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I came up with an analogy right before the last class discussion. I completely forgot to bring it up in the discussion, so here it is:

Professor Jackson spoke of the concept of motive versus intent. He described it in such a way that reminded me of a driver versus actions happening on the outside of the car such as cars, pedestrians, etc.

Motivation would be the driver inside the car, your thoughts telling your body what to do.

The cars, pedestrians and other moving factors outside the vehicle would represent intention. Those influence what the driver does inside the car.

So while motivation drives us to do something, intention, especially those of other actors, will always have an influence on our internal motivations.

I'm not sure if I explained this very well, but hopefully the thought is there. Basically you can't have an actor making an action without motivation and intentions.