Motivation for a successful health career

It has been said that the greatest motivators are those which the person values but does not currently possess (Wiley, 1997), with motivation integral to the concept of achievement. Motivation has direct links to behaviour (Nicholson et al., 1995) and thus focussing on what we want can encourage us to change our behaviours and undertake that which enhances performance. Motivation cannot stand alone, but rather should be in lockstep with other attributes such as self-initiative and self-organisation to support positive behaviours (Marques et al., 2019).