Motivation & Inspiration

Motivation & Inspiration

To Motivate or to Inspire?

• Various Philosophers, Governments, Military Leaders, and Multinational Companies have tried to define what people need to be satisfied.
• Why would they want to figure this out?

Inspiration!

• If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it.
• Webster’s dictionary defines inspiration as: “the action or power of moving the intellect or emotions”

Motivation!

• You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind.
• Motivation is the process of getting started, keeping going, and modulating various behaviours that help people achieve goals

Inspiration vs Motivation

• People always seem to get confused between the difference between Inspiration & Motivation.
• In groups of 2-3 come up with any differences you can think of given the definitions listed on slides before.

Inspiration vs Motivation Cont.

• So, what’s the difference?
• First off, the major difference between Inspiration & Motivation is:
• Inspiration is Internal
• Motivation is External

Inspiration is Internal

• Inspiration is internal because:
• Inspiration comes from within and the encouragement and ideas are your own.
• When it comes from within, you own it and feel inspired.
• When you feel inspired you’ll take action and “taking action” is the key to achieving what you want.

Motivation is External

• Motivation is external because:
• Motivation occurs when someone else persuades you into doing something.
• Motivation usually involves rewards or punishments such as
• Money
• Threat of job loss (or failing a class)
• Poor Performance reviews (or grades)

Motivation is External Cont.

• An easy example can be seen through the following situation.
• Picture yourself in “Sales job” where you “bonus” is based on a percentage of yearly sales. Obviously, the more you sell, the more $ ends up in your pocket

Motivation is External Cont.

• Motivation can also happen on the “reflexive flow”.
• I need to get myself motivated to exercise
• I have to be more motivated at work (school)
• Usually, motivation requires a kick in the butt from oneself or someone else.

Inspiration vs Motivation

• What’s more effective, Inspiration or Motivation?
• It can be easily seen that Inspiration can be more effective because it comes from within. So why isn’t everyone inspired?

Inspiration vs Motivation

• Motivation is far more common with everyday examples coming from paying bills (or you’ll lose you home) to going to school until the age of 18 (because it’s the law).