Posts Tagged ‘motivation’

The Science of Motivation

What motivates you? While there are thousands, millions, maybe billions of answers to that question, a growing body of research, some of it dating back 50 years, shows two things that don’t motivate us very well – the promise of rewards and the threat of punishment. It seems counter-intuitive, since after all we take it for granted that we need incentives to do work. It’s the basis of our whole economic system… Continue reading

October 22 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: goal, growth, learning, mission, motivation, personal growth, reward | 20 comments»

Getting Things (Re-)Started: Dealing with Mental Blocks

In any significantly big project, there are bound to be times when you lose the track of what you’re doing, when for whatever reason you stop moving forward and, what’s worse, can’t seem to find the motivation to get going again. When we “fall off the wagon” like that, a kind of psychological wall starts building up, making getting back in the swing of things seem more and more daunting… Continue reading

October 20 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: creativity, mental-block, motivation, procrastination, work | 12 comments»

5 Ways to Set Your Goals in Stone

Most of us set goals for our lives. Whether the goal is to climb Everest or to buy a pair of shoes, setting goals can sometimes seem like second nature to us. Even so, setting a goal doesn't automatically mean getting the result. Sometimes goals are gradually forgotten about and fade away into the back of our minds. Motivation is the biggest goal killer. When we first… Continue reading

June 8 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: achievement, desire, goal, motivation, passion | 19 comments»

How to Find Your Entrepreneurial Passion and Purpose

A few weeks ago, I wrote a few articles about starting a business based on something you love doing and are passionate about. I received several responses from people saying they weren’t sure how to go about figuring out what they were most passionate about or how to find their true purpose. So I’m dedicating this week to these issues. When I work with a new client, the first thing we… Continue reading

March 31 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: business, entrepreneur, life, Lifestyle, motivation, passion, purpose, small business, success | 6 comments»

How To Do What You Have To Do When You Don’t Feel Like Doing It

How often do you get that lazy feeling? You know the one. It’s that heavy feeling that weighs down your entire body so the only things you really feel like doing is watching TV, surfing the Internet, or playing your Wii. Or, maybe you just feel like doing something fun instead of working, when you know you really need to get some serious work done. These are serious productivity killers… Continue reading

March 26 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: Add new tag, business, entrepreneur, Lifestyle, motivation, Productivity, small business, success | 17 comments»

Learning from A Master: Review of “Bear Bryant, CEO”

Richard Truman. 2006. Bear Bryant, CEO. Sweetwater Press. Legendary coaches are great sources of inspiration and wisdom, and Paul W. "Bear" Bryant, the iconic coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide from the late 1950s through the early 1980s, is revered as something approaching a minor deity in the state of Alabama. There is a museum named for him at the University of Alabama (my alma mater), and every year… Continue reading

March 23 2009 | By Art | Tagged: bear-bryant, change, coach, delegation, motivation, personal-development | 6 comments»

How to Stay Motivated and On-Track When You’re Struggling

Maybe you’ve been trying to kick-start your business and it just hasn’t worked yet. Maybe you’ve just started but you’re already frustrated. Or maybe you’ve wanted to hit that next level for years and haven’t been able to get there. Regardless of your situation, getting motivated and on-track isn't difficult. It's staying that way that's the trick. And when you’re struggling to “make it,” sometimes it’s even harder. You find… Continue reading

March 19 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: entrepreneur, Lifestyle, mindset, motivation, Productivity, small business, success | 21 comments»

Learning Personal Development from Elite Athletes

Working With Athletes Over the last twenty five years I have (amongst other things) worked with many athletes at all levels of development and competition; boxers, aerial skiers, runners, throwers, swimmers, footballers (Australian Rules Football, Soccer and Gridiron), basketballers, netballers, bodybuilders, power-lifters, martial artists and lots more. From complete novices through to experienced Olympians, I have worked with them all. I have been employed by four professional sporting teams as a… Continue reading

March 16 2009 | By Craig | Tagged: athlete, dedication, motivation, personal-development, sport, training | 11 comments»

10 Ways to Bide Your Time When You Hate Your Job

I've talked to so many people lately who absolutely hate their jobs but are staying put because of fears of switching jobs in an unstable economy. While I wouldn't recommend that anyone remain years in a job he or she dislikes, timing can be very important when changing employers. There is much to be said for a steady income, health insurance benefits, and other necessities. But if you're in… Continue reading

February 24 2009 | By Liora | Tagged: career, focus, goals, motivation, stress, work | 12 comments»

12 Personality Types to Avoid to Make 2009 Your Best Year

Forever Results When it comes to creating life-long positive change in our world (that is, "forever results"), most people won't and don't - despite their constant attempts to re-invent themselves and ample access to an ever-increasing range of information, inspiration, resources, specialists, and facilities to help them through the change process. That's not to say that they can't transform themselves or don't have the potential for greatness and forever results, it… Continue reading

January 29 2009 | By Craig | Tagged: motivation, people, personal-development, personality, self-help | 30 comments»

Personal Development Lessons from Branding?

The Story of the $800 Jeans I recently watched a presentation given by a journalist (Benjamin Wallace) who had taken an extensive look at the way people shop; what they buy, why they buy, how much they spend and why some people are prepared to part with obscene amounts of money for the supposed 'top shelf' versions of every day items (jeans, wine, olive oil, beds, coffee). His talk was essentially an… Continue reading

January 20 2009 | By Craig | Tagged: attitude, brand, branding, consumption, motivation, personal-development, self-help | 15 comments»

How To Make Resolutions Stick

] I'm not a fan of the traditional New Year's Resolution. As a rule, they rarely lead to long-term change. Each year millions of people start a diet on January 1, all with the same objective - to lose their (excess) weight and fat forever. Both scientific research and those things behind our eyelids will tell us that (1) most people will maintain their new behaviours for less than a fortnight… Continue reading

December 31 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: motivation, personal-development, self-help | 9 comments»

Set Yourself on Fire

Have you heard of a guy called Fred Shero? No? Until recently, me neither. I'm not a big sports fan and Fred was a hugely successful Canadian NHL player and coach with a string of many hundreds of wins and numerous awards and accolades to his name. Pretty good going, but it's not his sports record that I admire. What I love Fred for is something that he once said: "Success is… Continue reading

November 27 2008 | By Steve | Tagged: coaching, confidence, goal setting, motivation, personal-development, self-help, self-improvement, success | 17 comments»

5 Easy Ways to Shake Off a Bad Mood

Everyone gets into a big ol’ bad mood sometimes. I’m talking about the kind of mood that throws a spanner in the works, has you fuming at every little thing and threatens to ruin a perfectly good day. Sometimes these moods happen just when you don't want them to and they can get in the way of doing what you want to do in the way that you want to… Continue reading

November 19 2008 | By Steve | Tagged: coaching, confidence, exercise, motivation, personal-development, self esteem, self-help, self-improvement | 16 comments»

Personal Development Lessons from a Marathon

The Pleasure and the Pain I recently went along to the Melbourne Marathon, here in Australia, to watch some of my team (Fiona, Johnny and Mikey) punish themselves for 42.2 km's (26 miles). Aaah the pleasure and the pain of it all. The agony and the ecstasy. They all finished and they all did great. Well done guys. I rode my pushbike to the course so I could pedal beside those… Continue reading

November 7 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: marathon, motivation, personal-development, self-help | 9 comments»

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