What is your driving force?

The online encyclopedia says: “Motivation can be defined as the driving force that causes the flux from desire to will in life. It is also an inner drive to behave or act in a certain manner, these inner conditions such as wishes, desires and goals activate to move in a particular direction in behavior.”Life extraspoke to a cross section of people to find what their driving force is
Bukky Lakun is a 300 level student of Nasarawa State University, asked what her driving force is, she said passion:  “I have passion for my course of study which is Mass Communication, and this has aided my productivity academically.When I wanted to do my industrial training which is part of my school curriculum, I worked in a newspaper house and there was no much benefit attached to it. I had no issue with it because I enjoyed every bit of experience I had, as it was a learning process for me which enhanced my passion that I have for the profession, so I know that when I have a strong passion for what I’m doing an excellent productivity is gotten from me.”
For Cynthia Chukwuma, a youth corps member, it is a competitive environment that pushes her be effective: “I’m currently serving in a school but I realised that at the end of every month we are been judged by our output for that month this has made both staff and other youth corpers to be on their toes and wanting to be very effective. This, I confess I like so much because I like a competitive environment, it makes me vibrant and very effective. I also remember back in school I always wanted to be the best, I strived to be at least amongst the best in my class, in all I can be described as a very competitive person and this has come to be my motivation towards any situation I find myself.”
Same for Roy Omamuyiowe, a civil engineer with a construction firm, who also says passion, is his driving force: “I like being criticised, tell me my flaws and please also tell me when I’m getting it right.”According to him a passion for what he does is also paramount but what motivates him the most is negative and positive criticism: “My job requires a lot of practical, I am into building and sometimes during construction no matter how perfect or experienced you are, you are subjected to learn more and be very conscious as mistakes are not allowed in this job because people’s lives are in your hands as they stay in this houses, so in other to avert collapse and eventual casualties you have to be professional and do your job properly . To this end, when I am doing something wrong and my boss reacts towards it, it makes me want to work harder and when he praises methat even makes me to work harder.”
He added that the eventual output of a course can also be a driving force for him. Citing an organisation he belongs but whose named he declined to mention for personal reasons, he said the organisation’s major function is to be charitable by helping the less-privileged, orphans, and assisting in the eradication of polio among others; this he says he loves so much and has made him a very effective member because he sees the course to be very effective which affects not only the immediate society, the nation but the world at large.
Grace Erakpotobor, a youth corps member got me laughing and surprised as she hit the nail straight on the head, saying her driving force, especially towards work is money. She said: “I don’t fumble when it comes to that, if you pay me well in accordance to my job description or position, be sure to get a good output but when you pay me less, I would be effective but not as much as when you pay me well.” She went on to give an instance of when she wanted to get a job to keep her busy before her youth service. Grace said during the oral interview, one of the questions asked was, ‘what is your motivation?’  “I bluntly told the interviewee that it is money, he laughed but sincerely I got the job because he knew I was being sincere.”
Patricia Ufuoma, a mother of five and a businesswoman,says her driving force is her family: “What pushes me to pray more, work endlessly to making sure my husband and children come out to be the best is the consolation that they love me and appreciate what I do,  the fact that they are also turning out to be good and making me proud of what they are becoming. My husband is a good husband and loving father, one of my children is a graduate and currently working and two are on the verge of graduating; one is seeking admission and the other is in secondary school. What more can a mother and wife wish for, my family’s outcome in life and the endless love I have for them pushes me to want to strive as a mother by praying and advising to make them better and better.”
Everybody has their own psychological or behavioral attitude towards various activities. Everyone has got something inside him that pushes him to go the extra line, this can be said to be the driving force or motivation which of course goes a long way to getting a positive attitude.