Some people think motivation is a myth you have to work no matter what! I can’t totally agree with this that’s why I want to talk about why motivation is important?
Before jumping into why motivation is important, let’s understand first a few things.
What is motivation?
We all have some needs, that we want to satisfy. These needs are called motivations. for example, drinking water is a motivation.
You are thirsty, and this thirst is your need, it’s your motivation. you want to full fill it by drinking water. (simple!)
Some motivations are urgent while others are not. for example, drinking water when thirsty is an urgent motivation While earning money is not as urgent.
We have two types of motivation.
1) Intrinsic motivation
When you do something just because you enjoy it, that is intrinsic motivation.
For example, playing soccer is intrinsic motivation.
2) Extrinsic motivation
When you do something to get a reward, or to avoid any kind of fear, it is Extrinsic motivation.
For example, preparing for tests so that you don’t fail, or to get a good position.
We need both of these motivations to live a better life, and this leads us to the next point…..
Benefits of motivation
Life is filled with ups and downs. some times you will feel happy and other times you won’t.
When you are motivated for your life, you can fight the worst times, and live a better life. this is very important because many people give up on their lives.
They even commit suicide, they don’t want to live anymore. that’s because they don’t have left motivation for living their life.
So it turns out that,
- Motivation is the only reason we want to survive.
- It helps us to work hard, stay happy, and be a better person.
These are the benefits of motivation, which surely can’t be ignored.
Why motivation is important?
I encourage everyone to be their best, I love that, it’s important to encourage people – Danzel Washington
Why we set goals? why we want more and more even when we have accomplished so much? does it mean we are not happy at any stage of life?
Actually, it’s the motivation, which creates our desires to do more, to have more, to be a better version of ourselves. But it does not mean we are not happy. it could be because we want a greater level of happiness, and to achieve that happiness, we create goals.
If you are not motivated, will you create goals? that’s the question. motivation is the reason you have goals, you want to achieve something.
And if you don’t have goals, then it means you have no purpose in life, your life is meaningless.
So here I am going to talk about 9 reasons why motivation is important.
1) Motivated people create a vision
Highly motivated people have a huge compelling vision. they just don’t want to live like average people.
Without motivation, you can’t have a big vision, because it’s not possible to pass through Difficult situations without being motivated.
Think about bill gates, if he wasn’t motivated for his vision, would he build a billion-dollar company? of course not, he might have seen a lot of failures in beginning, but his motivation towards his vision kept him on the track.
When you are motivated, you build a vision, your life is not limited to you only, but to the whole nation.
You become a leader, you want to help people achieve their dreams and goals. so that’s why motivation is important, it will make you an extraordinary man.
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2) Motivation helps you handle failures
Tolerating setbacks is the most important quality of successful people. the know there is no shortcut to success, we can only be successful if we accept failures.
You are not failure, and you need to quit telling yourself you could have avoided failing, because no successful person avoid pains for the in hopes for the gain.
We know every successful person has failed so many times before succeeding.
But not giving up is also not easy, and that is why lots of people can’t do it, if it was easy, everyone would be successful then.
So here comes motivation, when you fail at something motivation will help you stay on the track, and don’t say good buy just for momentary satisfaction.
It will help you focus on the long-run rather than short ones.
3) Motivation helps you overcome fears
Motivation helps you take action, regardless of your fears.
Motivated people are always risky, they take risks, they don’t care about what’s the result. because you can never control what’s going to be the output, what you can do is to try and work hard.
Fear has a large shadow but he himself is small – Ruth Gendler
Procrastination! it one of the biggest problems of people these days, taking action seems so scary, until you take it.
Motivation is that force which will derive you to take action, either that is studying, applying for a job, or starting a new business.
When we are afraid?
When we are doing something that we are not sure about, it’s uncertain, this creates fear in our mind. And as a matter of fact, every person on this earth feels fear.
The point is to believe in yourself, not be fearless, you can’t avoid fear, it’s just out of human nature.
So motivation will help you believe in yourself, you will feel fear, but you can still take action.
