motivational Tutorials

1. Presenting Yourself

By Dr. Joseph Sommerville Anytime employers are asked about the skills they value most in employees, its always in the top five. Senior managers and executives frequently cite it as one of the keys to their achievements. Business coaches, leadership development specialists and peak performance experts say its essential to success. It is the ability to communicate ideas clearly and persuasively. Yet, its oft... read more

2. Believing Prayer

By Daniel N. Brown Have you noticed that most of us have been raised to not believe in positive outcomes? At the same time, weve been taught to believe in negative outcomes. Wheres the logic in that? How much more effort does it take to believe in garbage than in positive things? Believing in the positive is vital to our success. If we could only believe that everything will work out and trust... read more

3. The River of Life

By Cheryl Perlitz Ive always loved the awesome majesty of mountains. They are, however, the byproduct of the rivers that formed them: flowing, adjusting, carving, crashing and gently nurturing the land and animals along the way. The river carves its way through, and the mountains answer as towers of strength. Like the river, our lives are forever moving and changing, shaping us as the water... read more

4. Time to Risk More

By David Wood Time to Risk More (Note to reader: As always, of course you need to be willing to take all consequences of your actions.) 100 people aged 100 were asked: What do you regret most? What would you do differently? The majority answered: I wish I had risked more. We regret the things we don't do, far more than the things we do. Fear STOPS us living. We get a sense of securi... read more

5. "The Wish-Idas"

By Jo McNamara "Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness." George Santayana If someone had told me in my 20s I would attempt to start my own home business at 50, I would have thought they had taken some really good (bad?) drugs. If someone had told me in my 30s I would write articles that would be read by hundreds of people, I would have asked them ho... read more

6. The "D" Word

By Carole Pagan Nothing strikes fear in the hearts of people everywhere more than the dreaded D word. Revolutionists have diluted it's power gradually over the last 50 years, insisting that we no longer need such a thing. They have created numb minded societies with no particular aspirations, and little motivation. Robot like civilizations who swarm from one great lead... read more

7. Who Needs Heroes?

By graham and julie When we were talking the other day we started to think about our heroes when we were young. After we had discussed the usual film star and sports stars that we idolised I remembered Derek. Derek was a couple of years ahead of me in school and he had everything; he always got straight As and was formidable on the football field as well as one of the fastest over 100 metres. Whats mo... read more

8. Appreciate to Motivate

By Ed Sykes Learn how to motivate your employees to become a team and accomplish more at work. Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, once said, There are two things people want more than sex and moneyrecognition and praise.  Time and time again the one motivating factor that production and is at the top of most employee lists is appreciation for a job we... read more

9. PRIME THAT PUMP! Part 3

By Rosella Aranda PRIME THAT PUMP! Part 3 By Rosella Aranda How healthy is your vision of yourself? How does your mental image of yourself stack up against that of, say, some hero of yours? Lets find out. Take a few seconds and picture yourself in your minds eye. Now imagine a hero of yours in the same setting. Did your vision have to shift a little? A lot perhaps? Is your posture,... read more

10. A Student of Your Business

By Tony Papajohn Are you a student of your business? Whatever you do, you have to be a student of your business. You have to be constantly on the lookout for improvements. Moreover, you have to be hungry for those little improvements, eager to find them, and dedicated to integrating them into your everyday performance. The reason I use the phrase, you have to be is because if y... read more

11. Review: Filling the Glass

By Reviewed by Philip Abelard Reviewed By Philip Abelard booksforbusiness@yahoo.com Filling the Glass: The Skeptic's Guide to Positive Thinking in Business by Barry Maher (Dearborn Trade Publishing, $19.95) Rating: $$$$$ Businesses often seem more concerned with the spin than with the reality, more concerned with what people think about the product than the product itself. Employees are ... read more

12. Adversity Gives You Strength

By John Boe How can you stay motivated in the midst of turbulent times and a sluggish economy? How do you persevere when many companies are reducing spending and customers seem to be holding on to every last penny in fear of an economic downturn? Every challenge you encounter in your life comes with the seed of equivalent or greater benefit. Adversity is a hard teacher, it never leaves you whe... read more

