motivational

adjective

mo·​ti·​va·​tion·​al

-shnəl

: of or relating to motivation

motivational research

motivational approach

motivational factors

The first person in the history of her rural Virginia high school to attend Harvard, Redd worked as a motivational speaker—encouraging inner-city students to prepare for the SATs—as a sophomore.

—Glamour, October 2002

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