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Five Secrets to Unlimited Motivation

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 03:34:00 +0000

Motiv-Hate or Motivate

5 secrets for unlimited Motivation

In life we need energy to live, to exist and to do things with our life and with others. Yet sometimes we can miss life through talking ourselves out of it. Just like this:

• I just can't be bothered
• It's just too much effort, I'm tired
• It's not worth it, who cares
• Sure, one of these days...
• Yes, I know that I should, but...

Sound familiar? If this is you, and you are saying this to yourself and or to others, you are lacking one of the key ingredients in the recipe of life, MOTIVATION:
MOTIVATION; the psychological feature that arouses an individual to action toward a wanted goal; the reason for the action

So, we can define motivation but does that help? Usually not enough! What is this thing called 'motivation'? Where do you find it? How can we get motivated?

The first secret to share here is Secret No.1 'motivation is not a thing' it is not a noun. You will never trip over motivation that someone has left in the bathroom, nor will you find a chunk of it in the fridge! Has anyone ever bought a kilo of motivation from the shop? I think not!

If that is the case, then what is motivation, how can we be motivated and more importantly how can we motivate ourselves? Would you like unlimited motivation, does this interest you? If so, read on because that is the design of this article.

Motivation is a set of thinking strategies or processes that we run for ourselves... Did you notice what you just read? '...That we run ourselves! What does this mean? It means that we are responsible for how motivated or not we are! It means there is no point looking to another to provide motivation for us; in fact it is impossible for another person to motivate us, only we can decide what is or is not motivational to us. So Secret No.2 to motivation is 'we are responsible for the amount of motivation we have'. Can you start to sense the power you have over yourself when you take responsibility for you?

What is it that drives us to feel motivated? What drives motivation? Further, how does motivation drive us toward what we want, need or believe? What is this fuel? The answer brings us to secret No. 3, 'emotions are the fuel of motivation' and ultimately are what drive us! Let us take a look at how emotions 'drive or move us to action, the best place to start may be with the word 'emotion'.

E-motion, as we look more closely at this word we can see its structure.

'E-nergy in motion';(e motion). Our emotions are our energy. Typically we can put emotions' into three distinctive categories:
• Positive
• Neutral
• Negative

As we can define our emotions into these three simple types, then what does that also say about our energy? Well, we can make the same distinctions for our types of energy; positive, neutral and negative energy. This leads us to Secret No.4 'People are motivated and can motivate themselves using these 3 different types of energy' so can you!

The affect of positive emotion often gives us the energy to move toward what we want or need, we somehow feel pulled or drawn (motivated). As we experience neutral emotions we can 'take it or leave it' and with negative emotions we experience discomfort, a form of pain and we (are motivated) try to get or move away from the cause of such. We can represent this with a diagram:

The Axis of Motivation

Whether we move away from the pain and consequences or toward the good feelings or outcomes in our life, both create energy that we put into motion to do something. This is motivation. Now what this gives us is a strategy for developing unlimited motivation for anything we want to do or have in life.

Typically, human beings have a preference to which end of the motivational axis they motivate or get motivated by. We can ask ourselves some questions to identify our own preference for getting motivated. Ask yourself the following questions and notice if you are motivated toward what you want or away from what you don't want:

I get out of bed in the morning;
1. Because I have to (away from)
2. Because I want to start the day (toward)

I take my medicine regularly;
1. Because I want to be well and live life as fully as I can (toward)
2. Because if I don't I will become ill or possibly die (away from)

When asked I will go out and socialise with others;
1. Because I like to meet and be with other people (toward)
2. Because it is rude not too and I don't want to upset anyone (away from)

I keep my home tidy;
1. Because I like it like that (toward)
2. Because I get moaned at if I don't, or someone unexpected may come round (away from)

I understand that regular exercise is healthy for you;
1. And I exercise because I want to get the health benefits from it (toward)
2. And I exercise because if I don't my health may get worse (away from)

I do things;
1. Because I can
2. Because I have to

How many 'towards' or 'away from' did you identify with? Most people will find themselves using motivation at just one end of the axis, either mainly toward or mainly away from.

Now that you have this understanding on how YOU are typically motivated, we can move to Secret No.5.

This secret is the one that brings all the other secrets together and will show you how to get unlimited amounts of motivation for the rest of your life! Secret No.5 says 'Combine both away from and toward energies at the same time and you will create a personal motivation that propels you into action'! By becoming aware of the other energy available to you, at the other end of the motivation axis you can ramp up the emotional motivation to get you to take action, to feel motivated and finally in control of you!

