How To Get The MOST Out of "Motivate Thyself"

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To follow up on yesterday’s post, I’d like to go over a few new features and explain how you can use them to get the most out of this blog.  First of all, if you came here yesterday from your RSS reader or Email you probably only saw SOME of the changes I made to the theme.  Be sure to go to the HOME page so you can see the new ‘featured’ layout.  Not only does it look more ‘slick’ :-) , but it showcases the content in a more effect manor. Read more »

Thursday Rewind | Is That Your Carrot Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?

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If you’ve read most of my posts thus far you’ve most certainly come across my referring to the whole carrot and the stick analogy. I feel it is very important that we all have things that we can place in the forefront of our minds to help us maintain the drive we need to meet our goals. But just having that carrot dangling in front of us is often times not enough. I have found that it is equally important that we let the World know about our carrots so we will feel THAT much more driven to pursue them. Read more »

How To Recover From A Productivity Meltdown

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resetBE SURE to check out my video interview with DARREN ROWSE of ProBlogger at The Blueprint.

“So how was YOUR day? Did you get much done?”

“Well, I guess. I started off OK, but then I got sidetracked for a couple of hours. Then So and So came over and we talked for awhile. By the time they left, the day was pretty much shot anyway, so I just set my To-Do list aside and decided to mess with it tomorrow.”

I don’t know about you, but this kind of thing used to happen to me all the time. I would start the day off with a positive mindset and a list of things that I was GOING to accomplish, but then I would get sidetracked or start to procrastinate and eventually throw in the towel. The idea was that my momentum was gone so I wouldn’t be able to get much done with the time left in the day and I’d be better off starting fresh in the morning. Read more »

Thursday Rewind | How To Avoid Setting Goals That Are Doomed From The Start

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It’s hard enough setting a goal and following it through to completion. But when that goal conflicts with other important things in your life, it’s nearly impossible.

Whether we like it or not we are creatures with priorities. We naturally put one need over another. And if we set a goal that will eventually conflict with something in our lives that is of more importance to us, we will just be wasting our time. Read more »

The Paradox Of Our Journey For Success

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One thing that drives us to passionately pursue our desired career is the vision of those who have succeeded.  We see individuals who have deciphered the secret to success and parade around in the limelight, chanting that they wouldn’t change a thing.  They’re asked to tell of their tale, the road that led them to the promised land and we’re met with some canned response about following your dreams and never giving up, “Because I didn’t, and look where I am now!” they would say. Read more »