Human Relations and You –II

Self motivation and goal setting

Prepared by C Lakshmi
Department of English
Today’s discussion points
• What is motivation?
• What are the different types of
motivation?
• What is self motivation?
• What is a goal?
• How is it different from dreams
and plans?
• Setting Goals
• SMART Goals
Motivation : Why we do what we do?
• Motivation is the energy of life, prompting us both to start and to stop
doing things.

• Important basic concepts in motivation are needs, drives, motives,

goals, desires and instincts.

• Mind and behaviour driving us to get things done and act in a

particular way
Motivation
• There are different theories on motivation asking the question why do
we what we do …?
• Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-
oriented behaviors.
• It is what causes you to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to
reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge.
• Motivation involves the biological, emotional, social, and cognitive
forces that activate behavior.
 Behaviour
Emotions
Physiology Cognition
Social
Your
Physiology
(how living
things
function)
Your
behaviour
Society affecting behaviour
Types of motivation: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
How to self motivate?
Motivation
• Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-
oriented behaviors.
• It is what causes you to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to
reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge.
• Motivation involves the biological, emotional, social, and cognitive
forces that activate behavior.
Intrinsic and
Extrinsic Motivation
Motivated Vs Demotivated
Self Motivation
Goal setting
Changing dreams into goals
Dreams and Goals