Posts Tagged ‘ideas on motivation’
Achieve GREATer Happiness in 5 Steps!
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
I read a fascinating article recently about research into happiness. Scientists have identified that day to day happiness is a simple formula that has 5 ingredients. The good news is that all 5 are within our control.
Tags: achieving happiness, appreciation of life, ideas on motivation, Love your work, making positive change, personal development coaching, positive change, self improvement, self reflection, stimulation and motivation, time management
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Got the Blues?
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Today, I noticed that a number of my coaching clients seemed a little down. Some of them shared downright sadness. Since I’ve been feeling a little down myself, it got me wondering if there’s something in the air today (apart from pollen!) creating a collective case of the blues.
Tags: appreciation of life, business coaching, cause and effect, coaching, depression, emotional intelligence, Executive coaching, ideas on motivation, life coaching, negativity at work, reflection, responding to negativity, self improvement
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How to harness the power of incremental change
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Remember that old joke that goes ‘How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time’? There’s an important nugget contained within it about the power of incremental change.
It can be easy to get overwhelmed when we are facing a complex task, a challenge, or a daunting change that we want to make. Sometimes we treat the elements of our lives like elephants – nothing but a sea of grey. I know that when I do this it is a sure fire way to make little or no progress towards my goals.
Tags: Dealing with Change, ideas on motivation, Leadership Skills, making positive change, responding to resistance, self improvement, stimulation and motivation
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We Are Who We Choose To Be
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
I was recently sent a link to this fabulous clip of Will Smith being interviewed by Tavis Smiley. Here are my 5 favourite things about what Will Smith has to say, and you can watch the video clip below.
Tags: appreciation of life, cause and effect, ideas on motivation, Leadership Skills, Paulo Coehlo The Alchemist, self actualisation, self improvement, the law of attraction, Will Smith and Travis Smiley interview
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In praise of looking
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Tomorrow I’m going to be doing one of my favourite activities – taking a day off and spending it wandering around the National Gallery in London with a like-minded friend. As some of you know, for many years I worked as an art historian with the National Trust. I was very fortunate to do the work that I did, not least because I worked closely with beautiful things all day long.
Tags: appreciation of life, ideas on motivation, Leadership Skills, Restoration of self, stimulation and motivation, what motivates you
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What moves you to action?
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
‘Nothing is more important than feeling good’. Abraham – Hicks
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about motivation. It’s interesting to muse on what moves me to action, and what doesn’t. Research scientists and psychologists suggest that we take action for two reasons: for pleasure, and to avoid pain. Although pleasure and pain are emphatic words, it’s easy to think of examples of both of these. I get up at a certain time in the morning because if I don’t, I’ll be late, and I won’t like that (pain). I arrange a social activity, take time out or treat myself because I want to feel good (pleasure).
Tags: ideas on motivation, motivation in business, motivation to work, self improvement, what motivates you
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About Kate Warren
Kate Warren is the founder of Brightlife. She is a leader in the field of personal and professional development, and is a sought-after speaker, teacher, and coach. Kate is passionate about helping people to unlock their personal and professional potential. She is an NLP Master Practitioner, a Certified NLP Coach, a Master of Group Leadership Dynamics, and the U.K.'s first certified WealthyMind™ trainer. In 2008 her business success was recognised when she was invited to join ‘Courvoisier the Future 500’, an elite group of the 500 rising stars of British business.
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