Motivation
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210 Attitude Quotes That Will Empower You In Your Life
Life is filled with inevitable ups and downs and it’s our attitude that determines how we ride the wave.Are you more of a glass half empty or half full type?Our attitudes, whether negative, positive or somewhere in between, affect every aspect of our lives from how we view the world to how we show u...
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150 Quotes About Money That Will Change The Way You See Money
Everyone talks about money -- some because they don’t have enough, some wish to make more, and some are simply obsessed with it. It has always been this way, but nowadays, making money seems to be the main goal on everyone’s 'to do' list.We’ve never had so many options when it comes to products, tec...
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Any Given Sunday - Best Motivational Speech
Al Pacino's Motivational and Inspiring Speech from the Movie Any Given Sunday (1999). Movie: Any Given Sunday (Special Edition Director's Cut) Transcript: I don't know what to say really. Three minutes to the biggest battle of our professional lives all comes down to today. Either we heal as a team ...
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5 Tricks to Stop Procrastinating
Procrastination is the bane of our existence: we all strive to get things done but wind up perpetually putting them off until "later", a mystic time that never arrives. Here are five simple tricks to stop constantly putting things off. 5 Tricks to Stop Procrastinating 1. Figure Out Your Priorities. ...
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Tony Robbins - The Ultimate Resource (Motivational Speech)
Great motivational speech from Tony Robbins. He explains why we fail and describes what the ultimate resource for success is. Transcript: "Who here's ever failed? And no one raised their hand in the whole fuckin' room. So I pause and I said, I know you're out there, I can hear your hearts beating. W...
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Denzel Washington - You Already Have It (Inspirational)
Denzel Washington gives an inspiring speech on how each and every one of us has a different gift and we have to use them to reach our goals. Transcript: You never see a U-Haul behind a hearse. So, it's not how much you have, it's what you do with what you have. And we all have different gifts. Some ...
1 min readGary Vaynerchuk - Travel And Learn (Motivational Video)
Transcript: "I'm scared because I know exactly what happens this month every year. Every year for the rest of time, or actually not the rest of time. Hopefully this will end soon, but I'm scared. I'm scared because I know that there is so many of you that graduate this month and have no idea what yo...
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Joe Rogan - It's Possible
Joe Rogan Knows Why People Get Angry While Driving Transcript: "When you see people that are acting illogically and you see people that are angry with road rage, and when you live a life, especially when you have a job that just sucks the fucking blood out of your body, literally sucks the inspirati...
2 min read4 Simple Ways to Keep Your Employees Motivated
Big corporations are much more flexible when it comes to employee productivity. Startup entrepreneurs, on the other hand, don’t have the luxury to employ non-productive individuals, because employee productivity is their company’s lifeblood in the first years of its development. Unmotivated and unsa...
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3 Secrets to Persevering (When All You Want to Do Is Give Up)
I’m kind of obsessed with studying successful people. I love to know what drives them, how they achieved their level of prosperity, and what makes them stand out from the rest of the pack. I always wondered, "What is their secret?". 3 Secrets to Persevering (When All You Want to Do Is Give Up) Patie...
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How to Make Anything a Daily Habit
Habits – they’re the building blocks of success in any endeavor. Learn how to master them and you’ll be rewarded for the rest of your life (assuming you’re willing to put in the work). But doing that is easier said than done. For the past decade, I’ve worked on establishing dozens of new habits, inc...
3 min readWill Smith Is Working On An Exciting New Motivational Book Project - And We're Not Surprised
Will Smith has never been one to stick to movie scripts and celebrity red carpets. Sure, he does all that, but he’s also been using social media and his celebrity status to inspire and motivate for years.So now that he’s teaming up with self-help author Mark Manson to write a memoir-come-inspiration...
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The Surprisingly Common 'Addiction' That Is Probably Killing Your Ambition
As you get older do you ever feel that the real world has killed your ambitions and dreams from your younger days? Last year I had a "30-Year-Old Life Crisis," quit my six-figure job, and changed everything in my life. I was tired of trading my dreams away for annual raises and bonuses. One day, bor...
4 min readUniversal Habits to Adopt If You Want to Plan Your Life and Achieve Your Goals
New year, new beginnings.It can be exciting, scary and a stack of emotions in between. Deep inside we know that here lies the opportunity of change we’ve been secretly waiting for — to eat healthier, to save money, to bring to life that passion project.Now, let’s be real. We also know that fewer tha...
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Extrinsic Motivation: What Is It and What Are the Benefits?
Motivation is the “why” behind human behavior. It is the energy to act, the driving force behind the things we do. Without this energy and desire comes a lack of inspiration, or the feeling of being unmotivated. This can lead to procrastination, a general lack of vitality, as well as less willingnes...
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How to Motivate a Teenager And Teach Them To Motivate Themselves
Teenagers can be tough to parent. On the one hand, your child still very much needs you, perhaps more than ever, as they navigate this in-between time before adulthood. (Particularly when faced with peer pressure, budding independence and the ability to make more of their own decisions.) On the othe...
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Feel Like You’ve Missed Your Shot at a Successful Life? Don’t Give Up Just Yet
Have you ever cruelly criticized yourself for not being where you ought to be in life? Maybe you haven’t got the job role you think you deserve, maybe you’re not married or have kids yet. On the other hand, maybe you’ve done everything right -- you were a good student, you landed a great job, have a...
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How to Sustain Daily Motivation for Your Long-term Goals
What motivates us to act? And if you could generate the daily motivation necessary to achieve your goals, how would your life be different? Motivation is a tricky thing and it can sometimes seem impossible to maintain, but if you hope to accomplish your goals it’s important to learn how to generate ...
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Be Unstoppable: How to Keep the Motivation From Running Dry
Motivation is like bathing, says Zig Ziglar — you need to do it every day. It’s a great analogy, but not if you want to be unstoppable. I’ll tell you why. First, though, let’s take stock. Be Unstoppable: How to Keep the Motivation From Running Dry We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is n...
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"Hey Dave? I’m a bit stuck. I feel “happy” but concepts such as passion or joy are alien to me."
Hey Dave? is an advice column. That’s a picture of me, hard at work solving the world’s personal problems. Dave is my real name, and I’m here to help. Why? There are lots of reasons, but mostly because I care about you getting good advice. Are you in a tough spot and want to say Hey Dave? You can as...
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