Either now or later, take 5 minutes to take yourself through the unlimited motivation pattern below. These x simple questions can be applied to anything that you need more motivation for, any time, anywhere. After you have used this pattern a couple of times you will be motivating yourself and possibly other like an expert!

The Unlimited Amounts of Motivation Pattern

1. Identify something in your life you want to have or be more motivated about (This can be anything, getting out more, going to the gym, or doing the housework, anything...)
2. Once you have identified something, write it down so you don't forget what you are working on
3. Notice your current motivation style associated with this activity, are you motivated away from or toward? If you are away from read and ask yourself part A, if you are toward, read and ask yourself part B

Part A, You are moving away from the pain or consequences, but you can put up with it for awhile. First notice how real the discomfort is, what else could be a problem or even more painful if you don't take action on this.

To add even more energy to your motivation notice what you will get that is good or pleasurable once you have taken the action or started the activity. Notice how good it feels and how good it will feel when you have completed this activity... So as you experience all of this about that activity, notice just how much energy you have for taking the step to be doing it... Go do it then!

Part B, You are moving toward the activity, but it doesn't pull on you enough to take any action. First notice just what attracts or pulls you toward it in the first place, that's right, now as you think about that, ask yourself, what is important to me about this...

What does the importance of this mean to you, how do you feel about it now, knowing this? Just imagine what it would mean if you never did this, you would never realise this meaning and its importance. It could be the start of procrastinating on other important and meaningful things in life, you wouldn't want that to be true would you? Be with this awareness, notice the heightened pleasure and possible pain if you don't act on this as soon as you can... Just now, notice HOW much energy and motivation you know have for this... Get on with it then!

Congratulate yourself on doing or starting the activity, notice how well you can motivate you to take the actions that are important to you. Notice the sense of independence and pride you have for yourself as you read this and start to take the first steps to becoming expert at developing your own motivation, imagine the possibilities you now have for your life...now.

By: Joseph W Scott
Joseph W. Scott Managing partner @ TheCoachingRoom Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
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Motivation Myths

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 03:33:00 +0000

Myth 1: Motivation is something you've got or you haven't

Fact: Motivation levels are different in different people. Some people seem to be highly motivated most of the time. But before you think you are one of those people with low motivation think again. Generally we are motivated by things that matter to us, by the things we value, that are meaningful and purposeful to us. Those people who are highly motivated often have a very compelling reason to be motivated; the more compelling the reason the higher the motivation. For most people it is a matter of finding out what it is that compels them and motivation will follow.

Myth 2: You need to be positive in order to be motivated

Fact: While perhaps not obvious on the surface, you might be surprised to learn that fear is often a motivator. Most people would have heard of the carrot or stick principle; move towards the carrot and away from the stick. Some people are motivated by the reward, the gain, while others might be more motivated by fear, discomfort, potential loss or pain. Gain and pain are both strong motivating factors. In many cases it is not one or the other but a combination of both.

If you really fear something for example, say that you might lose everything you have worked for then you might be extra motivated to work hard to succeed. The fear of illness or being obese will often motivate people to stay fit and healthy. If you don't pay your mortgage you might lose your house, if you don't pay your taxes you might be in trouble with the law etc. etc. This secondary or 'negative' motivation motivates more people than you think. It is preferable to be motivated by real desire rather than by fear, but remember that you will not only be motivated for positive reasons. You might desire to be very successful as you fear insignificance or not living a purposeful life. It's important to be aware of what fuels your motivation and if that is what you really want.

Myth 3: You have to be motivated before you start anything

Fact: This is why so many people never achieve their goals! It is like waiting for the motivation bus...it isn't coming and it never will. Don't wait! You need to get up, start moving and get going. True, sometimes the first steps might be the hardest to take. Remember that motivation means 'movement' and movement is something you can activate by creating momentum. Have you ever seen someone pulling a truck or jumbo jet on their own? Once the truck or plane starts rolling momentum is created and less effort is required. Once movement is activated, it is easier to keep it going than to make it move in the first place. In other words 'Just Do It'!

Myth 4: You think you can be motivated without a clear and specific goal

Fact: When you want to travel to a destination, first you need to know where you want to go. Like the saying in Alice in Wonderland "If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there". Imagine going to a train station and asking for a ticket, the first question asked will be 'Where to?' First you need to know where you want to go and you need a reason for wanting to go there. You need to feel the excitement of reaching your destination. The feeling of arriving at your destination needs to be more powerful than the feeling of staying where you are.

