Motivation
Personality
Traits
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CORE
DRIVE
The
raw
quantity
of
effort
a
person
is
willing
to
generate
,
and
their
tolerance
for
sustained
friction
.
01
Ambition
A
persistent
desire
to
achieve
something
notable
,
beyond
what
is
expected
or
comfortable
.
02
Grit
Sustained
passion
and
perseverance
toward
a
long
-
term
goal
,
maintained
across
years
and
setbacks
.
03
Persistence
Continuing
a
course
of
action
through
fatigue
,
boredom
,
or
active
resistance
rather
than
stopping
.
04
Self
-
Discipline
Regulating
behavior
to
match
one
'
s
own
standards
,
especially
when
impulse
points
elsewhere
.
05
Initiative
Spotting
what
needs
doing
and
starting
it
without
being
prompted
or
assigned
.
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GOAL
ORIENTATION
How
a
person
converts
drive
into
directed
,
measurable
,
and
time
-
bound
effort
.
06
Achievement
Striving
Orientation
toward
high
standards
and
outperforming
a
previous
benchmark
,
not
just
meeting
it
.
07
Future
Orientation
Weighting
long
-
term
outcomes
over
immediate
comfort
when
the
two
conflict
.
08
Delayed
Gratification
Tolerating
present
cost
and
discomfort
in
exchange
for
a
larger
,
later
reward
.
09
Planning
&
Foresight
Sequencing
steps
in
advance
and
anticipating
the
obstacles
that
will
interrupt
them
.
10
Goal
Commitment
Holding
a
goal
as
personally
important
enough
to
protect
it
against
competing
priorities
.
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SELF
-
REGULATION
The
internal
machinery
that
keeps
effort
stable
,
directed
,
and
recoverable
.
11
Self
-
Efficacy
The
working
belief
that
one
'
s
own
actions
will
produce
the
intended
result
in
a
given
domain
.
12
Internal
Locus
of
Control
Attributing
outcomes
to
one
'
s
own
choices
and
effort
rather
than
to
luck
or
other
people
.
13
Emotional
Regulation
Managing
frustration
,
anxiety
,
and
disappointment
without
losing
forward
motion
.
14
Impulse
Control
Pausing
between
a
stimulus
and
a
response
long
enough
to
choose
deliberately
.
15
Optimism
Expecting
favorable
outcomes
in
a
way
that
sustains
effort
rather
than
distorting
judgment
.
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AUTONOMY
&
SELF
-
DETERMINATION
Traits
driven
by
the
need
to
act
from
one
'
s
own
reasons
rather
than
external
pressure
.
16
Autonomy
Requiring
meaningful
control
over
what
one
does
,
how
,
and
with
whom
.
17
Intrinsic
Motivation
Working
from
genuine
interest
or
enjoyment
in
the
activity
itself
,
independent
of
reward
.
18
Self
-
Determination
Acting
from
internally
endorsed
values
rather
than
compliance
,
guilt
,
or
pressure
.
19
Independence
of
Judgment
Holding
a
position
on
its
evidence
when
consensus
runs
the
other
way
.
20
Entrepreneurial
Drive
Willingness
to
act
on
an
unmet
need
and
absorb
the
risk
of
an
uncertain
outcome
.
0 5
GROWTH
&
MASTERY
Motivation
aimed
at
expanding
capability
rather
than
defending
current
performance
.
21
Growth
Mindset
Treating
ability
as
developable
,
so
difficulty
signals
work
to
do
rather
than
a
ceiling
.
22
Mastery
Orientation
Pursuing
skill
depth
ahead
of
outperforming
others
or
collecting
external
markers
.
23
Curiosity
Actively
seeking
information
and
experience
for
their
own
sake
.
24
Openness
to
Experience
Receptivity
to
new
ideas
,
methods
,
and
perspectives
that
challenge
existing
habits
.
25
Learning
Agility
Extracting
transferable
lessons
from
experience
and
applying
them
in
unfamiliar
situations
.
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0 6
SOCIAL
MOTIVATION
What
other
people
contribute
to
why
a
person
keeps
going
—
as
audience
,
ally
,
or
competitor
.
26
Need
for
Affiliation
Seeking
and
maintaining
warm
,
cooperative
relationships
as
a
source
of
sustained
energy
.
27
Need
for
Influence
Wanting
to
shape
outcomes
,
decisions
,
and
direction
beyond
one
'
s
own
immediate
work
.
28
Recognition
Seeking
Drawing
motivation
from
acknowledgement
,
status
,
or
visible
credit
for
contribution
.
29
Prosocial
Motivation
Working
harder
when
the
work
visibly
benefits
specific
people
other
than
oneself
.
30
Competitiveness
Raising
effort
and
standards
in
the
presence
of
a
rival
or
a
scoreboard
.
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PURPOSE
&
MEANING
The
layer
that
decides
whether
effort
feels
worth
sustaining
across
years
.
31
Purpose
Orientation
Connecting
daily
tasks
to
a
larger
intention
that
outlasts
any
single
project
.
32
Sense
of
Calling
Experiencing
one
'
s
work
as
personally
meaningful
rather
than
merely
transactional
.
33
Vision
Holding
a
concrete
picture
of
a
desired
future
state
clear
enough
to
direct
present
choices
.
34
Meaning
-
Making
Constructing
a
coherent
narrative
that
explains
why
the
difficulty
was
worth
it
.
35
Values
Alignment
Sustaining
effort
when
the
work
matches
stated
principles
,
and
stalling
when
it
does
not
.
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RESILIENCE
UNDER
LOAD
What
happens
to
motivation
when
conditions
are
uncertain
,
high
-
pressure
,
or
actively
hostile
.
36
Resilience
Returning
to
functional
effort
quickly
after
failure
,
rejection
,
or
loss
.
37
Adaptability
Changing
strategy
when
the
environment
changes
,
instead
of
defending
the
original
plan
.
38
Tolerance
for
Ambiguity
Continuing
to
act
without
complete
information
or
a
guaranteed
outcome
.
39
Stress
Tolerance
Maintaining
performance
and
judgment
quality
under
sustained
pressure
.
40
Ego
Resilience
Quiet
confidence
that
one
will
be
able
to
handle
whatever
the
situation
demands
.
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