Motivation: The Gurus Speak!

I’ve been talking about motivation lately, with some really positive results in my own life and hopefully elsewhere too. To round out the discussion, I thought I’d add some “quick hits” — short suggestions about motivation lifted from the conversations I’ve had with various motivation gurus, including Jeff Keller, Omar Periu, and Tony Robbins:

Always act with a purpose — your purpose.

Take responsibility for your own results.

Stretch yourself past your limits on a daily basis.

Don’t wait for perfection, just do it now!

Be careful of what you eat; it takes energy to succeed.

Hang around people who are as motivated as yourself.

Don’t live a life of quiet desperation. Take action! Now!

When you learn from failure, it’s not really failure.

Don’t get complacent because you’re successful today.

Always say “I must” rather than “I’ll try” when seeing goals.

Don’t avoid a decision; that’s always a decision to fail.

Keep quiet if you can’t say something positive.

Respond to “How are you?” with “Terrific!” not “Hangin’ in there.”

Don’t spout negative talk; it programs you for negative results.

Stop complaining about that over which you have no control.

Stop griping about your personal problems and illnesses.

Expunge negative, de-motivating words in your speech.

Focus on purpose and goals, not obstacles and problems.

Start each day with at least 15 minutes of positive input.

Reduce your exposure to depressing news media.

By Geoffrey James
BNET November 20th, 2007 @ 5:30 am