The more compelling the reason, the more it aligns with what is important to you, the more you will be 'pulled' towards it. You need to imagine and have a vivid picture in your mind (as well of external representations such as a vision board) of what this destination looks like. If you have no idea what your goal or your destination looks like and how you will feel when you get there, then why would you want to go there in the first place? You generally can't be motivated for motivation sake. You need a compelling reason and a clear purpose; somewhere to direct your attention and focus your energy.

Myth 5: You should be motivated all the time

Fact: While this might be true for some people, for most of us there are times when motivation wanes. There might be some obstacles along the way, challenges or difficulties that appear to stand in the way of reaching your destination. While some people become more determined, others might get disheartened. It is unrealistic to expect there won't be times when you might want to give up and go 'back home' to what is familiar. Remember that after the initial period there is often a time when the desire and excitement diminishes. During these times it is especially important to keep the momentum going; keep that plane or truck rolling! The key is to keep the momentum going even though part of the journey might be uphill at certain times. Remember to always keep the end in mind clearly and firmly.

Myth 6: Motivation is the same as using will power

Fact: When the going gets tough there may be times when you need to put your shoulder to the grindstone. But if your journey is only driven by will power, you are likely to tire and it's unlikely that you will succeed. If you are clear about why you want to reach your destination, together with a real desire to get there, you will use your inspiration rather than relying on will power alone. Strong desire and emotionally connecting to the excitement of reaching your destination is far more powerful than using sheer will power. Without engaging your emotions and feelings (the subconscious and the limbic part of your brain), you have to work much harder. Inspiration is more powerful than perspiration.

Myth 7: When you are motivated it gets easier and easier

Fact: "The old Gods will always come and challenge you at the border of the country that you are leaving". You want to change something and move away from a current situation, in order to achieve a goal. For most people there comes a stage which is called the point of greatest resistance. It is often when you least expect it. All of a sudden something pulls you back and stops you from moving forward. This is often just before you are about to succeed. Why? Just like being tied to an elastic band, the further you move away the stronger the pullback. The point of greatest resistance occurs just before the elastic band breaks and you hurdle forward.

In psychology this is called a 'pay off' or a 'hidden benefit'. At some point the 'pay' off, the 'benefit' of not 'travelling' any further motivates you more than the destination. Well engrained habits have a lot of pullback power. That part of you that is attached to the old habits will pull you back (especially after 3-4 weeks and then again at a later stage) as it does not want to lose those 'benefits'. When you want to move to a new way; a new world or a new country so to speak, the old habits will often try to call you back. This is one of the most important aspects to understand in the motivation process, yet it is often not addressed in popular motivation information. Why would that part of you that just wants to 'stay home' and blob in front of the TV get excited and co-operate with another part of you that wants to actively pursue your goals? You need to negotiate with these various and often conflicting aspects within yourself so they come on board. Once you understand and effectively address the pullback factor, you are far more likely to succeed.

Myth 8: People believe they are lazy

Fact: Believe it or not you are always motivated. Is a teenager lazy for not wanting to tidy up his or her room? NO! Their motivation just lies elsewhere. They might be motivated to go out with their friends, play video games or sleep. They value these things much more than tidying up their room. There is always motivation, although sometimes the motivation 'movement' might not necessarily go in a direction that is constructive or useful. So next time you think you are 'lazy' replace that thought with, I am not motivated. Labelling yourself or others as 'lazy' is very unhelpful. Labelling someone or something means that it is a fait accompli (an irreversible fact). There is nothing much that you can do about it. Exploring what does and what does not motivate you is the key to addressing motivation.

Myth 9: You've got to try harder

Fact: A real indication of lack of motivation is when we use the word 'try'. 'I will try' means I am not really committed but I feel I 'should' be. Rather than choosing to do something because we really want to, we give it a try. Have you ever met someone that has been trying to give up smoking? Answer one question: Do they or don't they smoke? The answer is they are still smoking. If they weren't they would not be trying to give it up, they would have done it. How well do you think it works when you feel you 'should' give up smoking, 'should' lose weight, 'should' drink less or 'should' exercise more, when you don't really want to?

