At the moment, apparently I have read none of the book in the featured list and I intend to read through some before end of January 2019. It seems of the books are novel, I’ve rarely read novels except those… Read More ›
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The Motivation Spectrum
If people are already motivated, the question now is, how motivated are they? The answer lies in the 6 “motivational outlooks” on the spectrum of motivation. These outlook do not form a continuum. At one moment, we might operate in… Read More ›
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The ‘Motivation Dilemma”
Managers face a motivation dilemma. Their organizations insiste that they to motivate their subordinate to work hard to meet the corporate goals. Unfortunately, since no one can motivate another person which is an impossible task to do. That’s the dilemma…. Read More ›
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The Motivation Question
Lets consider some FAQ asked on motivation and related issues as highlighted in the book ‘Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work … and What Does.” “Is there ever a time when rewards when rewards are appropriate?” Unfortnately, yes. Rewards become necessary… Read More ›
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The carrot-and-stick motivation approach
“When we activate optimal motivation for ourselves, we provide more than a role model – we create a ripple effect that encourages our people’s optimal motivation.” The carrot-and-stick approach to motivation might work in the short term, but most likely… Read More ›
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The 2 types of Motivation
“The motivation dilemma is that leaders are being held accountable to do something they cannot do – motivate others.” Most managers quite worry about how to motivate employees, but they should not waste their energy. All people, including our employees,… Read More ›
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Know This (Book Review)
A book review on John Brockman and Harper Perennial work, Know This (Today’s most interesting and important scientific ideas, discoveries and developments). The Summary This book is basically is result of what happened when we were to ask a group… Read More ›
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A River in Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa (Book Review)
One man’s escape from North Korea. An escapee shares the brutal, vivid details of his 36 years in North Korea. Masaji Ishikawa’s brutally vivid memoir of life in North Korea depicts sorrow, hunger, deprivation, cold and loss. This short and intense portrait which evokes the horrors… Read More ›
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Give Up the Need to Impress Others
Actually put ourselves first, ahead of other people and things. Don’t accept the idea that we lack anything other people have. Don’t feel that we need to make an impression on other people.
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Give up Control
We’ll almost certainly feel apprehensive if we believe that we have to fight life by ourselves. This feeling will intensify if we believe we have to struggle to achieve contentment. Then, we’ll try to maintain control over every aspect of… Read More ›
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Give Up our Self-Defeating Self-Talk
If we think positively no matter how poorly life treats us, we gain the opportunity to elevate ourselves. Conversely, if we think negatively, any bad experience will make us feel so much worse. Therefore, we really need to pay attention… Read More ›
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Give Up Living Our Life According to Other People’s Expectation
Never let other people opinions hinder us from going down the road we think we should travel. We should choose the life we want even if it aggravates other people. We can offer others only as much as we give… Read More ›
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Give up the Luxury of Criticism
We all have the choice and opportunity to fashion our life and select the people with whom we associate depending on how we think and what we believe. If we feel troubled and unhappy, we could project those feelings onto… Read More ›
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Give up Blaming Others
if we persist in blaming, we will lose our own sense of vitality.
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Give up our Resistance to Change
Everyone, including you and me exist for a reason with something very special to offer. Therefore, we need to discard our opposition to change in order to find our special path. We could and most of the time likely to… Read More ›
