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Finding Motivation

 Motivation pushes us to strive for success, accept new paths, and face new life challenges. When properly motivated, the ordinary person will go above and beyond to do extraordinary things. 

What Is Motivation?


Motivation can be defined as the reasoning behind our actions. Why we work, why we play, why we get out of bed every morning, every action has motivation behind it.

On YouTube, the channel GreggU defines motivation in his own words, and shows how good motivation can create good leaders and advocates.

Watch the video here: 



Motivation And Success 

Having strong motivation is not only good for a healthy mind, but it can have real world benefits as well. Being successful requires clear goals and ideas, both of which can't be achieved without understanding what pushes us to be better. 

theindustryleaders.org has a short article on the connection between motivation and personal success. This article contains advice from multiple business leaders, and also examines both internal and external motivation. 

Read more here: https://www.theindustryleaders.org/post/how-does-motivation-impact-success





Different Types of Motivation

  

So now we know what motivation is, and how it can help us. But the most important question remains: how can I find what motivates me?  

Betterup.com has an article on various forms of motivation to take inspiration from, all of which have been broken into different categories like life changing events, environmental changes, and more. The article also discusses what causes a lack of motivation and how to regain it. 

You can read the entire article here: https://www.betterup.com/blog/how-to-get-motivated




What do you find motivating? Let us know in the comments.

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