WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?

No one can argue that we do not live merely to satisfy our bodily needs. We spend a lot of time and energy doing many things, such as working puzzles, reading, going to church, window shopping, visiting friends, internet browsing, blogging, and a host of other activities that serve no immediate biological purpose. Unlike biological drives, which are similar for all members of the species, psychological and social motives are much more variable and dependent on cultural learning. For example, many cultures encourage individual competition. Being a winner enhances self-esteem. In other cultures, competition is frowned upon. Needs for self-esteem are met, not by excelling individually, but by being a contributing member of the group.

What we will look at here are those motivations that pattern our lives. Some may be characteristics of our culture alone. Some may span cultures. Sometimes we are self-motivated by forces in our environment. Often the reasons why we do something may be interpreted in a number of ways. Only you know what makes you tick.

"Motivation is everything, you can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people."

Lee Iacocca

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - MOTIVATION

"Everyone expects to go further than
his father went; everyone expects to be
better than he was born, and every generation
has one big impulse in its heart to exceed
all the other generations of the past in
all the things that make life
worth living."



William Allen White

WHAT INFLUENCE CREATIVITY

Many psychologists believe that a truly creative person does not wait to be told or rewarded. They start the creative act himself or herself. They said, that this inner, self-determined creativity is spontaneous. The act of creation is its own reward.

There are many important factors in the development of creativity. The freedom to think, to explore, to experiment, to develop one's own approach to problems are likely to result in a creative and meaningful solutions. Motivation is another important factor in creativity. To be creative, we need incentive, or reason to create. Under certain conditions, positive reinforcement brings out certain creative abilities in people.

Situational factor is thought to be important in developing creativity, too.