It varies by individual.  

It is the personal expectation that triggers self motivation, which drives an individual to achieve the goal. Further,  the individual needs the psychological supports of family & friends in the pursuit of excellence in the chosen field. Finance and peer pressure are secondary forces of motivation, while being self driven is the primary one.

We have assessed the motives of about 100,000 people on 4 continents.  We have Ph.D. level people working in India, too.  It all depends on the individual.  Family de-motivates some, motivates other.  Friends motivate extroverts, de-motivate introverts.  

Thanks for your responses, and my understanding of work-motivation is in line with the responses above. However, there are quite a few academic journals that suggest current motivational theories or application do not adequately explain the concept, do you agree? 

Our theory works quite wellk

Hi Steve,

Which theory do you use? If you have any journals, authors or other materials, that you are willing to share, I would be grateful to look them over.

Daryn 

reads my "who am i" book from amazon.  look at the papers, abstracts I posted here

Hello Dr. Reiss,

I read journals regarding your 16 desires-model and the work is impressive, and your data will be used by researchers over the next 10 years, if not longer. Further, I will cite your work in cases where it is relevant to do so. I was also able to get a copy of your book, which I have not read as of yet. Moreover, my interests are more specific to "work" and "organizational applications" perhaps a sub-field of motivation.

Thanks again for your incites...D

 thanks.  i just finished writing a book, 16 strivings for God.  It took me 8 years and was the hardest job for me.  it is due out nov. 1.  it is the clearest presentation of my view on motivation.  i set up a free site for researchers, www.16desires.com, to use the RMP

Thank you Dr. Reiss,

I appreciate the heads  up and the website access.

I hope to put your hard work to good use.

Daryn