The problem is with the implication of the word trying. Trying means it is not happening because there is not a firm decision or commitment made. I know people that have made a very clear, firm and conscious decision to smoke, despite knowing the dangers. While it is not a choice that I would make, I respect their decision. Why? They stopped the struggle.

Make up your mind, consider the cost-benefits and make a decision. The space between doing and not doing is called ambivalence. Continuously dancing 'the ambivalence dance' is very tiring, disempowering and ultimately does not get you anywhere. Stop trying; just do it or don't! Ultimately it is that easy.

Myth 10: All you need is a destination, motivation and inspiration

Fact: You need to keep on track to reach your destination, but if you haven't got a map, then what track are you on? Without a strategy it is far too easy to stray from your intended destination, your intended goal. If you haven't got a good map or navigation system you might find that all of a sudden you have come back to the place you started from. You can have all the motivation in the world, but if you leave home without knowing where you are going or how far you have travelled, you're going to feel lost and discouraged and more than likely, you will give up.

Having a system that keeps you focused and on the right track is extremely important, especially during times when your motivation is low. Having a clear vision of your destination, knowing where you're at and keeping track of your travels and progress is one of the most essential aspects as it encourages you and leads you to act. This is such an important and fundamental element of achieving what you want to achieve, yet it's probably one of the most neglected. There is so much information about motivation yet often the most important aspects are absent. Many people, books and products can inspire you and get you on your way, but that is the easy part. After that you are left to your own devices and this is why most people don't stay the course or reach their intended destination.

Determining where you want to go and understanding the all-important why factor as well as having access to practical tools, resources and support to help get you there (from start to finish) is what people really need to succeed. With this in mind, using a specifically tailored system to help you stay on track is the most beneficial tool one can use.

Numerous studies have shown that people who set goals consistently achieve more in life than those who do not. Yet there is so much more to goal setting than most people think. Not only do people need to be clear about what they want, they need to create an environment for success and achievement; an environment that guides and supports them, keeps them focused and on the right track.

Just think about New Year resolutions. Despite having the best intentions, most people don't make it past the 7th day of January! At Minds with Integrity we have developed a unique and personalized system that will help you move from hoping and wishful thinking to living your life according to what is really important to you. Experience immediate and tangible outcomes with a system that gets results.

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What Drives You? The Secrets To Motivating Yourself

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 03:30:00 +0000

"Your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing." - Abraham Lincoln

Bianca rose to the sound of pigeons cooing and traffic grumbling on the street below. As she yawned and stretched, she thought about what was waiting for her that day.

She felt her motivation slowly drain away with each deadline and commitment that zipped through her thoughts. As Bianca began to wither and wilt internally, she remembered the motivation pills she had purchased last week from the Good Value Pharmacy.

There were yellow pills labeled 'Money', pink pills labeled 'Pride', green pills labeled 'Family', purple pills labeled 'Respect' and some ugly grey pills labeled 'Nagging Advice'. The chemist had told her as he dispensed the pills that some would work for her and some would not... he could never tell in advance which pills would work for which customers. With that advice in mind and a smile on her lips, Bianca reached for the one she knew would be just right for her...

One of the best things you can do for yourself on your journey of self discovery is to work out what drives you. The first step is to identify your values as they provide the fuel for your motivation and the drive behind everything you do in life. If you value something you will always find the motivation and energy to do it. If you don't value something, you will always struggle to find the motivation and energy to do it.

Values

Your values are what are important to you. They are the broad concepts that guide your decisions in life and form the basis of your character. Your values also determine how you spend your time. For example, if your most important value is health, you will spend your time quite differently from someone whose most important value is career or family.

Values also drive all your motivation. You won't pursue a course of action unless it relates to something you value at some level. Identifying your values allows you to kick-start your own motivation, set goals that are appropriate and spend time on things that are important to you.

How Your Values Are Formed

Your values come from a number of sources including your family, friends, religion, school, teachers, country and the media. They are also shaped at any time in your life by significant emotional events such as natural disasters, emotional abuse, global depression or war.

Your values change as you grow and evolve. When you change your values, you will also change some of your beliefs and the way you live life.

How To Identify Your Personal Values

Identifying your personal values helps you to:

    Understand why some issues are a problem for you;
    See why some things motivate you and others don't; and
    Identify and overcome problem areas of your life.

For example, assume you have weight issues. You determine your personal values and find that health and fitness doesn't even rate a mention within your values. You may have found the reason why you are having weight issues, i.e. health and fitness is not something you value. While this remains the case it will be very difficult for you to lose weight and gain a greater level of health and fitness in your life as you will not have any motivation to do so.

