3V What Motivates You

Motivation: 1.the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way. 

                       2. the general desire or willingness of someone to do something.

Self-Esteem: 1. confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect 

Mindset: 1. the established set of attitudes held by someone.

Motivation plays a pivotal role in the success of any college student, but there are many things that contribute to motivation that I found while I was doing the reading for class on Tuesday. The words self-esteem and mindset kept popping up and I thought I would find out the exact definitions for them. Motivation is what helps students write the 10 page research papers on a topic that isn’t very interesting or makes an athlete push themselves that extra mile everyday so they will be ready by the time tryouts roll along.

Motivation is a great thing to have, but it can be hindered if someone doesn’t have the right mindset or low self-esteem. If someone tells somebody that they will never be a successful doctor, then that person is going to quit trying because they will believe that they won’t ever be successful. The same thing applies to the mindset that a person has, either a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. A person with a fixed mindset believes that their traits and qualities are from birth and cannot be changed while a person with a growth mindset believes that there is always room for improvement and that comes from facing challenges and learning new things.  Motivation, high self-esteem, and the right mindset will help you to achieve whatever it is that you want to do.