The question was, “What motivates you?”. Many great responses were given that discussed people’s belief on motivation, but not what directly motivated them.

If you were to break down motivation to it’s most basic elements, it is made up of two things, internal and external motives.

Internal motives are those things that come from within. Like a personal vision, dreams, aspirations and charity to name a few.

External motives are those things that come from outside of us. Things like financial issues, work requirements and people to name a few.

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Happy February! Last month, you hopefully spent some time planning your goals for the year. When you were dreaming and planning what you wanted to accomplish this year, you probably got pretty excited!

Now, in the second month of the year, the initial excitement and motivation you felt might have worn off. So, what do you do to keep yourself energized and motivated to reach your goals throughout the year?

Maybe you have a picture of your goal or you are planning to reward yourself as you reach mini millstones towards your larger goal. Whatever it is, we want to hear about it!

For the contest this month, tell us:

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Happy Holidays! In the spirit of the season, the winners of our blog contest this month will be three charities, and we need your help to find them!

Please tell us what is your favorite charity and why. From your responses, we will be picking three charities to make donations to.  Between first, second and third place, we will be giving a total of $1,725!

To enter the contest, at the bottom of this page, simply type your name, email and website (if you have one) and your answer to this question:

What is your favorite charity and why?

The winners will be picked based on the “why” portion of this question.

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Ten days ago I presented you with a riddle and challenged you to solve it.  We had some good guesses, but no one hit the nail on the head.  The correct answer is HABITS.

For those of you who said (read all of the responces), thoughts/voice in your head, you might remember the quote by Frank Outlaw that says, “”Watch your thoughts; they become words.  Watch your words; they become actions.  Watch your actions; they become habits.  Watch your habits; they become character.  Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”

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I ran across this riddle and thought I’d pass it on. I was going to write a debrief about the answer to the riddle, but thought the impact may be greater if you thought about it yourself. I will post the answer in the next few weeks. In the meantime I would love to hear who you think it is. I’ll come back and fill you in on the correct answer with the debrief…

PS – there is no prize for the correct answer, BUT once you know the answer it will change your life.

Here is your riddle:

I am your constant companion,
I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden.
I will push Read More...

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What great responses we received for our What is Your Attitude Boost Contest! I want to thank everyone who posted their phrases and actions for getting over a NO. “Next” was by far the most common response, and it works, but our winners really had some unique answers. If you ever need a pick me up after a rejection, our blog readers have some great phrases for you. Read all of the contest entries.

It was really tough picking the top 3 but decisions had to be made.

Here are the winners.

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