You can identify your values by asking yourself:

    What is important to me in relation to my life, career, relationships etc?
    What would cause me to leave my life, career, relationships, etc?

When you have an understanding of your values, it is useful to see how they affect your motivation.

Motivation

Your values drive your motivation. If you set goals that are aligned with your values, you will have the motivation to help you achieve them. If you set goals that are not in line with your values, it will be an uphill struggle to achieve them.

When you understand your values and their impact on how you are currently motivating yourself you will have a wonderful insight into why you achieve the results that you do in life. You will also know how to motivate yourself more effectively in the future.

Motivation comes either from within you (intrinsic motivation) or from an external source (extrinsic motivation).

Extrinsic motivationis provided by some factor external to you. It can take the form of inducements (rewards) or punishments. The rewards can be tangible or intangible (such as praise).

Intrinsic motivationis evident when you engage in an activity for its own sake without any external incentive. It appears from research done by Albert Bandura that if you have more self efficacy (belief in your own abilities to control your environment) you are more highly intrinsically motivated than other people.

As intrinsic motivation is the only one you can take with you and call upon at any time, it is the most important in terms of self motivation.

Intrinsic motivation can be broken down further into 'towards' motivation and 'away from' motivation. 'Towards' motivation is motivation towards something you want and 'away from' motivation is motivation away from something you don't want.

'Away From' Motivation

'Away from' motivation is driven by pain. Pain motivated performance is not pleasant, produces inconsistent results and disappears when the pain is no longer present.

'Away from motivation' does, however, give you a strong initial motivation to move away from the thing you don't want in your life. A problem with using this type of motivation is that you wait until things are bad before you take action to change them. Another problem is that you don't have a target or goal that you are aiming for (just something you are running from) so you don't tend to achieve results.

Sophia uses 'away from' motivation in relation to her weight. As a result she is the classic yo yo dieter. Her process goes like this. Sophia looks in the mirror and sees that she is overweight. She says to herself, 'I don't want to be fat anymore'. She then goes on a diet to ensure she is no longer fat. (She is moving away from being fat). At some point she looks in the mirror and sees that she looks fantastic and is no longer fat. As she is no longer fat, she has just lost the source of her motivation (to no longer be fat). As there is no longer any motivation, she no longer stays on the diet and discards her exercise regime. She will not be motivated to do whatever she needs to stay fit and healthy. At some point in the future she will look in the mirror and again form the judgment that she is fat and the process will start all over again.

When you are motivated away from something that you don't want in life, you tend to focus upon the very thing you don't want and that is what you attract into your life. As examples:

    If you constantly say to yourself, 'I don't want to be broke', your focus is upon being broke and that is where your unconscious mind will aim.
    If you constantly say to yourself, "I don't want to be single", your focus is upon being single and that is where your unconscious mind will aim.

Motivation away from what you don't want can motivate you, but it doesn't do so for long and you can't be sure what results you will achieve. It can give you a fantastic initial boost of energy, but you can never guarantee where you are going to end up as you don't have a firm direction in mind, just a place you want to get away from. If you use away from motivation in your life, you will tend to create a series of crises to keep yourself motivated.

'Towards' Motivation

If you use 'towards motivation' you will take action to move towards your goal and you will achieve them more often than not.

'Towards' motivation is the best way to motivate yourself. When you are motivated towards what you want, you tend to stay consistently motivated until you achieve your goal (provided you desire it enough).

When you are motivated towards what you want, you constantly set and achieve goals each time stretching yourself further. By using motivation towards what you want you give yourself a far greater chance of achieving what you want out of life.

How Do You Know If The Motivation You Use Is 'Towards' Or 'Away From' Motivation?

We now know that values drive your motivation and that motivation can be either towards what you want or away from what you don't want. Now it is time to review your values to discover whether the underlying motivation for each of your values is:

towards what you want; or
away from what you don't want.

To determine whether the underlying motivation for each value is 'towards' or 'away from' ask yourself, "Why is that value important to me?" then listen to your self-talk and note what you say to yourself. The clues to whether you are using towards or away from motivation for that value are:

You are probably using 'towards' motivation if you:

talk about what you do want
don't use comparisons in your explanation (better than, worse than, more than)

You are probably using 'away from' motivation if you:

talk about what you don't want
make comparisons in your explanation or use words such as 'better than', 'more than', 'less than', 'best' etc. (These show you are unhappy with where you currently are)
use words such as 'must', 'need', 'have to', 'got to' etc

As an example, assume that 'money' was your highest value in relation to your career. You then ask yourself, "Why is the value 'compensation' important to me in relation to my career?"

