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Motivation

The Type of Motivation That Helps You Master Anything

Tavian Jean-Pierre
5 min readJul 12, 2021

“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.”

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

We all need motivation in our lives. For the most part, we need it for things we do not want to do. I remember my mum motivating me to do my chores by giving me pocket money.

Unfortunately, those days are over, and now I have to find some deeper motivation inside myself to get up and do the things I have to do. I have been trying to understand what motivation is for quite some time. There are so many motivational speakers out there now it looks like the world is in a demotivated state.

But all in all, motivation does not do much but give you the desire to act. I spent a lot of my time listening to motivational content whilst I was in college because it gave me energy. But for many of those times, I did nothing with that energy and just let the motivation make me feel good.

Action is the only thing that brings about reward. And yes, being motivated to act is good, but it must be the right type of motivation. So, today I am going to speak about a motivation that helps you master anything you want. And this type of motivation comes from within.

Extrinsic Motivation…

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Tavian Jean-Pierre
Tavian Jean-Pierre

Written by Tavian Jean-Pierre

Founder of the Better Conversations Podcast | Writer of The Edge Newsletter | Thought leadership in the topics of innovation, economics, and entrepreneurship

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