How are some people motivated in life to succeed is it based on their inborn qualities or their upbringing?

Answer 1

I think it's part nature and part nurture. I think some people are born with a positive state of mind, a desire to succeed, others may have had nurturing parents who supported and encouraged them to succeed. But I don't think it's ever too late to learn. Even if you were born shy, timid, cautious, insecure, you can learn to overcome this and become adventurous. Even if you didn't have supportive parents you can learn to be your own cheering squad. You can learn to be positive and train yourself to take the risks you need to take in order to succeed.

Trying to succeed means being willing to fail. To fall down a few times, to suffer setbacks on the road to success. You have to take a lot of rejections and disappointments before you "make it." There is no such thing as an "overnight success." It takes commitment and persistence. But if you don't give up, you can succeed no matter what obstacles were in your way.

Some people do have it easier. They are born into wealth. They have all the necessary resources at their disposal. But I would argue that the ones who don't have it so easy, enjoy an even greater satisfaction when they finally succeed. They appreciate it more. It means more. When you can crawl out of the gutter to reach the stars, that is truly magnificent. Some of the greatest people throughout history did this. They triumphed over adversity, overcame the odds to reach the top. Those are the most inspiring.

Some people are born with talents. But if they are not nurtured, encouraged and supported they may not use them. Others will be so determined on their own that they will follow their dreams no matter what. Success in any given field, takes more than talent. It takes determination, persistence, belief in yourself above all.

No matter what qualities you were born with or what your upbringing was, you can be motivated to succeed. You can learn to be positive and achieve your dreams.

Answer 2

Motivation could surely be based on the inborn qualities or of their upbringing. The inner drive is always there but factors plays a big role in motivating a person. If it is inherent in the quality of a person, surely there is no question that the person will have always the motivation to do it. On the otherhand, the upbringing may be a big bias from a person because of the environment a person has been exposed of. The burning desire must always be present so that the motivation comes into play.

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Answer 3

The motivation to succeed - and I distinguish the motivation to succeed from the mere desire or wish to be successful that I think just about everybody has - is the product of self-discipline. It is the ability to continue to work hard and strive towards one goals even when it would be so much easier to quit or settle for something less than our capabilities.

None of us are born disciplined. Discipline is conditioned, the product of our upbringing. And note, by upbringing, it is not enough to simply speak of parents, older brothers and sisters and influencial teachers. To the contrary, upbringing also includes the friends we socialize with, the cultural influences to which we are exposed and, most importantly, our own conscious decisions to pursue the right path instead of the easy path.

I've seen a great many people with all the natural ability to be great achievers, yet they fall short. Meanwhile, I see people who may not have been blessed with the greatest talent, but who work with a drive that will not allow them to be denied. I daresay this would not so commonly be the case were success a birthright.

Answer 4

ISome people are motivated to succeed in Life because of their parent's Love and care. Others might be because when as Children they show that they have the qualities to make something of themselves in Life, despite the odds against them. so, i would say that People are motivated to succeed in Life by their upbringing and inborn qualities.

Answer 5

It's based on basically two things. Having something to
fight against and living up to a standard set by your
family. Motivation is fueled by challenges and goals
that come from deep emotion. There's also the person
of very high intellegence and incessant curiosity who
will always forge ahead no matter what their upbringing.
And success means different things to different people
and is completely subjective. It may be considered
extremely successful to graduate from high school.
In other cases, if you don't get your doctorate, you're
considered a failure in academia. What's important
is that despite your upbringing (good or bad), you've
cut the umbilical and are happy out there in the
stratosphere, independent and productive.

Answer 6

Both

P = H * E

since Personality is the product of Heridity and Environment.

So both the inborn qualities and upbringing contribute to how people are motivated to succeed in life.

Answer 7

It is in my opinion that motivation is 50 % inborn qualities and 50% your background.The thing that I have realized when taking a psychology class and we discussed about this is that we as people are born with a certain amount of motivation yet it is up to the individual to put it to use and succeed or throw it away.Also the environment and different situations affect people in different ways such as let us say some one who is not wealthy yet who strives and makes good grades because they see the life they have and what their parents can offer them yet they want to take advantage of that and push themselves and strive for excellence.I have known a fellow classmate in highschool who did not attend my school yet another high school who was almost homeless,then he became homeless because his parents or one of them lost their jobs and they could not pay the bills and yet he still attended school and the surprising thing was that when I ran into him he just received a full 4 year scholarship to UT Austin, was about to graduate in the tope 3% of his class and all because of the circumstances.It is how bad you want something as a person even though you might have everything under the roof offered to you because only then do you attempt or strive for success not for anyone but for yourself.This semester the thing that motivated me was me telling myself that whatever I had going on in my life would pass,that my grades kept on improving which made me want to do better and if you as a person give it all you have got because you choose to then it is a 50/50 thing.I believe that who you associate yourself with as well as who your friends are,the actions you take:do you complain or do you improve yourself speak a lot about motivation.I was brought up knowing that motivation is partially from with in yet also from the envioronment and to succeed in life one has to be driven and to be motivated and want something really bad!Success is not an easy thing yet being motivated by loved ones when it gets hard is one of the best things to keep us fron giving up!

Answer 8

Motivation is obviously a complex entity. Genetics might lay the foundation, but so much of what a person is exposed to wil have a large factoring into what transpires. A point that should be mentioned is the one of opportunity. I think this plays perhaps the biggest part in motivation. All the motivation in the world will not help a person if there are no opportunities for them to apply their drive.

Answer 9

It is human essence, the remaining determinants in upbringing is negative until the parents understanding is correct and fundamental life needs are met satisfactorily. The parental understanding is a summation of an ancestral passing over of wisdom from one generation to the next, philosophical development.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Maslow

'Peak experiences are profound moments of love, understanding, happiness, or rapture, when a person feels more whole, alive, self-sufficient and yet a part of the world, more aware of truth, justice, harmony, goodness, and so on. Self-actualizing people have many such peak experiences.'

'Once the physiological needs are met, an individual can concentrate on the second level, the need for safety and security. Included here are the needs for structure, order, security, and predictability.

The third level is the need for love and belonging. Included here are the needs for friends and companions, a supportive family, identification with a group, and an intimate relationship.

The fourth level is the esteem needs. This group of needs requires both recognition from other people that results in feelings of prestige, acceptance, and status, and self-esteem that results in feelings of adequacy, competence, and confidence. Lack of satisfaction of the esteem needs results in discouragement and feelings of inferiority.

Finally, self-actualization sits at the apex of the original pyramid.'

Answer 10

.Only from personal experience, I would have to say it takes
the mixture of some of both, along with a lot of self motivation
to work harder for betterment, Those who are nurtured by parents just have an edge on others. I have known many people who just had the so called inborn.