We Can Do This! #Motivation

This week I stumbled upon this picture and it resonated with me because I definitely needed some motivation! With literally just one line and a picture of a baby, it's as simple as simple can be. Nevertheless, there were some emotions I attached as a recipient of the document. I went from fear, sadness and frustration to feelings of trust and anticipation. This is why it became a source of motivation which I shared with two of my friends and they felt the same way.

Plutchik (1980) elaborates on the emotions that are triggered/experienced from graphics. According to Plutchik (1980), these emotions can be classified into four main categories:

1. Joy and sadness, 
2. Trust and disgust, 
3. Fear and anger, and 
4. Surprise and anticipation. 

The aforementioned emotions can influence how the message of a graphic can be received/interpreted/impact a viewing audience. The use of a baby, the baby's face and clenched hands/fist, as well as the baby's clothes and background of the sea, and even the text style and size and exclamation mark all connect with human emotions. For example, the use of the baby, the baby's face and clenched hands/fist, as well as the baby's clothes not only grasps attention but triggers emotions such as joy and determination or resilience. This is perhaps the reason this graphic was a major source of motivation (Plass, Heidig, Hayward, Homer, & Um, 2014; Moreno & Mayer, 2000) to my friends and I not just while exercising together (because we run up hills etc for fitness) but also in our everyday lives .

So whatever challenges you might be facing, do like the child in this picture and know that "YOU CAN DO THIS!" - if a baby can do it, then so can you!😀😂🙆