Maslow's Definition Of Motivation

Motivation is when someone is pushed by an inner strength to accomplish a project to achieve an objective. However, unlike the desire which also is imposed on us, motivation is not a lack but rather a force that comes with satisfaction despite constraints or temporary inconvenience that we must endure. In motivation there is the idea of postponing immediate desires to achieve a higher purpose: motivation will stain all our actions with an enthusiasm that makes us break barriers and move mountains. It is also opposed to an external constraint that could force the person to reach a goal. To be motivated the individual need a free and enlightened conscience if not, it is possible to fall in bondage of fear or pain. Therefore, there is the idea …show more content…
So the motivation is inseparable from a system of values and rewards that crowns achievement of objectives corresponding to these values.

A student who does not succeed in school experiences a sense of helplessness and takes no pleasure in learning. He or she feels anxiety and becomes stressed. Often demotivated the student works without conviction and gives up. He or she develops a negative self-image, lack of energy and feels ineffective. Every human being from birth wants to meet his needs. Maslow 's pyramid, although not accepted by all scientists, has the merit of summarizing and holding the different levels of our needs in order. At the first level there are the physiological needs such as eating, sleeping and drinking. The second level is that of security needs including physical, economic, psychological, emotional stability and housing. Human beings need to be assured of their future: physically …show more content…
It is crucial to identify our needs and meet them properly. When we act according to our values, our desires, our desires, our needs, our energy is increased tenfold and almost assured success. We feel well and in agreement with ourselves. This applies to everyone. If everyone works this way, everyone does not share the same values or the same needs (excluding primary needs). Everyone has to find out what feeds or decreases his energy. The sources of our motives are unique. Fred did not choose a subject he liked or love. His orientation was based on someone else opinion and desire that are different from his. Fred chose to major in engineering because his father is an engineer and he was encouraged to do so. In the process of wishing to please his family, he lost the motivation he had to learn. It is necessary to know that the desire to learn is related to the desire to live, the desire to love, and those emotions are central to motivation. Fred’s choice was not in accordance with his values or even his desire that is why he is not in harmony with himself. His motivation to choose engineering was extrinsic since it was based on someone else desire: his father’s profession. This affects his psychological state causing his performance to go