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Motivation InformationChoose Your Suffering - Be Willing to Pay the Price for Success!One day when my friend Todd and I were having lunch, he let me know the best piece of marital advice he ever received. He said ?Phil, It?s up to you. Choose your suffering.? My Grandmother Never Had a DegreeThere were four generations sitting at the kitchen table, smacking on Mommy?s delicious meal?somehow we never made it to the dining room. I smiled to myself when I thought of how fabulous this truly was--sitting here, next to my grandmother, my mother, my father, my sister, my children and my niece?celebrating Mother?s Day. How to Stay MotivatedYou've read a book that motivates you to action; you've read a motivational quote and got pumped up; you've attended a seminar and listened to a motivational speaker and feel you can conquer the world. Ready, Set, Action!James 2: 17?faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 24You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. A Burning Desire?Mommy, he?s doing it again.? I yelled as I came running into the kitchen where I knew I would find Mother. I was so angry?no MAD?that I was breathing like a wild animal. ?Shawn is taking my toys apart, again. I hate him. I hate him.? If You Are Rejected!This article exemplifies the inner working of emotional intelligence. Effectively working through one tough situation at a time can build our emotional competence... dealing with rejection is one such tough situation. This article fits under Goleman's second level EQ: Self-management (as I manage my own emotions inside of rejection) AND under Goleman's third level EQ: Social Competence (as I use empathy to understand the rejecter. Chasing Your Dreams!Friends, it is always a power of your dreams and a motive to move ahead, which is required to move ahead and to be successful in life. Does it sound, impractical; let me share with you, something practical and real. Making the Most of Now?You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.? --Henry David Thoreau (1817-62) American writer, author, naturalist What Google Can Teach You About SuccessI just finished dinner and the segment was about to start so I went over to the TV. Its Never Too Late To StartMany people never start anything because they think the bus has left them standing at the station. Creativity and Innovation Management ? the Value of ChallengeCreativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation. Seven Habits Of Ineffective PeopleFor maximum effectiveness in life, love or business, it helps to have the right habits. You knew that, of course, but don't forget that it also helps to not have the wrong habits. What are these? Half Dome, A Story About Your Future SuccessThe physical journey mirrors very accurately the spiritual journey of your own life. It was one of the toughest things you've ever done. Hike two miles to the bottom of the first waterfall, climb to the top of that one, only to find yourself at the bottom of another waterfall, only higher. After reaching the top of the second waterfall you begin to understand why people actually train for the hike. You then push yourself for three miles straight uphill through the switchbacks of the Yosemite forests. You finally reach the base of the domes. Here, you have a picture taken to document the point at which you "hit-the-wall"...the wall of exhaustion. The guy taking the picture says, "You've done a great job getting this far, no one would blame you if you turned around." You consider it, but just then, the reddest hummingbird you've ever seen flies near and seems to whisper in your ear, "You can do it. I'm telling you, you can do it!" Say It Aint SoFor years, many of us heard the phrase ?Knowledge is Power.? We actively devoured books upon books to advance our knowledge in the hopes of gaining power. Some of us even adopted the attitude that I can learn anything from a book. Yes, knowledge is powerful, but knowledge alone will not advance you to that next level of success, whatever it is. Motivation By A ChallengeMany humans are motivated by the thought of doing something they or others think they cannot do. They don't want to do what they already know they can do.
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