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Motivational articles to keep you Focused
I've updated the contents page for the articles. You can find the new table of contents page here: Articles as Goal Setting Tools.
Motivational articles are great tools to encourage and motivate you. Here you will find the support for setting your goals. This material is available to help keep you stay focused, and motivated, and to succeed with reaching your goals. Return here often to get a boost with these free goal setting tools.
All motivational articles are written to offer practical advice on a specific aspect of goal setting. It is my intention to keep articles on motivational theory to a minimum (although sometimes these may creep in). As also, all guest articles are selected for the practical advice they offer. Enjoy!
How to Identify an Effective Goal Setting System Is there such a thing as an effective goal setting system? Let's start by looking at what a system is... Five Secrets to Help You Reach Your Money Goals Money is a not only a big motivator in our lives, but also a necessary part of it. Therefore, it is perfectly normal to set money goals, especially if we want to advance financially. When You See Money as a Tool in Your Goal Setting Process, You Will Lead a More Balanced Life - Guaranteed! Some view money as the most important tool in goal setting. Others consider making money as their primary goal, in spite of everything else. When you see money as ... Review of Site Build It! Sometime in 2000, purely by chance, I came across a firm called SiteSell (as I recall I subscribed to a free e-course they offered)... Is Setting Personal Goals Really necessary? We generally set goals because we are unhappy with where we are, either in life, our job, or a relationship. As Og Mandino says, "People don't change when they feel good..." Make it Your Goal to Sell What You Know... You can turn what's in your gray matter into money. This book gives you everything you need to extract what you know and turn that into a profitable e-book. Does money make money? If it is your goal to accumulate wealth, believing this fallacy will hinder your progress to no end. This is a gross fallacy that stifles many to a life of failure, and misery. How to Use the Power of Words to Your Benefit Someone I know maintains that "motivational words are great coming from philosophers, but that's because they're not in the real world." How to Use the Power of Words to Your Benefit - Part II A friend of mine read the article, How to Use the Power of Words to Your Benefit, and dryly made the comment, "So what?"
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Guest Articles Strategies for Health and Fitness Success
"Health is a funny thing. It is given to us as a child and we enjoy it without any appreciation for having the ability to do what we want to physically. We run, jump, skip and just have a ball with the energy and fitness we have without having to work for it. " What Does it Take to Make Life Better?
"You’ve probably heard this said, or said it yourself sometime, “I just realised how precious life is.” Maybe you heard it when a relative died or maybe you said it after an accident or some other emotional event, but did you stop to consider the grander meaning to what you say…" How Can I Get My Partner To Change?
"How much energy do you spend trying to get what you want from your partner? Think about it for a moment - how much of your thinking time is spent on what to say to your partner to get him or her to be the way you want him or her to be?" 5 Ways to Organize Your Finances
"If you haven't balanced your checkbook in awhile, or you lose your incoming bills before they're paid or you put off filing your tax returns because it's just too difficult to get everything together, than it's probably time to organize your finances." ANNOUNCING: A Tool to Help You Master This Important Communication Medium
"The web is a TEXT communication medium. For the next 10 years (at least), text will remain THE way to communicate. During that time, you will make or break your business success, your very life possibly." Michael Jordon
"An obscure outfielder for the St. Louis Browns, Dick Kryhoski, once observed, "The first time I saw Ted Williams hit, I knew God hadn't created everybody equal." The same can be said for basketball superstar Michael Jordan." Giving Up Too Soon
"So you feel beaten up and bruised and you're ready to quit. You have no support system or the one you have is pathetically inadequate for the goals you've set. You're so tired that the couch is looking more and more inviting everyday." Failing Forward Successfully "Hopefully you make a mistake now and again, because failure can actually be good for you and your business. If you haven’t made any mistakes for a while, you may be playing it too close to your comfort zone and not stretching yourself far or fast enough to achieve high level goals." How Not To and How To Think Creatively Article reprinted with permission from nationally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, New York Times #1 bestselling author. Obstacles Are The Stepping Stones of Success Article reprinted with permission from nationally syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay, New York Times #1 bestselling author. Program Yourself for Happiness and Success "Learn how the programs you give yourself determine what you bring into your life. Change your programs, change your life!" How to Get Motivated and Have Industrial Strength Self-Motivation "It is not your fault if popular self-help courses have never worked for you over the long term. How to get motivated is not adequately dealt with. Why?" Are You Maximizing What You Got? "What you’ve got + What you need = What you want .... Right? Well... maybe or maybe not. We often strive to fill that gap between what we’ve got and what we want focusing our attention on weaknesses." Creating an Effective Study Environment "If you are like me, you find it extremely difficult to study in the average house hold these days. There are just way too many distractions." Why Do You Want a Degree? "There are many reasons people seek degrees in today’s day and age. As a grown adult, it may seem like an unrealistic goal, but it is achievable." Take Responsibility for Reshaping Your Life "We say we want to eat better, feel better, and look better. But in order to make our goals materialize, we have to take responsibility for what we want by taking the appropriate actions." So What is Success Anyway? "Well I’ll tell you what it’s not. Even thought many of us like to periodically visit our own personal Fantasyland complete with its mansions, servants, fancy cars and trips to exotic places..." Top Ten Tips for Low Self Esteem "If you suffer from low self esteem (or have been told you do), or treat people with low self esteem (or think you do), please read on." The Secret to Self-esteem "Have you ever thought about what really creates self-esteem? Having a deep sense of inner worth is important to all of us, but many people have some false beliefs about what creates confidence in our own merit as individuals." Practice, Practice, Practice "It may sound silly but the key to self-confidence and building more self-esteem is through practice. Practice what it is you want to feel more confident about and eventually, the confidence will show itself." FEAR Don’t Let it Control You! "Fear. What is it? Can you touch it? Can you hold it? Can you show it to another person? I can almost hear you from where I am sitting." What to Do When You Hate Your Job "I hate my job. It’s boring, frustrating, unfulfilling. I would LOVE to find a career that has passion and meaning; one that makes me want to jump out of bed in the morning. But..." How do Tiger Woods and other Tippy Top World Achievers do it? Here's a New and Startlingly Simple method, that Really Works... to sharpen your personal and business FOCUS to world class level... just like the world's top performers do it...! How to Adopt a Loosing Attitude We have all heard the expression, “Where your heart is?, your treasure will be also.” Allow me to modify this tried and true wisdom, to create an equally valid point... Changing Careers is Challenging Changing careers is challenging - but not impossible. Here are six key things to consider before taking the leap. Commitment, Persistence, Victory! I used to think that I knew what commitment and persistence meant. Trying hard. Making a lot of attempts. The Most Important Questions One of my favorite questions to ask people is “Who are you?” – A simple enough question. Yet the responses that I get ... Ten Things Successful People Know That You Don't What do extraordinarily successful people know about life that you don’t? Are they just a lot luckier, smarter, or harder working than you? Associate With Positive People By the way, as you continue to associate with positive people, the law of attraction starts to kick in. What Am I Going To Do With The Rest Of My Life? Unexpected life changes. Anticipated transitions. Long, sleepless nights. What do these three things have in common? What Confidence Is (and Isn't) Traditionally, confidence is defined as "trust in" or "reliance upon". When you have self-confidence, you trust in, or rely upon, yourself. Possessing confidence in yourself means... Why Do Some Affirmations *Work* - and Others Don't? By definition,an affirmation is a statement repeated time and again either verbally or mentally-or written down. The words of the affirmation statement... Hope is Not An Energetic Business Strategy I've written before of The Role of Hope In Business. It does have a role, but as Donald Trump clearly states in his newest book, Trump; "Hope is Not a Strategy." What Is Failing Forward? Failing forward is about leveraging mistakes; making a realistic assessment of risks and the ability to live with the downside... But I Don't Want to Wait THAT Long Years ago I worked in a camera shop with a man named Sam who was constantly bemoaning his bad luck. He often talked about Mr. Dawson... Never Break Another Habit Got a habit you'd like to break? Smoking? Overeating? Drinking? Complaining? Are You Going Where You Want to Go? In order to have fun while you conduct an effective review and renewal of your goals, first silence the Inner Critic... Make Greatness Your Goal! If greatness is your goal, whether in your business life, your personal relationships or your own personal growth, here are some guidelines to get you on your way. How to Set Intentions that Energize You We've all heard how crucial it is to set intentions, goals and targets. Powerful goals electrify us. Clear intentions energize and pull us forward. One Hundred Goals? YES! One Hundred Goals! Was this speaker stark raving mad? One hundred goals? He thought I could come up with 100 goals for my life? Ending Procrastination Perseverance is about as important to achievement as gasoline is to driving a car. Sure, there will be times when you feel like you're spinning your wheels, but you'll always get out of the rut with genuine perseverance. 