Positive and negative motivational sayings can be tough to apply to your daily routine. Both positive and negative motivation can lead to the same end result but on the other hand, negative motivation can lead to problems such as hating the person that uses it against you, while positive motivation tends to motivate and excite the person. This is because positive motivation does not have a very good track record of success. Positive motivation is usually defined as motivation that puts people in control of their own life. Negative motivation is usually the opposite of positive motivation and is usually the opposite of what motivates us the most. Many people are motivated by various things and positive motivation focuses on people using power and control over themselves.
The positive and negative motivation theories are not contradictory to each other; rather they are complementary. According to the complementary theory, people are more likely to be motivated when they are in control of the situation and therefore put themselves in a position of power. According to this theory, the negative motivation which comes from being in a situation where you do not have a lot of power is the result of being under peer pressure. Whereas the positive motivation comes from using power and controlling yourself and becoming a master of yourself. In some ways the theory may also be applied to the concept of power and control, which is often used in business and politics, for example the power of government.
Positive and negative motivation may also take the form of complementarity. This means that if one theory is considered to be stronger than the other then they are complimentary to each other. In this case, the positive motivation theory x will counteract the negative theory y. For example, the first three needs of any human being, for happiness, achievement, and a sense of worth are all negotiable and therefore must be met in order to gain happiness, success and a feeling of worth.
Therefore, it seems that both positive and negative motivation are necessary and can even be beneficial. The negative motivational side of things is necessary if you are to succeed in life because you need a clear direction in which to direct your energy, strength and resources in the right direction. Positive motivation on the other hand, is essential if you are to feel at peace in yourself, which is necessary if you are to enjoy life to the fullest and achieve anything worthwhile. In this article I will explore what the positive and negative motivation theories mean for us.
According to the positive motivation theory, people are usually driven by two forces, namely, a desire to make something change and a fear of failing. When it comes to making changes, the most common of these is to become more employable. People are also motivated by fears of loss or failure. For example, the fear of losing their job, which is unfortunately a very real fear for millions of people, leads them to look for and try out new jobs. On the flip side, when it comes to failure, the most common reaction from the general public is to look for some kind of silver lining.
The first step to understanding how each theory x effects the situation is to ask yourself what you think these forces are. To simplify things, we could say that the theory x increases the 'perceived value' of an opportunity or a product, and theory y decreases the perceived value. Now, let's make it easier to understand; if you are in a situation where you feel highly motivated, i.e. you think that you have the ability to get something done, but you feel inhibited due to fears and feelings of impasse, you are going to put extra pressure on yourself and not go ahead with your plans. This, in turn, is going to increase the negative impact of the situation on you.
Now let's explore what these impacts are in more detail. According to the positive-motivation theory, extra work tends to lower job satisfaction. On the other hand, according to the two-factor theory, extra work tends to increase the time length of projects, which in turn, increases the overall cost of projects. And according to the three-factor theory, the absence of factors (a higher perceived value for the opportunity, less time/cost, and the absence of barriers or internal barriers) increases the quality or overall impact of the opportunity.
All these theories have been explained using the assumption that there is a basic difference between desire and expectation. Each of these theories can be illustrated using the following examples. The positive motivation says that when an individual reaches his or her goal, there is a feeling of satisfaction, as opposed to expectation, which says that when that goal is reached, there will be no satisfaction. The second factor, time-cost, refers to the time an individual spends reaching the goal, compared to the time it would take if he did not accomplish the goal. The third factor, the presence of external barriers, refers to any psychological barrier that exists, such as doubts, hesitations, or limitations. Positive expectancy on the other hand, assumes that there is some objective element that can be identified and measured.