13. The Freedom of Wealth--or What Wealth Means to Me

By Mary Wilkey No, money cannot buy happiness?that's true. But what is also true is that it sure does make life a whole lot easier to deal with. The freedom of wealth means being: *Free of any need for pretense (if we are who we claim to be, we need not pretend). I am who I am. *Free of the burden to carry cash, checks, or credit cards (our person is recognize... read more

14. FEAR ? Don?t Let it Control You!

By Glen Hopkins Fear. What is it? Can you touch it? Can you hold it? Can you show it to another person? I can almost hear you from where I am sitting. No, no, no. Okay then, so you cant touch it, you cant hold it, and you cant show it to another person. The question then is, why? Why do we have fear? Fear is nothing more than an emotion or a feeling that we hold in our mind. We... read more

15. War For Peace

By Rafia WAR FOR PEACE ‘ War against war is the only war to be voted for ‘.... In the 21st century, all today are aware of the outcomes of war. Destruction, damage, famine, human losses are just a few of the immediate losses human races suffer. But the impact they lay on the generations to come are far greater than these. They are a threat to the peace and harmony of globe... read more

16. Possibilities

By Lynn Cutts Do you ever conceive of an idea, start the project, and then get distracted with a new one? Do you have hundreds of great ideas that never get finished? Do you jump around from one project to another? You're in good company. It's a common pattern among highly creative and intelligent people. I call it "leap frogging," and it's what happens when people pr... read more

17. Read Your Way To Public Speaking Success

By Mike Moore The most important thing a speaker can do to enhance a career is to become an authority in their specific subject area. You want to reach a point where people automatically think of you when they are looking for information on your topic or are looking for a speaker for their event. To do this you must read extensively in your field. I believe that speak... read more

18. You?re Right to an Abundant Life

By Mark Claridge We are all part of the universe. The universe is a living, breathing thing. I use the word thing because there is no other way to describe it. It is not animal, vegetable or mineral; it is all of these things. It is the creation and the substance of all life. We are all part of the universe and the universe is part of us. Without the universe life is dead. Without life the u... read more

19. Consciously Flowing Appreciation: Developing Your ?Gratitude Muscle!?

By Carolyn Beale (carolynbeale@hotmail.com) Weve all had days when, for whatever reason, we seem to find ourselves living unconsciously, guided by outworn beliefs and feeling stuck in lower-energy vibrations. When these times occur, you can help yourself to shift into higher alignment by remembering the power of appreciation. Gratitude, thankfulness, appreciation, blessing these are all states of being that open the... read more

20. I Can - unlish your inner drive

By Nilesh Gore || I Can The Capability || By Nilesh Gore : ng411002@rediffmail.com It is a normal thing for human mind is to get confused about different things in life. Here we concentrate on the confusion between I Can and I Cant thinking. But first of all we must know why this confusion begins at all. It begins because most of us creates a painful mental experience, without expe... read more

21. When Hearts Turn

By Julie Jordan Scott We stood on the bluffs three blocks from our home, our eyes reaching out to the scenery which expanded for miles across the Valley. Katherine inhaled deeply and said, "You have to admit it: Bakersfield really is beautiful." How many times had I looked at that same view and compared it with other bluffs: ones that I perceived to be far more pleasing to... read more

22. Ten Winning Traits - That Make A Difference!

By Richard Gorham No surprise - winning traits are common among high achievers. Are you tired of schlepping to the beat of someone else's drum? Does the idea of being your own boss appeal to you? Are you entrepreneur material? There are ten common traits among winners and the most successful entrepreneurs. Ten Winning Traits! An Eye For Op... read more

23. Change the Way You Think and Change Your Life

By Dawn Fields Change the Way You Think and Change Your Life Dennis is working as a factory worker during the day and a security guard at night. He needs these two incomes in order to stay above water in his bills. He has Wednesdays off on both jobs and that is the day he gets everything done. Yes, hes tired all the time, but hey, how else is he expected to make a living. One Wednes... read more

24. Turning the Big Six-Oh

By Maureen Killoran, MA, DMin August is my birthday month (yes, I'm a Virgo through and through) . . . and this year I'm turning the Big Six- Oh. When I was younger, 60 was beyond the pale. I gave my 7th decade little thought because on one hand I believed I was immortal, and on the other, I expected that, long before I reached 60, I would die. But here I am, bright eyed and bushy-tailed, so to speak.... read more