This may sound straightforward but sometimes your motivation is hidden from your consciousness – your own personal hidden agenda. Your motivation may well change from hour-to-hour, day-to-day and through life. As this happens your needs, wants and goals change and evolve.
Murder mystery novels, TV shows and movies are a popular genre, but the stories are often less about ‘Who Did It’ and more about ‘Why’ they did it – what was their motive? Sleuths spend their time looking for physical clues and listening to alibis, but often the most gripping part of the story is in working out the murderer’s motives. It may take some detective work to understand your motives too – what makes you do the things you do, and maybe more importantly what stops you from doing other things?