What motivates me to learn and to grow?

How can I answer this question in a way that might help someone trying to feel motivated to learn and grow more?

Some families, some children, some individuals, have that desire more than others. What was different about my family that made it so for all of us? It started with observation and constant questions (not all of which get answered). There was a spirit of creating, making, fixing, solving (not shopping). There were “extra points” for originality. There was of course reading, listening, learning in conventional ways, too, but a lot of do-ing. And though these mundane ways of learning and growing skills may not seem to relate to spiritual and emotional growth, it does!
I apply the very same problem solving skills to emotional problems, relational problems, and metaphysical problems as I do to repairing something no one taught me how to repair. You observe. You ask questions. Sometimes you can see guidance and sometimes you can’t. You visualize solutions before you begin (in other words, think it through). And then you TRY. And if it doesn’t work, you don’t get attached, you just try something else. You have to be willing to fail. My dad used to say, “If it is worth doing, it is worth trying and failing at it.” Which made no sense to me when I was eight, but hey… it stuck with me!