We all need positive reinforcement to get us to do something. Encouragement reinforces motivation. Encouragement evokes the feeling of motivation to do something.
We all need a push every once in a while to get us going. Just a push is all we need to get into gear. Some of us, once we get going, can’t stop, or don’t want to stop.
And some of us are by nature self-motivating. Self-determining can be edifying and liberating because we aren’t bound by duty, we are free to do what we want within the boundaries and limitations.
Once we know the boundaries and limitations, then we can pursue our path.