MOTIVATION

By:

Ms. Indu SinghAssistant Professor

School of Education

Greater Noida, U.P. (India)

Email-ID: indu.singh@niu.edu.in

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What is motivation?

Why motivation?

Importance of motivation

Better motivation

How to be motivated?

Contents

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What is Motivation

An inferred process within an

animal or an individual that

causes that organism to move

towards a goal

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Motivational cycle

Goal

Need, Drive

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Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs

Self -

Actualization

Esteem needs

Belongingness & love needs

Safety needs

Physiological needs:23 April 2020 5

Physiological needsHunger, thirst etc.,

Safety needsTo feel secure & safe, out of danger

Belongingness & love needsAffiliate with others, be accepted & belong

Esteem needsTo achieve, be component, gain approval and belong

Self-actualization needsSelf fulfillment & realize one’s potential

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If we fulfill our needs at one

level, then we can focus on

satisfying the need on the

next higher level

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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

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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

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Motivational strategies

Find new skills

Develop & train them

Get feedback on their performance

Expand their ability to work

Rotate their work

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Motivational techniquesLeads 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 approval23 April 2020 11

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 - exact23 April 2020 12

Goal-Setting

Goals are desired result, purpose, or objective that one strives to attain

Goals are:

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Relevant/Realistic

Time-Oriented

Tangible

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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

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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

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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 goals23 April 2020 16

Steps to achieving your goalsYour 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.

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