Perseverance vs. Motivation

Perseverancenoun

Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.

Perseverancenoun

The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun.

Perseverancenoun

Discrimination.

Perseverancenoun

Continuance in a state of grace until it is succeeded by a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance, and the perseverance of the saints. See Calvinism.

Perseverancenoun

persistent determination

Perseverancenoun

the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior;

Motivationnoun

Willingness of action especially in behavior.

Motivationnoun

The action of motivating.

Motivationnoun

Something which motivates.

Motivationnoun

An incentive or reason for doing something.

Motivationnoun

(advertising) A research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.

Motivationnoun

The act or process of motivating.

Motivationnoun

The mental process that arouses an organism to action; as, a large part of a teacher's job is to give students the motivation to learn on their own.

Motivationnoun

The goal or mental image of a goal that creates a motivation{2}; as, the image of a peaceful world is a powerful motivation for only a rare few individuals.

Motivationnoun

the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior;

Motivationnoun

the condition of being motivated;

Motivationnoun

the act of motivating; providing incentive

Motivation

Motivation is what explains why people or animals initiate, continue or terminate a certain behavior at a particular time. Motivational states are commonly understood as forces acting within the agent that create a disposition to engage in goal-directed behavior.