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General Information about Motivation for Meeting Planners and Prospective Clients.

Motivation is one of the most important ingredients that contributes to enhancing, guiding, and maintaining goal-oriented behavior. It is the driving force behind human actions. Affective, biological, and cognitive forces are all involved in motivational behavior. However, motivation does not refer only to these forces; it also involves factors that initiate and maintain the focus on the proposed goals. Motivation is a major key to success, and understanding it properly can help individuals feel more in control of their lives, take action, engage in health-oriented behaviors, improve efficiency, reduce addictions, and improve overall well-being and happiness.

The three big components of motivation are activation, persistence, and intensity. They are all crucial since, after taking action (activation), we need continued effort (persistence) toward achieving a goal, and balanced vigor (intensity) in pursuing the proposed tasks. There are many methods to improve motivation. The most effective ones include: focusing on the things that really matter, dividing larger or seemingly overwhelming ends into smaller steps, enhancing confidence, and doing things in areas in which we feel more skilled or capable.

For companies, having a motivated team is highly important. The best businesses have a holistic approach to motivation. They employ both intrinsic and extrinsic motivators (two terms discussed in motivational psychology theories) in order to build powerful, highly motivated teams. While intrinsic motivation refers to finding pleasure in the work itself, extrinsic motivation relates to rewards achieved through great work, such as recognition, awards, privileges, bonuses, or promotions.