We all exercise for the results. Different people are looking for different results or outcomes. Goals vary from weight loss, athletic performance, endurance, strength, toning, body building to more flexibility, etc. Here are 10 tips for motivation and consistency to get results and reach your goals.Exercise with a Buddy. Try working out with a friend, spouse, or co-worker. It's harder to skip a workout if you know someone is...more
We all have a lack of self motivation at times. We can learn a hundred ways to improve our lives, but then hesitate to act. Something less important catches our attention, or we just don't feel like doing what we need to do. Even a person who is generally highly motivated can sometimes have a hard time getting started on an important task.Is there a way out? There are probably dozens of them. Below are six of the best self...more
Motivation is something that comes and goes with most of us. There are times when we are fired up and then there are other times when we are flat. We think to ourselves, "Where did all of my excitement go? When did I lose it?"Contrary to popular opinion you don't need a motivational speaker to come along and pump you up. You will be better off to get yourself excited on your own.Set Goals-You get motivated best by setting a goal and going after it. The ideal way to stay up is keep your goal in front of you. Having goals and going after those goals will help your mental and emotional state. You will be filled with expectation and anticipation. This keeps you excited and motivated to keep doing more.The biggest component of motivation is remembering what you want and knowing exactly what it is that you are working for.Get Support-Talk about your goal to people who support you. Be accountable to them. Tell them how things are going. This helps to keep you feeling motivated consistently. Your commitment level will also be strengthened.But only talk to people who have a history of supporting you. If you share your goals with people who are negative towards you they'll simply tear you...more
How to Get or Regain the Confidence You NeedNot only has the economy left many jobless, homeless, broke and confused, but the overall effect for many has been a loss of confidence and depression. It can all create a snowball effect making it very difficult to get that confidence back. For some, confidence is still a quality yet to be attained. A...more
To most observers, the transformation that a motivational speaker can effect on a person seems like an apotheosis -- something divine, unaccomplishable by mere mortals. Top executives of major corporations think of a motivational speaker as able to read people and coax or cajole them to perform better in their chosen fields -- and...more
Copyright (c) 2010 Maurine PattenMotivation is desired by almost everyone. It is what is needed to accomplish daily tasks as well as larger projects. It is necessary whenever goals are set if they are to be achieved.People are motivated by different things, and there are times when motivation is lacking. Motivation is important if tasks are to be completed and goals are to be met.Positive Psychology researchers have been studying motivation in order to find ways to increase motivation. Self-determination theory by Ryan and Deci is the best researched and most accepted motivation theory at this time. It describes motivation as a continuum of six different levels. The continuum begins with not being motivated, moving through three extrinsic (external) levels, and ending with two intrinsic (internal) levels.They believe motivation is related to three basic human needs:1. Competence,2. Autonomy, and3. Relatedness.You can think of these three needs as ingredients that are necessary for someone to feel motivated. For instance, when you feel competent or able to do something that is important to you, your motivation to do the activity increases. When you feel like you are...more
There is much written about motivation and how to achieve and keep it. Unfortunately, motivation is one of those things that easily elude us. Where does motivation come from? How do we get it and make it stick? Can we really do or say...more
Your skills and the roles they support didn't come about by accident. They were developed through training and experience. The question that fascinates us is, "What kind of training and what kind of experience?"Your current abilities depend largely...more
People are always looking for ways on how to motivate themselves and to maintain this drive when they have goals to achieve. From the standpoint of many online entrepreneurs this is a particularly critical issue. Marketing on the internet involves...more
A great friend of mine once said The two most important days of your life are the day you that were born and the day that you Find Your WHY. Right now you need to look inside and ask yourself a real serious question, Have I found my WHY? You were...more
1/96th of a day...what does that mean? It means that over a 24-hour period, there are ninety six 15-minute increments. Take one hour and break it down into four 15-minute increments; 4 x 24 = 96. 1/96th of a day (15 minutes), such a small fraction of...more
Many of our the customers we treat on a day to day use the teeth whitening treatment as the kick start to give up smoking.Smoking is one of the worst things that we consume on a day to day basis that stains our teeth changing them to a...more