Do you struggle with staying motivated? If so, you’re not alone. Many people have big dreams, but find it difficult to follow through the necessary actions in order to achieve them. In this article we’ll take a look at a few easy tips that you can use in order to get back on track and increase your motivation if you find it flagging.
1. Put your ladder against the right wall
First of all, it’s important to be sure that you actually care about the things you’re trying to achieve. Very often, …

By Bob Doyle
Do you ever wonder why great things happen to some people but not to you?
Do you ever read about people who have tried this or that product and had some incredible result, but when you try it, you don’t get the same result?
Have you become a person who NOTHING seems to work for?
Maybe you’ve thought about trying the some new self- improvement package that sounds great, but you’re just so tired of things not working for you.
Let’s take a look at how you’ve gotten where you are and …

By Teri Clark
I recently saw a t-shirt with the following saying: “Procrastinate later.” I had a great laugh. However, procrastination is really not that funny.
The Effects of Procrastination
Just what is procrastination? It is the habit of putting things off until the last possible minute. Procrastination in and of itself is not a problem – the consequences of procrastination, however, can be devastating.
If you are a procrastinator, you have likely:

Missed opportunities
Worked late hours at work trying to get finished at the last moment
Felt completely stressed out
Been overwhelmed
Suffered feelings of guilt and …

By David Molina
Imagine yourself as a deep sea diver, a ballroom dancer, a professional athlete, a famous artist, or whatever you can’t imagine. ‘No, that is not me’, your timid little voice inside your head escapes into your conscious thoughts. Take a moment to reflect on how many times per day your mind rejects what your imagination dreams up. It then may dawn on you as no surprise that many of us live our daily lives with self-limiting behaviors. When we come to realize that it is our own self-limiting …

By Don Vaughn
Some people don’t really know what it is they want. Many define what they want by stating what they don’t want. The result, they get exactly what they don’t want. Why, because instead of focusing on what they do want they are focused on what they don’t want. I recently discovered this while having a disciplinary discussion with our eleven year old daughter. The discussion was about her behavior and why it is wrong. What’s funny about this is we had this exact same discussion less than sixty …

By Bob Doyle
There is an inherent problem with the approach most people take to self-improvement of any kind. There is a presupposition that there is something wrong that needs fixing. Perhaps it is true that there are areas in their lives that they wish to change. However, the mindset with which they approach transformation will very often NEGATE any positive results they might have. Why? Because all of their focus is on the PROBLEM they are trying to solve, rather than their vision for what their life will be like …

Does success have to involve hard work? Or can we attract it with little effort? This queston was posed in an online forum recently, and unsuprisingly – given that it was a ‘mainstream’ type board – the majority of replies voted in favour of hard work. That view is the most common in western culture, especially in those areas where a Puritan work ethic prevails. But the fact that a majority believe something doesn’t necessarily make it correct.
Attraction is Primary
Success (defined here as the manifestation of desired results, whether in …

Goal setting is generally regarded as one of the key components in living a successful life. After all, if you’re not clear about what you want, you’re unlikely to get it! I agree that having goals is a good thing.
Most people don’t set clear goals. And of those that do, many don’t achieve them. There are as many reason for this apparent failure as there are people, but some of the most common include:
Lack of time, or failure to organise time effectively
Lack of energy
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By Marie Gervacio
You have a bright idea hidden somewhere in the back of your mind that you just can’t wait to test out. The question is, do you really want to bring it out into the light? What could motivate you to churn your creative, inspiring juices to their utmost flavor?
Did you know that it always helps to set a time limit to your personal goals? Set yourself up so you can accomplish the most tasks in record time. For example, mowing the lawn in an hour before the big …

By Roger Ellerton

As a certified NLP trainer, I am often asked, “What is NLP?”
The term NLP stands for neuro-linguistic programming and was coined in the early seventies by John Grinder, an assistant professor of linguistics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Richard Bandler, a student of psychology at the university. They began their work by studying Fritz Perls, a psychotherapist and originator of the Gestalt school of therapy, Virginia Satir, a well-known family therapist and Milton Erickson, a world-famous hypnotherapist. Their intention was to model outstanding therapists and …