If your answer is, "Because I want to make a lot of money and live in luxury", the response would indicate 'towards' motivation for this value.

If your answer is, "Because I don't want to be broke and I have to be able to pay my bills", the response would indicate 'away from' motivation for this value.

Your chances of achieving goals relating to 'money' are much greater if you are using towards motivation.

If you find that you have identified 'away from' motivation in relation to any of your values, you will find:

This area of your life is one where you will experience the most difficulties;
You will not be achieving the results in this area of your life that you might wish; and
There are unresolved issues to be cleared away and healed in relation to this area of your life before you will experience the success you desire.

This is wonderful information to have as it identifies areas of your life for you to focus upon.

Problems With Motivation

We all experience problems with motivation at some point. Those times when you just can't seem to find the desire to do things you know you should. The problems can arise because:

You are low on energy. There are some easy things I'm sure you do when you are feeling 'low' to get your energy back. Remember too that sometimes in life, you need and deserve a rest.
The thing you are aiming towards is not something you value. (In this case, question whether you should be exerting your energy in that direction); or
You have a problem with your motivation strategy (see below).

If it is your motivation strategy that is causing you challenges, identify which part of the strategy is causing the problem and then use one of the following techniques to assist you to change it. If you are not motivated because:

You feel overwhelmed, break the goal down into smaller steps and do them one at a time.
You are only using 'away from' motivation, identify where you are aiming and focus upon the positive outcomes of attaining it.
You feel obliged to pursue the goal, either accept the goal is not for you and let it go or focus upon the positive outcomes you will get from achieving the goal.
You are scared, identify what could go wrong and what you would do if it did.

In Summary

If you understand your values, you will understand what motivates you and why. If you discover whether you are using towards or away from motivation in different areas of your life, you will have answers for why some parts of your life are successful and others are not. If you use one of the above techniques to overcome common motivation problems... and you take action... you should be on your way to success!

By: Petris Lapis
Petris Lapis, Director of Petris Lapis Pty Ltd the unique approach to personal growth, easy unconscious change, opening your heart and unlocking your potential in every aspect of life. Visit now to find the next course running near you. http://www.PetrisLapis.com

Self Motivation Skills - 8 Skills For Staying Motivated

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 05:14:00 +0000

Self motivation skills are essential if we are to enjoy success, fulfillment, and fitness throughout our life. We may benefit tremendously from gifted motivational speakers, books, and seminars. But if we are to continue to move forward and make progress in achieving our goals we must develop our own personal skills for staying motivated.

These are skills that can be learned and improved with time and effort. We never reach a point where we can stop honing these self motivation skills. As we become more skilled we are able to move forward more quickly and reach for even higher goals.

Improve Your Life With These Self Motivation Skills:

1. Take responsibility. Blaming others for your lack of motivation and inability to persevere in reaching goals is a waste of time. People who constantly blame their boss for their lack of motivation on their job will inevitably stay frustrated and unsuccessful in their work. Get in the habit of not letting other people's words and actions have an impact on your motivation.

2. Stop procrastinating. This self-defeating habit can be devastating to your motivation and your ability to reach your goals.

3. Take action. There is a time to think and plan but then there it time for action. Nothing will happen until you take some action. Don't allow yourself to be paralyzed by fear and indecision. Steps of action will lead to more and more motivation.

4. Stop comparing. Comparing yourself with others will inhibit your own personal growth and motivation. Focus on being the very best that you can be and allow others to do the same.

5. Eliminate negativity. We can get bombarded with negativity from friends, family, media, co-workers, and even our own thoughts. Negativity can kill out excitement and keep us from living a motivated life. Skillfully eliminating this negativity can be a great boost to our motivation.

6. Be realistic. After proper self-evaluation you should set goals that are attainable. Setting goals too far out of reach leads to frustration and depletes our energy and motivation. A common example of this is when people set weight-loss goals. You can only lose 1-2 pounds of fat each week. If you set a 10 pound goal you will become frustrated and defeated. Be realistic.

7. Make plans. Failing to plan is planning to fail. It's an old saying but full of truth. When you follow a well-devised plan you will stay motivated.

