Sunny Side #10: Motivation
Why do you do the things you do?
What prompts you to get out of bed every morning?
What makes you slug your way through work, day after day, fighting for your position and your pay?
Why do you spend time with your family?
Everything you do is done with a motivation in mind. whether good or bad. But what exactly is motivation? What does it mean to have motivation?
My simple definition is:
Literally, that's motivation in a nutshell. It's your reason for your movement.
This word really came about in the late 1900s and was a loan word from the French who, of course, got it from Latin. Its root word in Latin is Movere and it literally means "to move." You can't have motivation without movement. Because then it becomes intent.
There are two types of motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic. Internal and external. Your internal motivation is probably the strongest since your reasons are personal and usually always deemed worthy in your mind, anything from the pride of a job well done to the feeling of sadness when you miss a special event. External motivation is from, say, not paying bills on time and losing your power or getting a special treat for washing the dishes.
Good or bad, they are both factors that move you. The good ones could be anything that you find rewarding, such as a cookie when you've kept to your diet (and helps you through your cravings a bit.), vacation days when you've worked so hard on that project or kept at work. The bad ones can be just movement inducing, such as shame of being overweight or anger for messing up that latest dance move.
What you do and why you do it are all very important things to know about yourself. Sometimes it's habit with a good or bad outcome. Looking at why you spend those 10 hours a day watching TV when you could be out exercising or taking more workload instead of staying with what you have can have far-reaching bonuses or consequences and can help you realize better ways of completing tasks or managing your life.
Because your life is based on movement. Your movement.
And your movement is based on your reasons.
Your motivations.
Choose your life carefully.
