Motivation = Value + Expectancy

Motivation = Value + Expectancy

Motivation = This has a lot of value for me, this would be really great + Expectancy

Motivation = Value + The degree I believe this will happen/come true.

If an outcome does not have a lot of value to someone, if they don’t care about it, they will not be motivated to get it.

If something has value but they do not believe it can or will come true, they are not motivated.

But to the degree that an outcome has value to a person AND they believe it will come true, they will be motivated.

Think about some of your goals that you have been chasing, wholly or intermittently.

How valuable is the result to you, and how much do you believe it will come true?

Have you been trying to motivate others?  Think about how valuable the result is to them and how much they believe it can come true. 

Can you modify those variables?