Motivation and Motivation Strategies
Latoya Smith
PSY/ 105
August 6, 2011
Marina Stakic

My kids motivated me to attend school and the reason I say they motivated me is because if I did not have to take care of them, I would not have ever went back to school. I also needed to show them the way that life works because if they don’t graduate from high school and don’t get a GED then it will be hard for them to get a job. My husband and my family also convinced me to get back in school to refresh my memories in order to get me a degree in some kind of study program. I am glad that I have a loving family like mines because some people do not have people to motivate them in a positive way. I generally motivate myself by relying on my own interpersonal motivation; God also generally motivates me to finish in order to obtaining a degree. I can better myself and my family in perusing my dreams. I would hope that one day they would come true. I can teach my children when they eventually grow up. The need that I fall in is esteem need in the Maslow’s hierarchy and the reason I say that is because you have to achieve your goals. These are some of the other roles that play a part in the esteem need they are your activities, academics and etc. I think that these roles do play a huge part in the Maslow’s hierarchy. The strategies that I use to motivate myself are doing exercises to keep my mind open, So that I can concentrate on my work. I would also say getting in a quiet environment in order to focus on my class of study. Feed my children and put them to bed, turn off the television eat me a nutrition meal, and then prepare myself to study for my class. I would also use a quote that I made up myself and it is “You Can Do It If You Put Your Mind to it”

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