That Motivation Stuff Doesn’t Work!
“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.” -Marcel Proust
I ran into an old acquaintance of mine awhile back and in the course of our conversation we got around to asking what each of us was doing. When I told him about my company, he said, “Oh, you’re in the motivation business.”
I acknowledged that motivation was part of what we did, even though that’s not quite the way I would have described it.
But then he said something interesting. He said, “I’ve tried that stuff before-went to hear one of those motivational speakers-but it didn’t last more than a day or so.”
I’d heard it before from others and I still don’t get it. Why would someone think that being motivated or inspired is something you should do once and never have to do again?
It reminded me of Zig Ziglar’s famous line, “Motivation doesn’t last, but neither does taking a bath. That’s why we recommend it daily.”
The process of getting and staying motivated is just that-a process. You are never done. Just as you feed your body every day, you need to feed your mind every day.
The problem is that most people’s mental diet is negative. It serves to de-motivate rather than motivate. Certainly one seminar or limited exposure to good information cannot be expected to overcome a lifetime of mental malnutrition.
We must stand guard at the doorway of our minds. If we don’t choose and control what goes into our mind, there’s no telling what will get in there.
I believe this is one of the reasons why we’re experiencing such rapid growth in our membership. Many people are realizing they need constant reminders and regular infusions of positive, stimulating and inspiring ideas.
To operate at our best we need support. There’s no need to try and go it alone. Anyone who has achieved great success did so with the help of many others. Why should we be any different?
The truth is, no one can really motivate us. Nor can we truly motivate others. All we can do is plant seeds and shape the environment that’s most conducive to growth and vigor.
We’re either self-motivated or self-defeated. But by taking control over what we read, listen to, see and experience, we position ourselves for success. We are motivated to do the things we need to do in order to achieve what we desire.
It’s been said that our lives will be the same in five years as it is today except for the books we read, the people we meet and the tapes we listen to.
By maintaining our exposure to the good, the clean, the powerful, the inspiring and the uplifting, we’re nourishing our minds and positively affecting our attitudes. It’s all about what we think about. And by creating the right environment and feeding our minds healthy things, our thinking will be the kind of thinking that keeps us motivated and inspired.
That “motivational stuff” may not last, but it does work.
What are the support systems you’ve put in place-or could put in place-to help you stay motivated? What are the actions you take regularly to help you operate at your best?
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Online Dating
Online dating is very popular today with the advances of technology and the increase of people who use computers. Online dating is a system for organizing a date and can be an excellent way to meet that special someone.
Today, online dating is one of the most popular systems for meeting someone new to go on a date with.
There are many online dating websites you can visit and see people who are looking to meet someone new. You can post your picture and create a profile on one of them too.
This will allow you to tell everything about yourself. This way, people can see if you enjoy the same types of activities they do and you can see if certain people look to be like someone you might be interested in.
Online dating has proven to be a successful method for meeting people and setting up dates. Many people have continued their relationships and even been married through online dating methods.
All relationships through online dating aren’t successful but you may meet a new friend if you are not compatible for dating.
When you consider online dating, it is important to remember you need to be safe. The Internet is not always what it seems and people are not always honest with everything about themselves.
You should be sure when you go on your first online date you are somewhere you feel comfortable with and be sure to protect yourself at all times.
You can have a fantastic experience and meet your perfect match but you don’t want to be a statistic because you believed everything the other person said on the Internet.
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Be Part of the Minnesota Craft Shows
I do not like to label archetypes, so to speak. The labeling of another person through stereotypes tends to be downright insulting, and history tells us that these attitudes have started wars. While all of this is true, however, it is also true that most such archetypes suffer because they are explicitly negative. A stereotype of positive attitudes could prove useful in promoting a group of people.
Let’s take the people living in the State of Minnesota, for one. The residents are generally known for being “nice people”; but that doesn’t mean they’ll go out of their way for you, but they can be quite agreeable when visitors come to town. Although I’m not saying that every individual who lives here is like this, of course. It?s just that it’s always a nice feeling when kindness is shown, regardless of where it’s from.
This good-natured attitude is something the residents show to visitors, as well as to each other. It’s really no surprise that most people in Minnesota have a strong sense of community, as well as culture. Take the State’s classic holiday dishes, the feel-good movies, and their well-mannered accents. Needless to say, Minnesota also has a wide variety of fairs and festivals around.
But it’s at these festivals wherein their hospitality shines. Their State Fair is known as The Great Minnesota Get-Together. The agreeable demeanor of these people is one of the primary reasons that this fair is always flocked to by a lot of people. You’re sure to be charmed by their hospitality and you’ll enjoy your stay.
Another aspect of the Minnesota fair you may like is the countless numbers of arts and crafts that you’re able to see. The juried show is what they call crop art, and participants are challenged to make an artwork out of plant material. This gives craftwork a unique twist and yet the finished product will last for a while.
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