Words can inspire actions ... Motivation Articles

The right words at the right time change lives. For how long? Till more words are needed. Here we share writings and thoughts from many different people, with many different ideas about the one same thing ... some will fit well and suit now ...

"Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within." Alfred Lord Tennyson

Motivation articles by category

Why am I not Motivated

Setting Priorities by Brian Tracy

Setting priorities ... Brian Tracy takes you through the whys and hows of setting priorities and explains why all success minded people do the same

Are you a Perfectionist?

Are You A Perfectionist? Were you the kid with the A average in school and now are the person at your job working late at home or staying late to gain approval from your boss plus praise at the team meetings? Do you find that if you have kids you also carry the same standards for them? ...

Being True to Yourself

Often we are not truly being ourselves but we are people pleasers. This could be a habit developed in order to make our parents regard us a certain way, have our spouse or date see us in a certain light or impress co-workers and our boss. Being True to Yourself ...

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Motivation Inspiration

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

In 1908 Andrew Carnegie commissioned Napoleon Hill, then a journalist, to interview more than 500 successful achievers to find out what they had in common which caused them to be successful? This became the Laws of Success on which Think and Grow Rich was based ...

The Master Key System and the Law of Attraction by Charles F. Haanel

The basis of the Worldwide phenomenon of 'The Secret', 'which was actually based on Charles F. Haanel's The Master Key System, and focuses heavily on Haanel's Law of Attraction. ...

Andrew Carnegie Success Formula

The Andrew Carnegie Success Formula by Napoleon Hill The method by which DESIRE for riches can be transmuted into its financial equivalent, consists of six definite, practical steps ...

Be Yourself

Are you being yourself ... or the person your family, friends or work colleagues want you to be? Just who exactly are you ... being? Often we are not being our true selves, but are more concerned as being people pleasers. ...

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Motivation Story

C W Longenecker's - ‘The Victor’

Great poem by C W Longenecker on self-belief. Something to read every morning and every evening - print it out and put a copy above your desk! ...

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Motivation Brainstorming

Brainstorming techniques - SWOT Analysis

Brainstorming, SWOT Analysis - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats. SWOT Analysis is an effective method of identifying your Strengths and Weaknesses, and to examine the Opportunities and Threats you face. Often carrying out an analysis using the SWOT framework will be enough to reveal changes which can be usefully made ...

Brainstorming Tips by Jurgen Wolff

During my break I had a chance to read some terrific books, and in this edition I'll share some insights from them. At the end of your normal half a dozen items, as a PS, you'll find a new feature, a letter with which I can share some more personal thoughts with you. If you're interested, they'll be there for your perusal, if not, you'll still be getting your usual concise dose of ideas and inspirations.

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How to get Motivated

Create Your Own Self-Motivation Guidebook

As you live life, you'll come across stuff that hits home, that works for YOU, that makes a welcome change. This stuff (quotes, photos, conversations, meetings, glimpses, chance meetings, happy accidents), that has really meant something to you on your journey, the words and phrases that have helped you be better in those important moments

Controlling Your State Of Mind Through Focus by Mike Brescia

Train your mind to focus on the right thing and you'll make each day more productive and more positive. Keep in mind, your moods are primarily the result of what you focus on.

Affirm Your Choices The Power of Affirmations

How to write your affirmations so that they add strength to your goal setting and give you staying power to see them come true. Finding a goal, dividing the journey to achieve the goal in manageable steps, that always seems easy, easy compared to the actual doing of it, the follow through.

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How to stay Motivated

Achieving Goals

Are You Tired of Not Achieving Your Goals? by Veronica Lim. There have been many things which I have achieved in the past without apparently having set any goals, and conversely, many goals that I had set, written down, thought a lot about and yet didn’t achieve. Have you found this to be true for you too? ...

Affirmation Prayer by Alan Tutt

Find out what an Affirmative Prayer is, why it works, and how to use the power of Affirmations in your life. Affirmative Prayer - One Key To Power by Alan Tutt, Founder of Keys to Power ...

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Motivation Goals

How To Free Yourself From Your Ego And Live From Your True Self

If we desire true freedom, freedom from any outside "event" that seeks to tie us down, we need to understand the ongoing struggle that our egos "intend" to have with our true selves ...

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Motivation Goal Setting

Do We Really Have to Set Goals by Veronica Lim

I suspect that you have heard or read about the power of setting goals, writing them down and how all highly successful people share this trait in common. But if you think about it, you already do this on an everyday basis without even thinking twice. After all, what is your to-do list if not a kind of goals list?

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Staying Motivated

The Four Emotions That Can Lead To Life Change by Jim Rohn

Disgust, Decision, Desire, Resolve. Which emotions cause people to act? There are four basic ones. Each, or a combination of several, can trigger the most incredible activity. The day that you allow these emotions to fuel your desire is the day you'll turn your life around ...

Be Willing to Change - Change Motivation

Even if you feel like you have no motivation, the truth is you do, everyone does. For some people that motivation may be to just sit around all day eating popcorn and drinking beer. For others it may be eating 12 bars of chocolate a day. Everyone can be motivated to do both positive and destructive things ...

The Void: Where the change process stops us

To significantly change in our lives, there must be changes in our subconscious minds and our belief systems. As these changes occur, we find ourselves in a transition zone, a place of the unknown, the lull, the fog, the void, the dead space ...

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