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Discover LudwigThe phrase "personal motives" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to an individual's own reasons or intentions for doing something. Example: The police suspected that the suspect had personal motives for committing the crime, as he had a history of conflict with the victim.
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The emotionally detached, un-empathic person, unaware of his or her personal motives or truths is not going to be very effective as a CEO or senior leader.
Intrinsic motivators exist without regard to external rewards and align with personal motives and values.
But so far, investigators say there is no evidence that the sniper is motivated by a political grievance or has anything other than intensely personal motives.
Research on volunteerism has focused on why people volunteer based on personal motives, perceived benefits or gains, and the fit of volunteering with the person's philosophy, role identity and values (Allison, Okun, & Dutridge, 2002; MacNeela, 2008).
There were personal motives.
But Qaddafi clearly has more personal motives.
But there are also personal motives.
Communicate your goals for the team and your personal motives.
Political and personal motives are difficult to assess in.
Critics say the court sometimes goes too far, and may be driven by personal motives.
In some of those cases, however, it was later proved that personal motives were involved.
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