What is the difference between influence and motivation?

Motivation vs. Influence

Another word that frequently enters our vernacular and is used interchangeably with influence is
motivate. There is again a difference here. Motivating requires giving someone a motive,
usually self-interest or self-preservation along the lines; while influencing is a higher-level skill
that makes the desired action their idea.

One adage says,

Motivation gets you going. Influence is what makes you go in a particular direction.