There are three components to motivation.
The desire to direct our own lives.
People need autonomy of task (what they do), time (when they do it), team (who they do it with), and technique (how they do it). Organizations that have found inventive, sometimes radical, ways to boost autonomy or outperform their competitors.
The urge to make progress and get better at something that matters.
... the pursuit of mastery... has become essential to making ones way in the economy. Indeed, making progress in one's work turns out to be the single most motivating aspect of many jobs.
The yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves.
Humans, by their nature, seek purpose – to make a contribution and to be part of a cause greater and more enduring and themselves.
Pink, D. (2011). Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Riverhead Books.