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"Motivation : Main Key of Public Service

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INTRODUCTION

Since their first day on earth humans have been running after happiness in form of one or the other , though happiness is something that eludes anyone who chases it , and instead , evolves out of one 's actions . Such characteristic of happiness was once nicely described by Allen K Chalmers 's words - "The grand essentials of happiness are , something to

br do , someone to love and something to hope for " A package of actions like that actually brought forth the idea of motivation - the charger of mind that would keep one inspired to fulfill one 's mission

To make things better , the wise humans have even created many sets of do-s and don 'ts to maintain a consistent streak of motivation . Those sets have tremendous utility value to maintain balance and consistency in decision-making and action-taking . Over the years , social scientists have improvised those sets and subset of ideas to further establish the cohesion of thought and action , the ideal approach for any individual or an institution to achieve any undertaken mission . Thus this focuses on some of the essential elements of organized behavior like Motivation , Goal Setting and Reward System , before coming to its own conclusion and indicating about its future implication in the field of child protective service

What is Motivation

It is an internal state or condition that activates behavior and gives it direction

It is desire or want that energizes and directs goal-oriented behavior

It is an influence of needs and desires on the intensity and direction of behavior (Huitt , 2001

Motivation is a psychological phenomenon that propels humans or any other organism to act - be it for survival , or to develop , in this regard , even inaction can also be counted as the product of motivation - especially when humans engage themselves in deep thinking or meditation Motivation is that persuasive force which the living beings cannot do without . According to modern management guru Shiv Khera (p . 112 motivation is "a drive that encourages action or feeling . Motivation can also mean igniting the spark for action . It is powerful . It can persuade , convince and propel you into action . In other words motivation can be defined as motive for action . It is a force that can literally change your life (Khera , 2004

The definition above might generate a few questions - if motivation is something like an automated process why then people need to be motivated ? or , if motivation process is already active , then what is the logic behind attempting to activate it further

While it is right that motivation guides every action , yet the degree of its intensity determines the level of achievement . One easy example of that is the difference between humans and animals - while the animals achievements are limited in leading only a fuller life , humans lead a multi-dimensional life that is packed with uncountable actions in addition to the...