What makes a goal motivating? Today, we’ll talk about a really simple way of understanding motivation. When you think of your goals, how much do you trust yourself to execute your plan This is called self-efficacy, and it plays one of the most important roles in motivation. Self-efficacy is the belief that you have the
What motivates great inventors? A 1991 study by Ford and Nichols looked into this. They asked 247 inventors to list their top three motivations for doing what they do. The inventors mentioned 24 different goals that motivated them to invent. The top 4 responses were: Mastery, Entertainment, Exploration and Happiness. The goals with the fewest
Usually when people set goals, they think about setting a long-term goal, such as “I want to make a million dollars” or “I want to launch a new company this year” then they break those goals into short-term goals. There’s nothing wrong with this strategy. It keeps you focused on the long-term and it ensures