Carrot and stick motivation is motivation that uses external pressure or the promise of reward. Carrot and stick motivation often does work, albeit only in promoting short term behavior. If you need something done one time and one time only, carrot and stick motivation might be the best option. However, if a behavior has long […]
Investing in a young athlete’s talents won’t guarantee success alone. Young athletes must also have the self-motivation to continue to invest in their talents without you. Self-motivation is the drive to complete an activity for only the satisfaction gained in doing the activity. This satisfaction is the result of fun or mental stimulation. In addition, […]
If you can use a wrestler’s innate motivation to turn something that feels like a grind into something they enjoy doing, it’s like magically creating fun out of pain. That is why self-motivation is so important. However, people are not born with motivation and motivation does not come out of thin air. Everyone needs a […]