Motivation

A personal interest in doing something better or woking harder:

• enthusiasm

• self-motivation

• benefit

A strong feeling of excitement or interest in something:

• self-motivation

• praise

• enthusiasm

Anything you receive for doing something well (e.g. money):

• reward

• incentive

• benefit

Something offered that makes you want to work harder or do better:

• reward

• incentive

• appreciation

The things you have done successfully with your own effort and skill:

• performance

• enthusiasm

• achievement

How well or badly you do something:

• performance

• achievement

• recognition

To be useful to somebody or something:

• benefit

• incentive

• appreciate

To recognize the good qualities of somebody:

• benefit

• appreciate

• performance

Publicly saying that someone has done well

• praise

• recognition

• enthusiasm

Telling someone that you approve of or admire what they have done:

• praise

• recognition

• reward