Relationship Motivation

For a number of reasons I’ve been thinking about motivation quite a lot recently. As noted before, scientists have studied three particular motivators in greater detail than any others. These are the motivation for power, achievement, and affiliation. Individuals motivated by power want to direct and influence others. Individuals motivated by achievement want to accomplish [...]


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Compatibility of Motivation in Relationships

Have you every thought about how a partner or potential partner’s motivation might be incompatible with your own?  It may be something you want to consider when thinking about a partner or potential partner. Scientists have studied motivation for many, many years.  Freud thought in terms of human “drives”.  Maslow, Murray, and others researched human [...]


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