Motivation is very much a psychological process that is found in the interaction between the person and their environment. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is connected to motivation since one must understand self-aspiration that exists in each of the hierarchical blocks. When an individual’s personal identity is prominent, the need to self-actualize or build upon their self-esteem is what drives the cycle of personal growth and advancement in the self-motivation process (Latham & Pinder, 2005, pg. 1-2). People are motivated to attain goals and accomplish objectives, both in a personal and work (group) setting. These goals for further advancement are internalized and serve for a behavioral expectation for the work environment. An individual will strive to complete goals that are common in the workplace, thus the self-motivation helps maintain the balance this person needs to complete the goal …show more content…
In the team’s research, it was also found that time-management plays a crucial role as a predictor of “perceived control of time, which at least partially mediates the relation between time management behavior and well-being” as it coveys overall job satisfaction (Häfner & Stock, 2010, pg. 2). Self-motivation links to time-management as the individual sets a level of initiative to complete a task in a timely manner. The belief that they possess the skillset to accomplish the goal helps drive the correlation between doing the task and completing it in a timely manner by setting realistic goals or milestones. Most individuals will not possess all the required skillset to be continuously successful, but the individuals with higher self-motivation levels have the ability to recognize the gaps and set reasonable adjustments in order to develop