Category: Motivation
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Sunday Zephyr – Last Post for January
2016 charges ahead. Already January is done. How is your year going so far? I thought I would include some inspirational quotes to finish my posts for Jan particularly of you have had a tough start to 2016. A Rainbow of Inspiration: Quotes to Hack Your 2016! from Paul Brown
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End of the Week – How productive have you been?
How productive has your week been? Mine has been pretty good. Working for yourself means that you have to be even more disciplined in your approach to the day as I often work at home, which simply means, there are many distractions. Your workplace has many distractions, maybe even more than my own home office.…
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Leadership – get it right please!
I am facilitating a leadership program this week and it always raises some frustration for me as it is not a process you have to learn but more of a philosophy of how you live your life. The majority of people see leadership as power and getting people to do things and it isn’t…
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Sunday Zephyr – Dream Houses
I hope your Sunday is both fun and relaxing. I have recently set some goals that need to be achieved by the end of the year. Some of these relate to long over due renovation projects. You probably have some of those reno jobs as well. If you don’t here is a fun article (great…
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Persistence Plus
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” –Calvin Coolidge The quote above comes for an article I read…
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Sunday Zephyr – Need some inspiration?
Hope your Sunday is going well. Some people are so determined they just make you feel inadequate but on the other hand they inspire you to do more. Need a little lift today? Watch the video below. Can’t see the video – click here
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Better workplaces
I just started reading this book the other day – Work Rules. Many trainers I know are assisting organisations to work more effectively and obviously it isn’t a bad idea to see how one of the best organisations at effective workplace management does it. The organisation I am writing about is Google. The slideshow below…
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Bad Habits
I think everyone has some bad habits that they would like to remove. A good time to start is at the start of the year. Tomorrow, being my official first day back at work (despite doing some work), is the right time for me to start. I have a few bad habits I would like…
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Team motivation
I’m delivering some training this week on teams and motivation. An area that I always find fascinating. Many of my readers are involved in teams. Me, not so much anymore, as I tend to be working, essentially, on my own. Here are some team motivation tips. 10 Team Motivation Killers and How to Fix Them…
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How’s your week going?
I know that a lot of trainers have been on holidays and this is their first week back. How’s it going? If you are having a tough time getting back into the swing of things here are some motivational quotes. 30 Inspiring Quotes To Help You Get Through Your Work Day from Bernard Marr