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2.9.2. Self-Motivation
Self-motivation is the force that drives you to do things to achieve your goals. It is
a life skill and must be necessarily developed to keep you going even in the times
of set-backs and look for new opportunities in every move of life.
Self-motivation helps you:
• Push yourself to face the challenges of life.
• Survive the tough competition in personal and professional life.
• By giving you happiness.
• By improving your quality of life.
• To withstand setbacks and grow as an individual.
• To believe in yourself and convince yourself to do things as and when put to you.
Shristi wakes up at 4 am in the morning to practice for badminton. Her father takes her for coaching in the morning
from 4 to 6:30 am then from there she changes for school and reaches school at 7:30 am.
After school she goes back straight home and no outings with friends as she has to do her homework and cope
up with her studies. Also eating healthy food and sleeping on time will help her wake up on her own early morning
for practice. Nobody tells her to do this she does on her own and her self-motivation keeps her going to fulfill her
dreams to be an international badminton player one day.
Types of Motivation
It is important to understand that we all are different and our motivational needs vary from person to person.
There are two broad categories of motivation. Let us learn about them.
Internal/Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic motivation is related to what we want to do. It is doing something with fun which makes you happy and is
totally interesting for you. It gives you pleasure and feel good. For example, doing gardening, taking part in inter
school debate, going for a morning walk, playing with the kids in the park, and doing painting in your free time.
External/Extrinsic Motivation
Extrinsic motivation is related to what we have to do. It is doing something that gives you rewards or avoids
getting punishments. The reward can be money, post, marks, goodwill, etc. For example, doing a part time job to
earn money, going everyday for coaching to clear an upcoming competitive exam with good results.
Qualities of Self-Motivated People
Self-motivation is an essential tool that makes you do something not because someone told you to do it but
because you wanted to do it to achieve the goals of your life. A self-motivated person should possess the given
qualities to succeed in life.
They know what they want from life:
• They are quite focussed to working hard to achieve their dreams.
• They know what is important for them.
• They are totally dedicated to fulfill their dreams.
• Steps for Building Self-Motivation
The four steps to building self-motivation are:
• Find Your Strengths: Understanding who you are and finding your strengths will help you build confidence. You
will understand yourself better and reasons for likes and dislikes. Find out what makes you happy. For example,
You love doing painting in your free time.
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