motivation
- Noun:
- The act or process of motivating; providing incentive: The action of giving someone a reason or encouragement to do something.
- The condition of being motivated: The state of having enthusiasm, interest, or a willingness to act.
- The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action: The internal or external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested in and committed to a job, role, or subject, and to exert persistent effort in attaining a goal.
- Noun:
- The manager's speech provided the motivation the team needed to finish the project.
- After the holiday, her motivation to return to work was very low.
- Understanding the criminal's motivation was key to solving the case.
- Financial reward is a common motivation for working overtime.
"Intrinsic motivation": Motivation that comes from within a person because the task itself is rewarding or enjoyable.
- Her love for learning is driven by intrinsic motivation; she studies because she finds it fascinating.
"Extrinsic motivation": Motivation that comes from external factors, such as rewards, praise, or avoiding punishment.
- The bonus scheme is an example of extrinsic motivation for the sales staff.
Motivate (verb): To provide someone with a motive or incentive; to make someone want to do something.
- A good teacher knows how to motivate students.
Motivational (adjective): Relating to or designed to provide motivation.
- He gave a motivational talk to the athletes before the race.
Motivator (noun): A person or thing that motivates.
- For many people, career advancement is a key motivator.
- Incentive: A thing that motivates or encourages one to do something.
- Drive: A strong motivating force or instinct.
- Impetus: The force or energy with which a body moves or an incentive to do something.
- Motive: A reason for doing something.
"Lack of motivation": The absence of desire or willingness to act.
- He was struggling with a lack of motivation during his recovery.
"Source of motivation": The origin or cause of one's drive.
- Her family was her main source of motivation to succeed.
"Get the motivation": To find or receive the drive needed to start or continue something.
- I finally got the motivation to clean the garage this weekend.
"Motivation runs high/low": Indicates that the level of enthusiasm or drive is strong or weak.
- Motivation runs high when the team is winning.
- the act of motivating; providing incentive
- the condition of being motivated
- his motivation was at a high level
- the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
- we did not understand his motivation
- he acted with the best of motives