15 Articles Found In Motivation

In the introduction of Financial Dignity I refer to my age at the time and recall quite clearly when I realised I was 3 years older than when I had first started writing the book, but it was still nowhere near finished. I shudder to think that those 3 years had crept up on me so swiftly. The inexorable movement of time had caught me out while I was looking the other way and I had wasted so much of it. Then it had dawned on me why I had not finished the book I had started to so long ago. I knew I was not lazy and worked hard and enthusiastically when motivated. The mistake I had made was waiting for the motivation to happen.

Acquiring a new skill can be empowering and can give you the courage to try other things.

In January 2007, at business breakfast in Arizona, the keynote speaker was Len Dawson, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs in the very first Super Bowl. He spoke on three keys for success.

Are you closer to your goals and dreams today than you were yesterday? Will you be closer to those goals and dreams when you wake up tomorrow morning? It all depends on the action you take everyday towards achieving them.

Have you ever noticed how easy it is for people to be happy, excited, and positive when things go well? At those times, it is easy to be in a good mood. But, can you be in a good mood when things are not going well?

What scientists believe happens is that when we live entirely in the moment, we free up the brain to think visually by turning off parts of the brain that drain energy away into neurotic and anxious thinking.

Some people take one course or another, or read a book or two, and it really helps them to improve - they see the results they have been looking for. Then there are others who take the exact same courses, or read the exact same books, and nothing happens. For them, there is no change. Why is that?

Most people set particular goals for themselves. When they desire to achieve a goal, many people start out strong, but soon find that it is not always straightforward to stick to the task. When you have a goal, regardless of what it is, you can take steps to make sure that after you get motivated, you have to stay motivated.

Who is success really for? Are there certain people who just have a knack for success? Are there others who are just destined for success? In this article you will find out if you are destined for success or destined for failure.

In the past 14 years I’ve rubbed shoulders with more ministers than I can remember. I’ve talked with ministers of large churches, small churches, and every size in between. I’ve hung out with black ministers, Hispanic ministers, Episcopal ministers, Republican ministers, and yes, to my shame, even ministers who are Yankee fans. You name ‘em, I’ve probably picked up their lunch tab.