For example, if you have an idea, you want to work on, but there is a doubt saying you can’t do it. of course, you never know if the idea works or you will go bankrupt.
In this situation motivation will help you focus on opportunity, it will tell you at least you have an opportunity to change your life.
4) Motivation gives you energy
Actually, motivation is the source of energy, when you like something you feel so much energized.
I wake up early in the morning at 6 Am, and I go to the gym right after I wake up. I never feel tired of waking up early and repeating this process.
This is what motivation does to me, I am motivated to make a better body and to be healthy. which is why i feel energetic and excited.
Energy is directly proportional to a better life, because
- You can focus on work
- Your will power increases
- You perform better
On the other hand, if you are lazy, you won’t feel like doing anything.
5) It sets your priorities in life
Setting your priorities is extremely important because it tells how serious are you, about what you are doing.
Motivation sets clear priorities, it tells you what is important and what is not.
If you have too many priorities you have no priority – Motivationalspeaks.com
Let’s say you want to write a book, if you are motivated enough, you will have a clear routine. you will know exactly at what time you are going to write.
And if it’s the time of writing the book, you won’t look at anything else, after all, What’s important is important!
6) It is a Reminder
Admit it, you won’t feel motivated all the time! at some point in life, you will feel unhappy and demotivated, that’s the time when you need a reminder.
Motivation works like a reminder, it’s not something new, but just to tell you what you can do.
You already have the greatness inside you, the purpose of motivation is to remind you, to believe in yourself, and keep it doing until you are successful.
I myself sometimes feel worthless, it feels like I can’t do anything, I chose the wrong thing, I will never be able to get something out of it.
But when I hear to motivational speakers, I realize that it’s just one difficult moment, which has to pass. it can not decide my future, I am stronger than these situations.
Bo that is why motivation is important, you need a reminder at some point, to just hold on.
7) It helps you set clear goals
There must be something in your life you desire to achieve or to avoid. this desire compels you to work hard and achieve it.
For example, maybe you want to be rich, now money works for you as a motivation factor, it will motivate you to do anything possible to get money.
It helps you clarify your goals, you know exactly what you want from your life? what you are working for? If you are not motivated, chances are you don’t have clear goals.
Your need is your goal, we make our goals on the basis of, what we need? what do we like? we want to achieve all those things which we don’t have, and that is called motivation.
8) It will help you create possibilities
Motivated people work, even if all odds are against them, they even work on projects which seem almost impossible.
Think about Elon Musk, he is doing something we can’t even imagine. he wants to send people to Mars. ( probably he is sick of this planet)
In 2008 he almost went bankrupt, he Failed 3 times launching rockets to satellite, but still, he didn’t give up, and on his 4th launch he was successful.
The reason he is doing all this is, he so much motivated, his motivation compels him to either do or die.
When you are motivated, you don’t care for the opportunities, instead, you create a market for yourself, where you can do your own business.
Mostly when we try to do something new, there is a little negative thought inside our mind telling us, we can’t do it, it’s not possible, no one has ever done this before.
The job of motivation is to keep you on the way, it will help you overcome all those issues which you are facing inside your mind.
9) It inspires others
When I watch a video of Vivek Bindra( motivational speaker), he inspires me so much, I feel Like I can do anything in this world.
That’s how motivation inspires others, if you are highly motivated, you can inspire others. it encourages them and helps them build their self-confidence.
You may also have your favorite motivational speaker, and just focusing on him will help you understand why motivation is important.
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Conclusion
The bottom line is, motivation is important in every aspect of life, it’s not possible to achieve great things without being so much motivated.
But bear in mind it does not mean that you will always be motivated. There will be times when you won’t feel motivated.
It’s completely okay, sometimes even when you like what you are doing, you will feel demotivated.
That’s the part of life, you can’t always be motivated…
If we could have been motivated all the time, Then no one would be Unsuccessful in this world.
So that’s it…
Keep yourself motivated…..
What do you think of motivation, is it really important or not? tell us in the comment section.