In today’s world, productivity is emphasized, often to a point of detriment to, well, productivity. People are urged to produce an unnatural amount of content, product, or other work, and are often expected to do this with smiles on their faces and songs in their hearts. Sadly, employers are not the only ones pressuring people [...]
An objective of every employer in every industry is to increase employee productivity and output without shelling out more money. This is accomplished by keeping morale and a sense of efficacy high and clear of any negativity. How to keep employees motivated, however, can be somewhat of a challenge. Faced with such a task in [...]
A key to motivating oneself during times of hardship is to set tiny rewards for working toward goals. Another wise idea for motivation is to always have something in mind – the positive end result – while making progress toward a goal. One way to do this financially is to budget a savings account. By [...]
Motivation is a major key to success. Whether trying to buy a new house, get a promotion at work, become balanced, or otherwise, being motivated to work toward your goals is an important requisite. My question for you today is that of where you find your motivation. How do you stay happy when things try [...]
Setting goals is an effective way of getting many things accomplished. However, for personal finance and similar activities, there is an even more important task at hand: setting priorities. Prioritizing is a process similar to goal setting, but there are some subtle and conspicuous differences which are important to know and master.
Any regular reader of the One-Year Tightrope and all who follow a lifestyle of planning know that reviewing is one of the most important activities involved in staying organized and productive. Reviews also have the ability to increase motivation both negatively (“I wish I would have…”) and positively (“I am so glad I…”). This is [...]
In adopting a new lifestyle, we also shed old activities and adopt new ones. Taking from Stephen Covey’s self-help series, I am here to address the six habits of balanced people – what they do daily to strive for their goals and maintain a happy and healthy life. They plan ahead Balanced people know where [...]
I am certain I am not the only one out there who has become discouraged at some point in life. I am also certain that I am not the only one completely lost as to how to repair it when it happens. I know it is possible to become motivated again, though, because people do [...]
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