Understanding Motivation

Motivation is a process that explains the intensity, direction, and persistence of individuals to achieve their goals. The third major element in this definition is the intensity, direction, and persistence.

Meaning of motivation is the underlying reason for an act committed by an individual. Someone said to have high motivation can mean the person has a very strong reason to achieve what he wants to do his job now.

In contrast to the motivation in the sense developed in the community that is often equated with the spirit, as an example in conversation "I want my child to have a high motivation". This statement could mean that parents want their children to have a high learning spirit. Therefore, it should be understood that there are differences in the use of the term motivation in the community. There defines motivation as a reason, and there is also the same with the spirit of motive.

In the relationship between motivation and intensity, the intensity associated with how one enterprising tried, but did not produce a satisfactory performance of high intensity effort unless associated with a direction that benefits the organization.
Instead the last element, persistence, a measure of how long a person can maintain their business