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 How to motivate yourself Who needs Tony Robbins when you can motivate yourself? Overcoming the emotional barrier to doing things when you want to sit on the couch is not always easy. But if calling sick and waking up in the afternoon has no consequences for you, it is most likely inevitable. For those of you who never procrastinate when you need to do something important, don’t distract or drag your feet, well done so far! But for the rest of you, it’s good to have a motivational booster library going forward. Despite your best efforts, passion, habits and a flowing environment can fail. At that point, it’s time to find any emotional pump you can use to get started. Focusing on a dark task makes it no more appealing. It will be more interesting to zoom in and ask yourself why you are bothering first. If you can not find the cause, there is a good chance you do not have to worry about it in the first place. To find your cause so you can build a sustainable motivation engine, join t...
How do you motivate and invigorate your people in difficult times? These days, if you are a leader of any kind, you cannot order people around you and expect what you want from them. If you watch, they may follow your advice, but once they are left alone they will go back to doing what they think is important. Leaders need to win the support of the people today more than ever. There are two main ways to do this: motivation and inspiration. Although these two words are often used differently, they really mean different things - depending on what you want to achieve. Motivation is motivating people to act in a way that achieves a specific and immediate goal. When you motivate people to do something they don't really want to do, you have to give them something in return. When coaches give their teams an audience talk at half time, they use motivation. They want to get their players back on the field or on the court with renewed vigor and focus, even if they are tired or discouraged fr...