Motivation and Success Strategies

Afformations: The Key That Unlocks “The Secret” (Part 1 of 2) By Noah St. John

We all know that an “affirmation” is a statement of something you want to be true in your life. So an example of a traditional “affirmation” might be: “I am rich.”

All right, let’s try it. Say to yourself right now, “I am rich.” Did you hear what just happened in your mind? A voice… a voice that said:

“Yeah, right!”

The plain truth is that most of us don’t believe our own “affirmations”. Why? Because we’re trying to convince ourselves of something we don’t believe is true.

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You Can “Gut Out” Anything For…” By Bob Burg

Motivation

Years ago one winter’s day I arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to speak at a major sales conference. Greeting me at the airport and serving as my host for the event was a retired offensive tackle for the famous “Steel Curtain” Pittsburgh Steelers (yep, back in the day when they dominated the football scene).

The freezing weather brought to mind a question I’d often had while watching football games such as the famous 1967 Green Bay/Dallas “Ice Bowl” and many similar games in which the Steelers participated.

First, understand that I’m a “cold-weather wimp.” While I grew up in Massachusetts, I got down to Florida just as fast as I could.

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The 2 Most Powerful Words of All Time By David Breslow

Motivation

Two simple words… “What” and “if” are the most powerful words of all time. Why? Because they can change your possibilities in a heartbeat.

Unfortunately, these words are often followed by negativity or limit. When people say things like, “what if I can’t do this?” or “what if I mess this up”
or “what if this doesn’t work” and “what if I look bad?” they limit their own potential right on the spot. My clients are Corporate Professionals, Sales Professionals and Professional (PGA/LPGA) and Amateur Athletes I’ve seen this powerful question change the way they live, work and play.

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Exhale, Relax & Dream By Marcia Wieder

Motivation

Sit down and pour yourself a cup of coffee or tea. I have some refreshing and profound news to share with you.

While away on my recent Passion Quest, lo and behold, I discovered what I consider to be one of the great secrets of the universe. Take a deep breath in and here’s the important part. Let it out. Exhale.

The secret to greater joy and happiness is… to relax. I don’t mean that you need to go away on vacation to relax. You don’t need to get on a plane or even in your car. But you do need to travel to a different state. A state of relaxation. I’m talking about living your life in a greater state of relaxation.

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The Pursuit of Success and Happiness By Kieran Revell

Motivation

So many of us go through life with our heads in the sand, accepting current circumstances as inevitable, whilst setting implausible, unrealistic and unreasonable agendas for our futures. Through our actions (and often inactions) we demonstrate our lack of faith in our own dreams, visions and abilities and therefore fail to grasp our own destinies and shape our futures.

Success is both immeasurable and intangible. This is great news because in that state, we can shape it as we wish and develop the mindset to invite as much of it as possible into our lives.

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Manners Make Money by Bob Burg

Motivation

Do good manners and showing proper respect make one money? Sure, though not necessarily directly. What they do is provide a person with one more avenue for adding value to a relationship and, it’s the adding of value to a relationship that helps one increase their income.

If you’re in a customer service position where you get paid the same amount of money regardless of what a person buys, it’s easy to think the above does not apply. But it does, for two reasons:

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Passion Meets Profit By Marian Baker

Motivation

You’ve heard the phrase, “Do what you love, the money will follow.” I’m certainly a fan of this premise (also the title of a book by Marsha Sinetar). However, in my very first month of coaching real clients more than 10 years ago, I recall thinking- “Boy, if taken too naively, this could lead to disaster or be cruel. What if you love 17th century poetry?”

I don’t want to be a wet blanket on anyone’s passions, but you might not be able to feed your cats with this. (The relentless optimist in me is screaming, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way. He could be a college professor or something!” but you get my point.)

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Love the work you do By Joe Tye

Motivation

In 1970, Stephen Stills sang a song reminding us that if we can’t be with the one we love, we should love the one we’re with.

It is a timeless message, one that echoes through the literature and songs of virtually every spiritual tradition – from love your enemies to love is all you need. And in these days of division and polarization, it’s a message we need to remember and heed.

There is an analogous message in the world of work. I am a big believer in finding and doing work you love to do. But I’m also realistic enough to know it’s not always possible for people to find, or to create, their “dream jobs.”

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How to Make To-Do Lists Work for You By Will Newman

Motivation

To-do lists are effective time-management tools — but only if they’re easy to use. Here are 6 strategies for making your to-do lists work hard for you.

1. Keep it simple – Whether you use a computer-based to-do list or a paper tablet, it must be simple. If it’s too complex, you won’t use it — guaranteed. That’s why I keep my to-do lists on paper.

I use a 5″ x 7″ tablet. I list “major” tasks to be accomplished, with big sub-steps underneath each one. For example, “Edit Golden Thread” is a major task. “Main article,” Quick Tip,” and “Introduction” are big sub-steps.

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Achieving Happiness – Choose Practice Over Pursuit

Motivation

Chances are, especially if you are from the United States, that when you read the title “the pursuit of” you thought of the phrase “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

These lovely words came from the pen of Thomas Jefferson and are a part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.

As our use of language changes though, the original meaning of that phrase has been lost. When Jefferson wrote “the pursuit of happiness” he meant something similar to “the practice of happiness.”

Think about the whole phrase this way – “life, liberty and the practice of happiness.”

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