Nope – this is not a lecture about behaving or being kind in public (you probably should be – but this is on you not me). This is about finding a way to take some time out without having to restrict this to a specific action or task, like meditating. You see if you are … Read moreLock in good behaviour
The theory of thinking positively is that it will then manifest positive things. Its a nice fairy tale and there is even a book about it. But unfortunately standing in front of a mirror and telling yourself that you are awesome and that today is going to be a great day etc etc is just … Read moreStop lying to yourself
I am a huge Simon Sinek fan – if you don’t know his work – please get one of his books and read it. Taking on the premise of “Start with Why” there is a very simple motivation technique to get anyone, including yourself, to do something and to do it on their own volition. … Read moreThe power of your why
Are you a Deer? Then stop staring into the headlights! We are all so good at setting goals and then ….. it all becomes overwhelming. This is the problem for 99% of us (me included). The problem is that we stay in the moment – we stay in the point of drowning in our multiple … Read moreAchieving the goal
In these daily posts I try and pass on ideas and advice that helps us all become better in business. Sometimes better as people too. I think it is important to remember that if we are not good at being people, people won’t think we are good! It is now more than important than ever … Read moreBe better?
You can’t. Our lives aren’t about the exciting times and more so about always being excited and stimulated. The idea is to do the mundane well and relish the exciting high points. So this doesn’t quite answer the question. Let me expand. The idea is to create excitement and keep the fire going. A fire … Read moreHow to get the fire started again
Yesterday I touched on the path to greatness and most importantly – the resistance that is inside of you! The way to change the resistance is to tackle it head on! Raise the middle finger to this internal resistance and move in the direction that it is trying to hold you back from. Our enemies … Read moreThe path to greatness
We are all born equal so why are only a few of us great? The problem is in this question. We are all great! We all have the same desires and plans to be great at whatever it is we pursue. So why do only 3% of us become great? I am not talking about … Read moreWe all should be great
I haven’t gone crazy. The point for today is that money is not the be all and end all of motivation. If you haven’t read the last three day’s posts please do. A lot of companies get this wrong! We all work for money! This is a given. However – so many of us incentivise … Read moreAppreciation is better than Bitcoin.
Last year I spoke about the key to getting a team to do something is to understand what it is that they want to achieve in life and what they will do to achieve this. This is a core feature of motivation and one which I have covered again over the last couple of days. … Read moreHow to motivate others part 3 of 3