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Chapter 8

Challenging yourself to be motivated

All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. T.E. Lawrence

The initiative of having a goal oriented behavior is also known as Motivation. The actual purpose of motivation is to decrease the mental or physical stress and to rise the factor of happiness in a person. Motivation is generally of two types: Intrinsic and Extrinsic. The intrinsic motivation is that which is exhibited by the delight or concern in the given activity and is rather intrinsic i.e. within the individual itself. On the contrary, extrinsic motivation is that which is exhibited or enhanced by external factors such as money, rewards, gifts or intimidation.

If a person is strongly motivated to achieve or gain something huge, then that person is being involved in aiming high for the future. This is the reason why motivation is inter linked with challenges. Moreover, our body – physically and mentally is designed in such a way that it is always ready to accept and face different challenges.

Motivation can be explained further by one of the scenarios given below:

 

  • If, for instance, one comes to know that they are in danger, then their immediate response would be to take all the necessary measures in order to prevent themselves from the danger and ensure safety.

The scenario mentioned above challenges ones security and lifestyle. That is why, it manages to rises ones motivation towards the act of protecting themselves. In this manner, we need to engage ourselves in various challenges so that our morale and