Importance of Motivation

We are emotional beings as well as rational and we move with goals to comply.- We can say that man, in addition to being a rational being, is an emotional being who is affected by situations in different ways, generating different reactions in him. In this sense, it is understandable to notice that a person's state of mind varies according to different stimuli and that is when he appears in scene the idea of ​​motivation, among others, to describe the energy or lack of energy that can be felt in front of a task or activity determined.

When carrying out any socioeconomic activity, the individual has a starting point, which is the beginning of all actions, a development that is the method in which the we carry out, and an objective, the purpose for which we have carried out said activity, so it could be said then that we have a Given Reason to be able to carry out an action determined.

This is precisely what is related to the Motivation of every act, having this word a relationship with what is the Engine of Things, the necessary push we need to be able to do something, and sometimes, it is relative to the

words that we receive when we are encouraged to do something, trying to raise our spirits or enhance the virtues of the person who will begin to carry out the activity.

Etymology of the word motivation, its meaning and importance

We then define Motivation as a word that derives from the concept of Origin of Motion (Latin word Motivus) having a consideration about the emphasis that can be placed on a certain activity that has a starting point that can be relation to the Need for Something, and having a determined Action or Means to be able to satisfy that concern.

According to what we propose, we can understand that motivation is what makes us activate our body and our spirit in pursuit of achieving something, is to put both parties in motion to obtain the results expected. According to what many specialists in the subject establish, being able to meet certain objectives is due to 30 percent percent to the practice that we carry out and 70 percent to the motivation that we have when carrying out the activity.

How is motivation related to personality? The functioning of the mental system

A person's behavior is determined by a large number of Motivations, the origin of his actions having an External as well as an Internal influence, while each activity carried out has to have a certain method of carrying out, which requires certain prior knowledge on the part of the person, although some actions may occur instinctively or reflexes.

Studies related to the human psyche determine that a higher level of motivation ensures better results, but that Motivation does not always depend on the energy that a person puts into a certain activity but on chemical and organic issues that They make, for example, that a person with depression, no matter how hard they try, cannot feel motivated by any activity or task they have. what to do

With regard to Work and Motivation, this has a variable factor in relation to capacity and different External Factors that help to have a greater work performance, being therefore important the conditioning of a propitious Work Environment, added also to the selection of the most qualified person for a particular role, or offer training to be able to adapt to the purposes proposals. As said before, being able to achieve a good motivation will be what generates the best results and this can also directly influence the relationships established between the people who work in the given workplace.

Finally, we must differentiate Intrinsic Causes of a motivation, which come from their own activities and generated by the same person, while on the other hand We have Extrinsic Causes, which are extrinsic factors of the Environment Around the subject, and how this can generate changes or generate actions in the behavior of a subject. individual. Among the extrinsic causes we must point out the relationship with other individuals, the climate, the economic situation, the historical context, the age of the person, etc.

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