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Self-Motivation


                 Self-motivation is the force that drives you to do things to achieve your goals. It is a life skill that must be necessarily
                 developed, to keep you going even in times of setbacks 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.
                 For example, 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 straight home and has 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 in the morning
                 for practice. Nobody tells her to do this, she does it on her own, and her self-motivation keeps her going to fulfil
                 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 good feeling. 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.
                 The four steps of building self-motivation are:
                 •  Find Your Strengths: Understanding who you are, and finding your strengths will help you build confidence.
                   Find your likes and dislikes. Find out what makes you happy.

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