Motivation
Crossing Your Arms Can Help Make You Persistent
A study from the University of Rochester, published in the European Journal of Social Psychology – The effect of arm crossing on persistence and performance, challenges the idea that body language is merely a reflection of psychological state. The study suggests a body movement also can trigger a psychological state.
University students randomly assigned to sit with their [...]
10 Rules to Ensure You Don’t Reach Your Goals
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Be vague about what you want to accomplish. Don’t be specific about what you want to achieve.
Keep your goals to yourself. Don’t tell anyone about your dreams.
Spend time with people who are not reaching their goals. Stay away from anyone who has clear goals and a plan to reach them.
Avoid writing down your [...]
Start Right to Make it Right
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The responsibility for planning and living a successful life falls on you. The burden of shaping your life, is on your shoulders. The sooner you realize this, the better. The question to ask yourself is, “what can I do right now to get my life moving in the direction I want?”
If you believe [...]
10 Life Lessons From a Child
Edward Mills posted the Top 10 life lessons he’s learned from his daughter. I really like what he’s shared, not so much because I’ve analyzed the lessons and found them useful, but because I live the behaviours and found them helpful. It’s easy to support ideas you already agree with than to open your mind [...]
3 Simple Steps to Success
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As simplistic as it sounds, success is not a complex process. Regardless of how you define success (it’s not only about money) there are three key factors that drive your success.
Have goals. Goals are essential to success. No one ever stumbles into success, without having a clear-cut goal. Develop a clear picture of [...]
The ABC’s of Self-Motivation
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A – Avoid negative people, things and places. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
B - Believe in yourself and what you can accomplish.
C – Consider things from every angle. Motivation comes from determination.
D – Don’t give up or give in. When Thomas [...]
5 keys to making success a habit
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Want to make success a habit in your life? If you’ve got determination, it may be simpler than what you think. All you need is a slight change in your thinking pattern. Changing your thoughts will change your beliefs, your expectations, your attitude, and consequently, your behaviour. A change in behaviour will eventually [...]
8 Ways to Improve Your Attitude
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No matter how you define success, a proper attitude plays a key role in reaching that success. I know people who blame their lack of success on a lack of education. I know educated people who blame their lack of success on circumstances. Regardless of the personal resources you have-education, skills, money, etc.-if [...]
Improve Your Attitude by Playing Your Winners
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Have you ever noticed, when a certain item is a hot seller, there is a whole lot of promotion around the product. It seems everywhere you look, the product is being advertised. Retailers understand the benefit of playing the winners rather than trying to promote losers.
You can take this same approach to maintain [...]
10 Ways to Take Control of Your Life
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At first glance, many would wonder what positive thinking and productivity have nothing to do with each other. However, it is easy to develop negative thinking patterns and become frustrated by challenges and feelings of being overwhelmed. This negative outlook creates a cycle that makes it difficult to manage challenges and move forward.
Positive thinking allows you to focus on your strengths [...]
