Where does it come from?? It’s different for every person! Everyone overcomes struggles and obstacles that push them in their life. Motivation may not even come from struggles, it can come from your personal drive to want to do good, or to impress someone. There are many different reasons a person can be motivated.
What personally motivates me is a number of different factors. First off, I hate, yes hate (I know it’s a strong word but I feel passionate about this so its necessary to use this.), to disappoint people and let them down. I am fortunate enough that my parents pay for me to go to college. The way I look at it is if I receive bad grades that will be disappointing them and they may feel as though I am taking advantage of them paying for my education. Therefore when I am deciding between going out on a Tuesday night, or staying in to study, studying always trumps going out. Just because the possible disappointment that could come from my parents motivate me to stay in and get my work done!
Second, I want to get good grades for myself, because without good grades I will not graduate college. This affects me in a number of different ways! Therefore that is HUGE motivation for me to do my work and receive the best grades I can!!
Third, I cannot participate in cheerleading if I have under a 2.5 GPA. This really drives me to get good grades because well I don’t want to even come close to risking not being able to cheer. I would be so miserable if I couldn’t do that!
So this week I used a little chart to help me in my MAT 284 and EAR 105. I made a chart with the following headings along the top: Academic fears, Worst outcomes, Best outcomes, and Action needed. I listed my three biggest academic fears for both of those classes and ranked them from one to three. Next I put what could be the potential worst outcome if I did poorly in each class. I also wrote down what could be the best outcome if I did extremely well in the class. Finally I wrote down actions that I need to take in order to succeed in these classes. This really helped me see that if I see one of these fears beginning to happen, I can look at my chart and take action, get motivated, and get an A!
PS I made a bunch of different charts but my internet isn't working on my computer therefore I had to use perry's but my documentation won't upload from perry's computer!!! oh the stress!
My parents are a big motivator for me too. Like you, I aways try my best to pleas them and make them proud because they already do so much for us. I know you love cheerleading so getting good grades in order to maintain a GPA above 2.5 must be very important to you.
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