Reflection Paper On Flying High Performance Jets - 1157 Words

â€Å"Beyond the elementary definition of motivation, there is little agreement on the precise meaning of a concept that is absolutely central to sport psychology† (Cashmore, p. 175). I’ll be honest. I’m fascinated by the study of motivation and I often reflect wondering why I do the things I do today and what drove me in the past to do what I did. I figured that if I could discover what drove me then, perhaps I could establish a more efficient and productive path to my future and also help others do the same. I lost a lot of friends in the business of flying high performance jets. I’m often motivated by the choir of my dead friends to seek answers to the mystery of the human brain and why we make errors. Errors are what kill most†¦show more content†¦We did it because we loved flying jets, period dot. Waving the flag is like tossing pompoms in the air at a football game. They look good and get everyone’s arousal moving upwards, but that was not what was driving the core of the players. 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