Public Speaking

Posted on 22nd | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Whether it’s a small meeting at work or school, a speech at a family or social event, or a large public presentation or address: almost everybody has had or will have the experience of speaking in public at some point in their lives. And for most people, this relatively safe and un-perilous act poses the […]

Positive Reinforcement: It’s Not Just For Parenting

Posted on 20th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Like light to a flower or fuel to a fire, whatever you put your attention on, grows.
If you praise a child for exhibiting desired qualities, you support the development of those qualities. Likewise, if you punish a child for negative behavior, you unwittingly perpetuate that negative patterning. If you take your focus from undesired […]

Motivating Others

Posted on 18th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Everything is in perpetual motion. The natural state of energy is to flow. Movement is the default state of everything, including us. Just as the rock rolling down a hill that will keep on rolling until something impedes it, people are naturally, innately impelled to move forward in our lives that we do it naturally, […]

Getting Up The Motivation

Posted on 16th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Where do I get the time? Where do I get the energy?
How many times have you used one or both of these questions to justify your inaction?
Where do you find the time and energy? We’ll tell you. For starters you can take some away from the activities listed below. According to Louis Lautman, professional […]

Lesson #1: Learn How You Learn

Posted on 14th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Not everybody learns the same way, yet rarely is taken into account in any educational setting, be it learning in the classroom or training in the workplace. A major part of the reason why some people excel and some fall behind in the same learning enterprise is dependent on the teaching method used.
People learn […]

Know Thyself

Posted on 12th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Inscribed in the court of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi are the words: “Know Thyself”, ascribed to at least 5 great sages, and considered to be a divine precept, handed down from the Gods themselves.
Fundamental to your ultimate happiness and success is knowing yourself. The concept of “finding yourself” may have the social stigma […]

I’ll Be Happy When..

Posted on 10th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

I’ll Be Happy When…
Basing your happiness on a future event deprives you of experiencing happiness now. Wanting that new job or promotion, car, outfit, house, vacation, boyfriend or girlfriend is fine; but hinging your happiness on its arrival is not.
Waiting for happiness to arrive on the heels of something else only produces more waiting, for […]

Goal-Setting: The First Step to Fortune

Posted on 8th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

A goal is an objective; a desire for a certain event to occur, be that the attainment of a material object, a life situation, or a quality of being. Your goals are you wants. Your wants determine what you draw to you. What you put your attention on you have and become. Put your attention […]

Assertiveness Training: Overcoming Shyness

Posted on 8th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Despite popular misconception, assertiveness and aggressiveness are not the same thing. Assertive people don’t dominate conversations or hog attention; aggressive people do. Assertive people are not rude, mean, cruel, and insensitive; aggressive people are. Aggressive people project a callous disrespect and disregard for everything and everyone including (and especially) themselves. Assertive people merely project their […]

10 Practical Tips for Improving Your Self-Esteem

Posted on 8th | Posted by byronb in Motivation

Take Care of Yourself! That is, make your health a primary focus of your life. When you feel good physically, its a whole lot easier to feel good emotionally. Start taking care of your body, on a daily basis. That means it a balanced and healthy diet, and regular exercise, including cardiovascular. A healthy body […]

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