8. Reward yourself. Take time to celebrate. Include those who helped you reach your goal. This will keep your motivation fresh and keep you moving forward.

Conscious And Unconscious Motivation

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 10:13:00 +0000

Unconscious motivation - According to Sigmund Freud’s theories of human behavior, he asserts that most of human behavior is as a result of desires, impulses, and memories that have been repressed into an unconscious state, but control human actions.

He believed that our minds consists of a tiny conscious part that is always available for direct observation and subconscious part that is responsible for determining human behavior. For example when someone displays negative attitude towards something, he/she is always expressing his unconscious feelings of dislike.

On the other hand Freud said that repressed memories and desires are the major cause of mental disorders and that people who suffer from this, must be assisted to bring back their conscious thoughts. Research has shown that task performance is affected by motivation. By providing performance incentives it decreases the estimate of unconscious processes (Philiph M.Merikle:94-113, 1999).

Process dissociation has shown that when performing a task following exclusion instructions, one is not supposed to use perceived or remembered information in their responses. Performance here is determined by a number of times participant fail to comply This can clearly explain how unconscious people behaves.

According to Maslow, unconscious motives and behaviors can be complicated to ones life and to prevent this, it is always important to realize that unconscious motives exists and know how to control them. Psychoanalysis has shown that some people, for example in work place may be performing poorly than others because they posses unconscious feeling of aggression towards authority figures in their work place.

Conscious motivation - Being conscious is to be aware of ones environment and existence, thoughts and sensation.-on the other hand conscious motivation is relatively different from unconscious motivation. New studies by neuroscientists, philosophers and psychologists studied to try and understand emotion and its contribution to the functioning of consciousness.

When we are conscious about something we are able to get into a position where we can solve our problem and at the sane time come up with a better solution (TroyA.W 96-116).

Process dissociation procedure that has been used to experiment the effect of motivation in both conscious and unconscious processes to task performance, has clearly shown that, when provided with incentives, the results for the perception task indicated that incentives increased the participants' ability to exclude previously presented information, which in turn both increased the estimate of conscious processes (Ernest R. Hilgard, 90-113)

Performance in conscious motivation is measured by giving out inclusive instructions; participants are asked to use their perceived or remembered information to give out their results. Performance is measured by a number of times they comply with instructions.

From the findings of both conscious and unconscious motivation it can be concluded that process dissociation procedure is relatively immune to influences of motivation when used with a memory task. Behavior orientation is one of the defining characteristic of human beings.

From the research on conscious and unconscious motivation it has been indicated how psychological mechanisms are involved in the planning and execution of motivated social behavior (Kipling D. Williams, social motivation, 34-45).

About the Author

LindaMiller The author has academic writing experience of over ten years. She holds a PHD in education from Harvard.

What Is Positive Motivation?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 04:21:00 +0000

When you were a child, you were subject to two kinds of motivation – positive motivation and negative motivation. When you did something bad, you were scolded and that was an example of negative motivation. But, when you did something good, you were rewarded, maybe with a smile or a hug, or even a gold star on the fridge. That positive motivation made you want to keep doing good things, yet sometimes negative motivation angers the recipient so much that they only keep doing the bad ones.

Schools have long known that a system of positive motivation techniques is far more effective at keeping children in line. By using a system of rewards for even the most minute positive behavior, children are more apt to pay attention, do the right thing, and help others. The same is true for adults. A salesperson who works on commission is being rewarded in much the same way – the better job they do, the more money they make.

You can also use positive motivation to alter your own behavior, and for us adults that usually means how much we eat or drink, whether we smoke or not, or if we are sticking to our exercise plan. For you, it might mean taking control of your financial situation. Whatever the problem or issue that you need to change, using positive motivation as a way to do it is always the best way.

In other words, if you need to lose weight, instead of denying yourself and punishing yourself with more exercise every time you eat too much, think about putting a reward out there a few month’s ahead, like a vacation or that pair of shoes you have always wanted. By rewarding yourself, you will be more apt to continue doing whatever it is that you need to be doing.

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5 Types Of Motivation Drive You Towards Your Goals

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:37:00 +0000

Have you ever asked yourself what motivation is? It could be defined as the driving force that leads to an action. There is probably no better definition. It is the encouraging feeling that helps you to work towards your goals. Some of us consciously work towards motivating the self towards working better, while others simply do this automatically.

