The Growth Principle has been used in every single case of significant achievement, and continues to be a foundation for uplifting everyday people to conquer remarkable obstacles. People have overcome setbacks, maximized their potential, and empowered others all because somewhere along the line, they were introduced to the essence of the Growth Principle.
.....The fourth similarity of extraordinary accomplishers was in their level of motivation, although not just any type of motivation. Extraordinary accomplishers acquire genuine motivation about growth. They are known as being intrinsically motivated regarding their achievements and ideas.
Intrinsic motivation is when a person is motivated by his or her pure desire to participate in something for its own sake and no other reason. For instance, if a person takes a job where they have to talk a lot, solely because they love talking to people, they are intrinsically motivated to work. However, if a person takes a job where they have to talk a lot, solely because they want to make more money, and hate talking to people, they are not intrinsically motivated, but extrinsically motivated to work.
Extrinsic motivation is defined as a person being motivated by rewards, gifts, or anything that is an outside incentive. Another example is if a child gets an "A" on a math exam because they love math, they study with an intrinsic motivational drive. However, if a child that gets an "A" on their math exam because their father promised him $10 for an "A," then they probably studied with an extrinsic motivational drive.
It is good to point out that extrinsic motivation isn’t all bad per se. It surely does work when trying to get your kids to clean their rooms, or your toddler to stay in his seat. But as you can see, extrinsic motivation is really only good if you have a fancy treat waiting at the other end. That’s why being motivated to do something without getting any outside incentive is what will last in the long run. Imagine if you want to lose weight only because of an upcoming hot date. But in an unfortunate turn of events, the hot date you dreamed of cancels early. Then guess what, your motivation for losing weight is also cancelled early.
