"...focuses on the person’s individual motivation to pursue skills,..."

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I read a sentence on a video but am not sure what does "motivation" means in it.
Does it mean "enthusiasm for doing something" or "the need or reason for doing something" in the following sentence?

Some of the principles behind IE, intellectual entrepreneurship,
specifically its intellectual aspect, focuses on the person’s
individual
motivation to pursue skills, expertise, and knowledge in one area, the development of what I call
the "unique intellectual capital", the individual’s set of knowledge.

Tyler M · Answer

To motivate means: make someone want to do something.
I will give an example:

I am hungry. I am motivated to eat. My hunger motivates me to eat. The grocery store is far away. I do not want to walk to the store, so I am motivated to ride my bike. The far distance motivates me to ride my bike.

Another example, for your specific sentence:

I want to get a better job, so I will learn new skills. I am motivated to learn new skills. I have motivation to learn new skills, because I will get a better job. I have a motivation to learn new skills because it will be good for me. The potential for a new job motivates me to learn new skills.

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