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motivation

moh tuh vay shuhn

  • n  the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
    we did not understand his motivation
  • n  the condition of being motivated
    his motivation was at a high level
  • n  the act of motivating; providing incentive

  • The effervescent Brown undergrad provides both motivation and inspiration for team USA, rallying spirits during the tension-filled team meets, as she did at last year's World .
  • Without that, you don't have motivation, and without motivation, it doesn't frankly matter.
  • Successful motivation requires careful thinking about how to encourage accomplishments that make a difference to the bottom line and how to tailor incentives to individual .
News & Articles

  • New Patent Tweak Suggests Apple Will Beat Samsung In Health
    When Apple collaborated with Nike on the Nike + it quickly helped Nike build a new kind of community, and behavior, around a crowd that shared running data and sought motivation and pleasure by competing virtually. The US Patent Office revealed today that Apple has applied to refine its body area sensing and monitoring IP. Apple is on the move in health.
    June 13, 2013 - Forbes
  • NC State Uses 1968 As Motivation
    NC State Uses 1968 As Motivation
    June 12, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh
  • OlyTalk: Bolt admits he lacks motivation
    OlyTalk: Usain Bolt says his recent loss to Justin Gatlin stems from a lack of motivation to train.
    June 11, 2013 - NBC NEWS
Quotes

  • Carlos Bocanegra in Lewiston Sun Journal
    We have a great chance tomorrow night to get a win and advance on to the second round,captain Carlos Bocanegra said Tuesday. "It's important for us because we had that disappointment in '06. It's not really extra motivation, but it's just...
  • Rafael Nadal in SPORT24
    This year there is even more motivation because I could not defend my titles last year,Nadal said. "No-one was more disappointed than me that I couldn't play because I love those tournaments. It was an amazing feeling to win Queen's in...

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