Watch Out For Rants, But Movies Can Really Inspire We're blessed to be able to spend some of the winter in our second home in California, and here, it's time for the Palm Springs Film Festival. There are few indoor activities as fun as watching movies (I didn't say there were none), and we […]
Inspirational Leadership Doesn't End At Five I love a certain TV ad that runs occasionally here in the U.S. It depicts various people, going about their everyday lives, and pausing a second or two to do something kind for someone else. In each case, the act of kindness is witnessed by a third person, […]
We associate inspirational speeches with great inspirational people such as President Obama or Nelson Mandela. That's understandable because they have the opportunity to address the world. Radio and television crews, not to mention journalists will eagerly listen to what they have to say. Yet any speaker has the opportunity to make his speech inspirational. A […]
1. Switched On - Sahar Hashemi The founder of Coffee Republic gives her view of how to "switch yourself on" in the world of work and really engage in what you do. The book proposes eight entrepreneurial habits to make jobs more enjoyable, based on the simple principle that life is too short to […]
Like most of my clients, you might be looking for ways to ramp-up your inspirational leadership. I'll tell you what I tell them: you can't be an inspirational leader unless you are an inspired person. But are you always inspired? And do you know what to do when you're lacking inspiration? "Inspiration" of a person […]
Renew Your Focus On Your "Why" by Michael D. Hume, M.S. Like most of my clients, you might be looking for ways to ramp-up your inspirational leadership. I'll tell you what I tell them: you can't be an inspirational leader unless you are an inspired person. But are you always inspired? And do you know […]
Most of the articles I see that discuss motivation talk about sports. But we average Joes and Jills are not playing sports. We just have to get out of bed everyday, go to work, and try to live. We don't have a coach working with us and a bunch of fans cheering us on. There […]
Having some excellent motivation techniques in mind can be essential when it comes to the ability to accomplish aims and objectives in life. Especially a person that knows exactly how to apply self-motivation techniques in an effective way will be able to do whatever it takes in order to accomplish one of his goals. How […]
Many people find that the most difficult part of their fitness program is sticking with it. Often we drift from program to program, becoming passionately dedicated to step classes one month, then Pilates or yoga the next. Sometimes we drop fitness altogether, opting for life back on the couch. The problem is motivation. The core […]
The most important thing you can do is to think big in your network marketing business. If you are going to be thinking, you might as well be thinking big. Thinking big starts with the details and grows from there. You cant take chances in your network marketing business. Thinking big starts with being thorough. […]
Did you ever hear about the term 'Mind Movies', and are you probably wondering what these are and how they work? In this article I'm going to share with you the basic thoughts behind a Mind Movie and how to best create your own. The Mind Movie is an invention of Natalie & Glen Ledwell […]
It is not how much you earn but what you do with what you earn is what makes the difference – Wealth accumulation is all about your mind set. If you don’t have the right mind set then irrespective of how much you earn, you will not accumulate much. The good news though is that […]
Self-motivation adds excitement and enthusiasm into our lives and helps us face boldly all forms of challenges and adversities. It is a positive driving force to improve the quality of our own lives and those around us. This leads to higher satisfaction levels, happiness and more fulfillment in our life. Internal motivation, which we shall […]
The toughest job of the employer is retaining the employee. With the attrition rate high, employees are job hopping for greener pastures. Most times money is not the criteria, but human beings require positive strokes for functioning. It is very important to touch the areas of personality while selecting an employee. A person with a […]
"Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed." -Dr. Wayne Dyer What you occupy your mind with is of great importance to your physical and psychological health. When you learn to gain control of your […]
Keeping motivation for exercise is probably the most challenging aspect of finishing a workout routine. When the motivation is not there what do you do? Don’t give up and call it quits if you are struggling with motivation. See if you can relate to this scenario. It’s 7 am: your alarm clock is hollering at […]
Employee motivation, isn't that a tricky thing? Yes it is. And it's also one of the most important, if not THE most important factor that determines an organization's success. Many companies pay little to no attention to this major aspect of organizational success. If your company does invest on Human Resource Management (really, not just […]
This article explores the nature of motivation and provides guidelines on how to stay motivated. By knowing what motivation is all about and what types exist we can broaden our view and engage in a range of activities that can motivate us even further. What is Motivation? Motivation can be defined as follows: Motivation is […]
At some point in early human history primitive peoples developed their own carefully preserved customs and traditions (concepts of what for them was good or bad). In short, they evolved their own morality, their own ethics, which set the rules of conduct in the tribe. Certain behaviors were penalized because they were considered wrong and […]
And we thought Enron was a fluke. Every day more revelations surface about the greedy, selfish and unethical behaviors of corporate executives whose companies now face financial crisis. No wonder the American workforce is becoming more suspicious and distrustful of its employers. Unfortunately, the bad - and headline-making - choices of a powerful few can […]
Determining what should be your business practices and how you set policies is something that we need be very careful of. We should approach our research and advice we follow with a little extra caution and with an objective eye. As we look at what is happening in the global economy, we can only come […]
Business ethics is the application of ethical values to business behaviour. It applies to any and all aspects of business conduct, from boardroom strategies and how companies treat their suppliers to sales techniques and accounting practices. Ethics goes beyond the legal requirements for a company and is, therefore, discretionary. Business are an almost daily topic […]
The study of ethics is paramount to a good education. James Q. Wilson, in his commencement speech "Habits of the Heart" explains why ethics should be at the heart of every truly intelligent member of our American society. First, he very wisely points out that "intellectual virtue owes it's birth and growth to teaching, while […]
Profits or prophets? Chris Drake looks over his shoulder at the latest perceptions of moral and ethical values in commerce. In the past two years several major scandals have rocked the world of business. These have affected high-profile names in the City of London such as centuries-old Barings Bank, which collapsed under US$1.3bn in debt, […]
Commercial and political decisions, based purely on scientific rationale, override the basic electromagnetic ethical considerations crucial to our survival on earth. Using whaling as an example, which is deemed unethical by many countries, Japan justifies its stand declaring that decisions about whaling had to be based solely on 'sound science' and alleged sustainable numbers. But […]