11 Questions To Kickstart Your Dream What's your dream? Want to give your vision a jumpstart? Write down your goals and use these questions to speed up delivery of your dream. Do Your Goals Match Your Passions? Making sure our goals are properly matched with our passions only makes sense. If you have the wish to move up the corporate ladder, start your own business... Establishing Dreams and Goals One of the amazing things we have been given as humans is the unquenchable desire to have dreams of a better life, and the ability to establish goals to live out those dreams. It is a Challenge to Succeed It is a challenge to succeed. If it were not, I’m sure more people would be successful, but for every person who is enjoying... Reaching for the Goal Can goals be easily reached? This question is in most of our minds. Some tend to think that goals are hard to achieve and that only very clever people can be true achievers! Discover What You Really Want To Do Are you doing what you really want to do or did you just fall or wander into the job you now have. As a friend of ours once said... Creating Opportunity An enterprising person is one who sees opportunity in all areas of life. Your Personal Strategic Plan A few years ago, it occurred to me that you could have a personal strategic plan that would help you individually... Anguilla Is A Metaphor... Anguilla is an island in the Caribbean. Anguilla has also become a metaphor... What Nori Did On Her Summer Vacation... Something For *YOU* To Think About What did my eldest daughter do this summer? If It's Your Goal to Start Your Own Small Business on the Web, then You NEED to Read This Judd listens carefully, better than anyone I know. Then he explains how SBI! meets the needs of the user. Overcoming the Fear of Money Many people, it seems, have a fear of money. Does the thought of having a lot of money make you uncomfortable? Turning Fear Into Power How would your life shift if you moved into what you feared not away from it... Improving Your Self Esteem We have to learn to pat ourselves on the back. To help you, I suggest a self-pride list. You are a Genius - Unlocking the Power of the Mind In week one, we discuss ways to unlock and tap into the incredible powerful potential you have in your mind. Goals - Write Them Down Create Your Life Writing brings things into the real world makes them tangible so have you written down your goals yet? If not why not? 21 Days to A Positive Attitude Habits This may come as a surprise... but your attitude is more important than your aptitude in determining your success in life! Goal Setting a plan of action or Get off the Couch We have talked a lot in the last weeks about having conversations with yourself. We talked about overall goal setting... Life is a Do-It-Yourself Project When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. What Does Success Mean to You? Many people view success in terms of power, wealth, or fame. This is not the true success that a lot of us strive for and accomplish every day. A Leader’s Ultimate Goal - Connect to Engage! It's been said many times that true leadership is measured by ones ability to motivate and influence others. How Much Do You Need To Earn Per Hour To Achieve Your Yearly Financial Goals Have you ever asked yourself what your highest income producing activity is? Your Life's Purpose Where is the purpose of your life hiding that it needs to be found? Your 12-Point Plan for Personal Success No one becomes successful by accident. Success requires making a plan and sticking to it. It is simple, but does require... What is Your Motivation? Why do you do the things you do? Why did you go to University? Why are you working for that particular company? What Constitutes a Good Life? The ultimate expression of life is not a paycheck. The ultimate expression of life is not a Mercedes. The ultimate expression of life is not... The Awesome Power of Taking Action I've always known how important it is to have goals. And that once you have a written goal you must take some action towards achieving it. Tap Your Natural Motivation What would it take for you to run a marathon? Or complete that project you've been putting off? The Difference Between Business Success & Failure In the last issue of the EDGE, I spoke of Marc Liron, a Site Build It! owner. Marc has used Site Build It! (SBI) and progressed from an ex-sailor to a Microsoft MVP. *HOW* did Marc do it? You are a Genius - Unlocking the Power of the Mind Hi, Jim Rohn here. This month we focus on accelerating our learning processes. How exciting! The Power of Passion Improving this single attitude makes your days fly by. You wake up excited to work. You make the right decisions. You get more done in less time. Success Is Just A Drop In The Ocean I've just returned from a family holiday to Portugal. And yes it was very agreeable, thank you for asking. One afternoon I was lazing by the pool,...
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