The key to motivation is motive.
Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
It comes from within.
If the big rocks don't go in first, they aren't going to fit in later.
If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow
To maintain the P/PC Balance, the balance between the golden egg (production) and the health and welfare of the goose (production capability) is often a difficult judgment call. But I suggest it is the very essence of effectiveness.