by Harold Thompkins

Created on: October 19, 2009   Last Updated: October 20, 2009

Self motivation is the best motivation. In order to achieve anything of significance we need motivation. Motivation is having a positive desire to do certain things at a certain level or to accomplish certain goals. Motivation is the motive, the interest and incentive to take positive action. This is an attribute that we are born with which can be developed as we move forward or fall backwards in life. The key to motivation is action. There are millions of people who invest in self development through specialized training,motivational programs, seminars, audio tapes DVD's, MP3 downloads, books and compact discs etc. Many of these individuals know all the information and techniques but they fail to take action.

The reason for this is that a person can be inspired but they can not be sufficiently motivated to take action. No program or person can make us do what we can only do for ourself. One must be self motivated in order to take positive action. As human beings we are individuals and we have unique problems and circumstances which must be faced and overcome at a personal level.

Outside motivation can not provide the continual push we need to shift from where we are to where we want to be. Think about it this way a person who is not motivated to do certain things can not be motivated by another person. For example, A person who is complacent and comfortable at a dead end job will remain in that job no matter how others may try to motivate them to seek a promotion. If they are not self motivated they will not make the effort to seek promotion.

Outside motivation can excite us emotionally and inspire us intellectually but there must be something more within us. Change is difficult and responsibility is hard . A personal acceptance of the challenge based on a level of self motivation that will provide the energy, positivity, focus and endurance necessary for continual progress in life.

Self motivation deals with a personalized level of motivation. Outside motivation may help on a surface level but self motivation is stronger. In life we need internal strength to reach our goals. Self is our unique nature. The prefix self means to be done by ones self.

Self motivated people achieve success at higher levels because they take positive action that is influenced internally. They do a good job and do the right thing regardless of the situation or the reaction of people. They are not moved by emotion along but by principle and purpose. Self motivation helps us get more out of life because it is stronger than outside motivation.

We are special individuals who must identify with our own levels of desire to navigate through life at a pace and a pattern unique to our levels of personal growth. We can not afford to depend and rely on outside motivation to give us something that must originate from the inside of each person individually.

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