Your Daily Quote - Success

“He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much;
Who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children;
Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task;
Who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it;
Who has left the world better than he found it,
Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul;
Who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had;
Whose life was an inspiration;
Whose memory a benediction.” 
― Bessie Anderson Stanley

Your Daily Quote - Enthusiasm

Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tony Robbins: Why we do what we do

What is it that drives you in your day ...TODAY?

Your Daily Quote - Vision

If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.

Steve Jobs

ARE YOU LACKING IN ENERGY, MOTIVATION, OR CONFIDENCE?

ARE YOU LACKING IN ENERGY, MOTIVATION, OR CONFIDENCE?

Or perhaps all three?!

by Trevor Long

Picture this, you've had a hard week at the office, and on the weekend you partner reminds you that the garage needs sorting, the spare room needs painting, visit the mother in law, or some other chore that you really don't want to do. You say "Honey, I've had a tough week, I'm tired, the boss is on my back, I'm really stressed out, I'm really not sure how to do that, I just want to chill out in front of the TV".

All of a sudden, your friend calls up and says he has a tee-off in one hour at the golf course, and they are missing one player, they'll be picking you up in 15 minutes.

And Bam! Just like that there is energy, motivation and a confident spring in your step, and you are waiting eagerly on the doorstep for your buddies to pick you up.

What happened? What made the difference?

If your goal, lets take painting the spare room as an example, is not aligned with your highest values, you procrastinate, hesitate and frustrate yourself (and your partner, boss, etc.).

If your goal is aligned with your highest values, then you get disciplined, focused and reliable.

You will always have time, energy, money, to achieve things that are aligned to your highest values.

You are inspired to do them. You don't need anyone to motivate you.

"But" I can hear you say, I really 'should', 'ought to', 'got to', paint the spare room. How do I get myself to be inspired to achieve this goal?

The answer is to simply link it to your highest values.

Painting the spare room may not be high on your values, but impressing the relatives that are visiting from overseas might be. Or getting the room ready for you new baby.

Once you have a good enough, reason or reasons WHY painting the room will align with your highest values, you will find the time, energy and a way to do it.

The goal then becomes something that's ON the way, rather than an obstacle that's IN the way.

To your success,
Trevor Long

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Be Different, Aim High

Be Different, Aim High

Write down your goals.

Inspirational Story - Nick Vujicic and His Wife

Zig Ziglar - Attitude Makes All The Difference

My most favourite speech of Zig Ziglar:

Have you "checked" your attitude lately?

It all starts with loving what you do...

Jim Rohn - Use Your Own Mind

Don't be a follower - be a student

Take advice but not orders

Make sure what you do is the product of your own conclusion...

Steve Jobs - Inspirational Speech "If today were the last day of my life"

Making the big choices in your life - how do you know what is truly important?

Garry Kasparov on "Achieving Your Potential"

The former World Chess Champion talks about intuition, luck and creative potential. 

Are you ready to continue the QUEST for new challenges?

Anthony Robbins - Your Internal Drive

What is your WHY?

What is it that drives you?

Tony Robbins asks the questions of where you are today and how you can improve your performance, how you can contribute more.

Fulfillment depends on appreciation and contribution...


Enjoy!


Elena Alexandrova

Your Coach to Success

Jim Rohn - Do the Best You Can

Are you excited about the day ahead?

Your successes fuel the way to new success!

Motivation and Goal Setting Theory

Motivation & Goal Setting Theory

by Jennn Fusion

The motivation and goal-setting theory research of Dr. Edwin A. Locke is widely regarded among the top management theories. Small businesses can learn a lot from his principles of motivation and goal-setting theory. Without the most basic goals, employees wouldn't show up for work or see a purpose in holding a job. The management team that helps employees set more complex and effective goals could boost performance and profits beyond their wildest expectations.

History of Goal Setting Theory

American psychologist Edwin Locke from the University of Maryland at College Park has studied the power of goal setting since the late 1960s. He first posited that employees were motivated by goals and feedback in his 1968 article "Toward a Theory of Task Motivation and Incentives." He later fine-tuned his perspective to include that the difficulty and specificity of the task also was a good predictor of performance. In other words, if the goal was too easy, the motivation wasn't as compelling. Along with Dr. Gary Latham, Dr. Locke published his groundbreaking work in 1990 in a book called "A Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance," which frequently is cited by business administrators, Ph.D. students, lecturers and associate professors around the globe.

Basic Principles

The key points that Locke and Latham made were that motivational goals needed to have the following dimensions: clarity, challenge, commitment, feedback and complexity. Goals need to be clear and measurable such as: My goal is to reduce maintenance downtime by 15 percent. Secondly, goals must be challenging, with achievement as the final payoff. Thirdly, employees must feel like part of the goal-setting process to be committed to a clearly relevant goal. Next, there must be a program that involves feedback, recognition and progress reports. Lastly, the task must be complex but not overwhelming, with sufficient time and resources available.

Practical Application

Theories are nice, but what does all this mean to you, small business owner or manager? Consider how a company such as Moog, a manufacturer of precision air control components, has built its corporate culture around motivation and goal-setting theory. Moog credits its success with a "culture that unites and motivates" its workers. During their first days with the company, new interns sit down with management to discuss job expectations, skills and aspirations. All employees receive one-on-one time with managers for regular progress reports. Their performance is assessed and they are asked for suggestions regarding process improvement. They go over upcoming job openings that might suit the company and the individual's agenda. Employees are frequently trained in other divisions and offered different positions or promotions. In other words, employees are always being challenged with complex tasks and encouraged with clear feedback.

Source: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/motivation-goal-setting-theory-1187.html

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! 

Action will delineate and define you.

Thomas Jefferson