| Have you ever had a problem getting motivated to | | | | Completing a project for work ahead of schedule |
| complete a task that you absolutely had to do? Did | | | | because an employee knows that raises are coming |
| you ever just want to throw in the towel and accept | | | | soon is an example of extrinsic motivation. A |
| that you failed? If so, understand that there are | | | | teenager may come home from a friend's house right |
| things you can do to be more motivated and to | | | | before curfew, just to avoid being grounded. All of |
| achieve your goals. | | | | these actions are done because the person is trying |
| What motivates you? | | | | to avoid some type of punishment or disapproval. |
| There are two types of motivation that exist: | | | | An example of a possible problem with extrinsic |
| extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic | | | | motivation is that when the rewards stop, the |
| motivation is motivation that is inspired by outside | | | | motivation will come to an end. How do you keep, |
| forces, while intrinsic motivation is motivation that is | | | | for example, an employee or child motivated? One |
| inspired from within a person. Both types of | | | | solution is spacing out rewards so the person does |
| motivation are essential to success. Below you will | | | | not receive them all at once. This gives the person |
| find different types of extrinsic and intrinsic | | | | something to look forward to. Another thing to do is |
| motivational factors: | | | | to make sure the reward cannot cause any negative |
| Extrinsic Motivation. | | | | impact after it. Another thing to do is to try to help |
| -Money | | | | the person find a reason to be motivated besides |
| -People around you | | | | receiving a reward. |
| -Good grades | | | | Intrinsic Motivation: |
| -Rewards | | | | Intrinsic motivation comes from within a person. While |
| Intrinsic Motivation. | | | | this motivation is often strong, it is hard to maintain |
| -Happiness | | | | at times - especially when something bad is |
| -Personal goals, values, and morals | | | | happening in a person's life. Everyone wants to be |
| -Willingness and eagerness to learn | | | | happy, to achieve life goals, have high morals and |
| -Physiological, social, and self-esteem needs | | | | values, have plenty of friends, and simply be able to |
| Both extrinsic and intrinsic motivations push a person | | | | survive in the world. Intrinsic motivation makes a |
| to achieve a goal. However,they do so in different | | | | person strive for these things in daily life. Intrinsic |
| ways. Let us take a look at both of these types of | | | | motivation will make a person take a look in the |
| motivations. | | | | mirror and say, "I can do it." This type of motivation |
| Extrinsic motivation: | | | | will also make someone take a few minutes and |
| As shown above, extrinsic motivation comes from | | | | reflect on what is important in his or her life. It will |
| rewards and incentives that are positive | | | | make them question why they are seeking out their |
| reinforcements. An example of extrinsic motivation is | | | | goals and what they are willing to risk in order to |
| a student studying and getting an A on an exam | | | | attain them. |
| because the reward of a ski trip motivated him. | | | | |