If you are not sure about the teacher's motivation, ask.

Again I'll come back to this point about motivation because it's very important later on.

He is, however, absolutely open about his own religious motivations.

Just show the character in action and do not worry about her motivation.

"Just do what I pay you for and don't worry about motivation."

This was not the time to speculate about their motivation, I told myself.

What can you tell me about motivation in cases like this?

Running across the country has taught him powerful lessons about motivation.

It was hard to be objective about one's own motivations.

For me it's all about motivation as opposed to my skill or anything now.