Psychology: Motivation

Motivation Do you ever wonder what drives a person to succeed? Why do some people succeed against all odds, while others fail when given all advantages possible? Everyone knows a story about someone who was beaten down, appeared to have given up, then out of the blue, picks themselves up, dusts themselves off and drives on. According to Webster’s, a motive is an impulse, as in emotion, desire, or physiological need, acting as incitement …

…health, if you are doing it for the wrong reasons. No matter how you look at it, motivation is the basis of our existence. Motivation drives us as human beings. It enables us to feed ourselves, cloth ourselves, and gives us the tools to make us happy. It is up to us on how we use our motivation and if we use it for the “right” reasons. Are you living up to your full potential?