is in box of previous experiences
doesn’t mean that’s the limits of the world.
Track Your Progress
Keep a tally or a progress bar for ongoing projects. When you see
something growing, you will always want to nurture it.
Help Others
Share your ideas and help friends get motivated. Seeing others do
well will motivate you to do the same. Write about your success
and get feedback from readers.
Make each day count.
We don’t have all the time in the world. So focus on today and do
the things you really want to do.

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Self-Motivation

Ms. Rachita Rawat

Motivation is what pushes us to achieve our goals, feel more

Understanding and developing your self-motivation can help

* The degree to which an individual wants to choose

Needs or Result in Drive force To Achieve

fulfillments Which Provides

Consequences Constructing meaning

Personal drive to achieve, the desire to improve or to meet certain

Commitment to personal or organizational goals;

Initiative, which he defined as ‘readiness to act on opportunities’;

1. Personal drive to achieve

You could think of a personal drive to achieve as ambition, or perhaps personal

It certainly makes sense that ‘if you aim at nothing, it is

Initiative can therefore be considered as a combination of courage and good risk

Courage is necessary to overcome the fear of the unknown inherent in new

Optimism is the ability to look on the bright side, or think

Resilient people use their ability to think as a way to manage

In thinking about self-motivation, it is helpful to understand what motivates you to do

Intrinsic = related to what we want to do.

A more detailed definition is:

Intrinsic: To perform an action or task based on the expected or perceived satisfaction of

John works because he has to pay his mortgage and feed

Needs were categories as five levels of lower-higher-order

Love (Social) Relatedness

Make use of your creativity.

Track Your Progress

Make each day count.

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