MOTIVATIONS
As previously mentioned , your motivation toward paddlesports is personal . It ’ s not uncommon to be on the same stretch of water with people who paddle for different reasons . For example , in our paddlesport team , we have individuals who like new adventures and the boat is just a vessel , those who paddle for the feel of the movement and those who paddle for the social . The more motivated you are , the more chance there is of having inherent resilience . The example here is the musician who seemingly can ’ t put down their instrument . The search for the perfect note allows them to tirelessly continue through the dud notes and sore fingers ( depending on the instrument ).
Some motivations are stronger than others ; anything intrinsic ( inherent or belonging to ) will naturally be more robust than anything extrinsic ( external to or a bonus of ). Extrinsic motivations may see the paddler seeking these elements elsewhere if they ’ re no longer present in the paddling setting . For example , the above paddler that goes boating for the feel of the movement can only get that from paddling itself
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