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Inspirational Minds Hello and Welcome to our Wiki on Motivation prepared for Vancouver Community College School of Instructor Education PIDP 3106 This wiki was created by Michelle Clement, Randy Norman
 * " Without inspiration the be **s** t powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks." **// Johann Gottfried Von Herder //

Motivation is a thing, thought, observation that puts your mind in a place that causes you to do or pursue something. Motivation gives you a goal to shoot for. Motivation opens your mind and your senses to a whole new world of experiences.
 * WHAT IS MOTIVATION? **

Definitions from two sources:

A. Motivation:

1. The act or process of motivating. 2. The state of being motivated. 3. Something that motivates; an inducement or incentive.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

1. the act or an instance of motivating 2. desire to do; interest or drive 3. incentive or inducement 4. (Psychology) Psychol the process that arouses, sustains and regulates human and animal behaviour motivationaladj motivativeadj [|Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged] © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003 ||
 * Motivation:

Along with the what, comes the how are we motivated there are two types or ways of being motivated INTRINSIC and EXTRINSIC. To truly understand what motivition is one must have a grasp on how we are motivivated. There are many aspects of being motivitaved but the previously noted types of motivation bring most other aspects in.

So what is motivivation; it can be:

- this motivation comes from an outside source or reward. It could be a promotion, getting a degree, receiving a positive response from a employer, teacher, friend. The down side to this is that what is the pay off down the road, the reward may not be long lasting or even beneficial.The following video of a young person speaking to a conference of educators could be a wonderful example of extrinsic motivation.
 * EXTRINSIC **

- This is a wow factor in motivation; it is something that drives you from within. Intrinsic motivation flows from more of the emotional rewards (enjoyment, satisfaction, a sense of accomplishment) and is longer lasting than the short rewards of a promotion, raise in pay or a high grade or diploma.
 * INTRINSIC **

So how would I define "Motivation"; simply this that whether from outside influences (extrinsic) or inside influences (Intrinsic) I am given a reason to move forward on pursuing a goal that I set for myself or have a deep passion for.