Definition Motivation refers to a collection of reasons that activates an individual to participate in a given behavior. The word not only describes Human behavior but also animal behavior as well. Types of motivation There are two types of motivations namely intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation takes place when a person is engaged in a particular activity such as a hobby without any external incentives. Intrinsic motivation is mainly associated with educational prosperity and enjoyment by students. A person is likely to be intrinsically motivated if they attribute their educational achievements to interior factors that they have control of, or if their achievements are not because of luck, and lastly if the person has an urge to master a particular topic and not only to score high grades (Kerr, 57). In communities and organizations, intrinsic motivation is characterized by the participation and contribution of members towards achieving a common goal. In sports intrinsic motivation comes from the person himself where the athlete competes because he/she has a love for the sport (Bandura, 100). Extrinsic motivation is the motivation that comes from the exterior of a person. Money is a major example; other examples may be fear of punishment and intimidation. In sports, a person participating in a particular sport may be motivated to perform well by the cheering crowd. Presents are also forms of incentives that motivate an athlete or any other person to work harder. Extrinsic incentives may sometimes deteriorate motivation for example kids rewarded with felt pens for drawing, later on, show little interest in playing with them (Maslow, 43). Motivation sources Success in a task is one of the sources of motivation, people generally tend to love what they do well, and are willing to do it again to the best of their ability. People are also afraid of failure and they work extra hard to avoid failure for example students who feel that they are not good in Mathematics find all possible means to avoid anything that may make them engage in doing it (Maslow, 47). Another source of motivation is self-esteem and confidence. For example, for a student to improve on his performance, he should be made to have a feeling that he can be able to do a particular task and given a sense of success. It is important to note that there is a psychology involved in everything a person does and is concerned with feelings of success/failure, high/low self-esteem, and high/ low self-confidence and all this has an impact on motivation (Maslow, 52). Feedback is also another source of motivation for example in the case of students; the feedback given to them helps them shape their views. Research has shown that very young kids in school are able to differentiate a clever pupil and a stupid pupil by monitoring the oral feedback they are given by their teachers therefore the pupils are able to have a clear picture of the position they stand at the class table. It is therefore important for teachers to be very careful when it comes to giving praise to students. They should be able to know which students to give praise and which ones not to, they should also be careful about the feedback they give their students that is if it recognizes effort ideas, and potential (Kerr, 56). Another source of motivation is drugs, for example, researchers have found out th