Even when you're familiar with your emotions, being productive and positive can be a real challenge. That's why we use self-motivation as a tool to get ourselves on the right track. Within emotional intelligence, self-motivation is how we find purpose and direct the power of our emotions toward a specific task or goal. In this course, we'll talk about the two types of motivators, go over how to strengthen your self-motivation, and discuss the search for things that inspire you.