Want More Motivation? Take This Counterintuitive Lesson from the Marines

Probably few organizations value self-motivation like the U.S. Marine Co[image error]rps, so when their recruits began showing deficiencies, officers dug into the latest psychologist research. What they found is that one’s “locus of control” greatly determines the extent of self-motivation: do you believe you are firmly in control of your destiny or that external events determine your life?

Individuals whose locus of control is internal, i.e. they believe they control their own destiny, have a greater im...