Top Picks: Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Motivation

Lina Ashar
2 min readSep 15, 2020

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The Puzzle Of Motivation: [Ted Talks] Motivation is a very powerful instrument in the game of life. It is like the wind that carries you with it. When it strikes we take off. While it is extremely easy to get motivated, the challenging part is staying motivated.

The Secret To Effective Motivation: [Harvard Business Review] Motivation is something that guides or causes you to take calculated actions. In layman terms, motivation is the reason why you get up from your bed every morning and get to work. Motivation is a powerful beast that makes the most boring tasks interesting and even pain bearable.

Focus On Small Steps First, Then Shift To The Larger Goal: [Forbes India] Motivation is secondary, goals are primary. While motivation has the power to make you take action, goals have the power to cause motivation in the first place. Set achievable goals for your children. The more goals they achieve, the more boxes they are able to tick off on their to-do list, the more motivated your children will be.

How To Motivate Children: Science-Based Approaches: [Harvard University] Children in their formative years are naturally inclined towards a few things and events. Take note of what interests them and try engaging them around that interest. Challenge your kids constantly. Children lose motivation if the task is too easy or difficult to perform. When assigning tasks to your children, make sure that you push their limit just by an inch each time and observe as their motivation skyrockets with every achievement.

Motivation: The Scientific Guide on How To Get and Stay Motivated: [James Clear] What is life, if not the sum of a hundred thousand daily battles and tiny decisions to either gut it out or give it up? This moment when you don’t feel like doing the work? This is not a moment to be thrown away. This is not a dress rehearsal. This moment is your life as much as any other moment. Spend it in a way that will make you proud.

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Lina Ashar

Founder of Kangaroo Kids & Billabong High, Lina Ashar started her career as a teacher and today is one of the most renowned educators and edupreneur in India.