Some of us make an effort to justify our existence while others do this subconsciously. All of us have different factors that motivate us, so we need to understand that our unique personalities require unique kinds of motivation. Some of the kinds of motivation are as follows:

A. Achievement motivation: All of us have an in built desire to achieve something in life, and what we feel we need to achieve is relative to who we are as persons. What is easy for one to achieve could be difficult to another, but achievement is rarely looked upon as a factor. However, when you have this desire to achieve, and when you recognize it as a driving force, nothing is impossible once you put your mind to it.

B. Motivation from society: Some of us are motivated to do better in life simply because we want to move up the social ladder. Others may be motivated to do something so that they can remain in their peer group. School kids are often motivated to better at academics just so they do not lose their group of friends, out of the fear that they may be held back one year. This is a simple example of motivation from society.

C. Motivation from promised incentives: When you know that you are going to be rewarded for doing something right, you make sure you do it right. This is called incentive motivation. Companies throughout the world offer their employees rewards or bonuses for completing projects before the set deadline, and this encourages the workers to work harder towards the goal. This is an example of incentive motivation at work.

D. Motivation from fear: Companies often use fear of punishment to motivate their employees. This could be looked upon as the opposite of incentive motivation and companies often use both forms hand in hand. While you could be rewarded for doing something right, you could well be penalized for doing it wrong. This is not as negative as it may sound, and is an efficient way of keeping employees sharp, and on their toes.

E. Motivation for change: Some of us are motivated to work hard towards achieving our goals because we are not happy with our immediate surrounding, and would love to see a change here.

As must be evident by now, there are many kinds of factors that you could use to bring about a positive change. What works best for you however, can only be decided by your own self.

Making Money Online - Free Shares

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:58:00 +0000

Couple of days ago I was introduced by a net friend of mine about a new making money online site that is giving away free shares. Giving away free shares? It sounded like something fishy. The site that my friend is talking about is me2everyone.

So, what is me2everyone?

Have you ever dream of becoming a stockholder of a fortune 500 company but then took a look at your bank account and decided to wake up from your daydream? Yup, so do I.

me2everyone concept:

Me2Everyone is currently under development so there is still time to get in on the ground floor. Eventually it will be a virtual world doubling as a social network. There are going to be real businesses and people operating in this environment and it is going to have all the amenities of a website we would come to expect in the Web 2.0 world.

The greatest thing about this concept in my opinion is the fact that it is structured similar to a co-op where everyone involved retains joint ownership of the virtual world. Me2Everyone is free to join and if you decide to participate you will be awarded with shares.

I just joined recently and received 1000 shares equivalent a fraction of a dollar but nonetheless I am a shareholder! Everyone you refer to the world will obtain there own shares and you will get a referral bonus.

Alas, this company will be trading on major indexes and your shares are real, they are actually stock in the company so you can get filthy rich if you get on board now.

Me2Everyone world also offer is that it will have locations in which you can trade out your shares for real money, pounds, and dollars etc.

When officially launched, the virtual world will support almost 10 different languages so it will become a great way to network with people in different countries speaking different languages.

me2everyone expects shares to be worth a total of GP £0.021/each in 2009 and by 2012 they are expected to be worth a staggering GP £0.58 each

All the while you will be accumulating a small fortune of these shares by referring your friends, family and subscribers.

Me2Everyone currently offers a 10,000,000 share bonus to the person that signs up the most referrals. If you are curious to know how much that is, the combined value of the shares are worth GBP £10,000 in present terms.

Expected to may being the next ebay, amazon or Google. If you’re like me, you'll sure hate missing out on free opportunity that won’t cost you a dime. I don’t know about you but I’m taking this opportunity to make money online with Me2Everyone.

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Three Ways to boost Yourself to Action

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:18:00 +0000

Motivation is not an easy action. It takes efforts and a lot of emotional resources to be motivated, but by being motivated, the rewards are much more than the efforts it takes. Motivation can be developed and improved through these ways:

Accept That Motivation Can Lift Up Your Spirits

If you accept that motivation is the answer, that motivation is a necessity, that it can bring you a change to all things that needs changing in your life, then you have placed yourself on the route to success. Keep in mind that you can't be motivated if you do not consider it positive in your life and if you don't allow yourself to be motivated.

Relax Mentally, Physically and Emotionally

Your mind, your emotions as well as the whole of your body needs to be inspired. Take note that your mind must work with your body before positive actions can be attained. Let loose, let go all of your fears and worries. Remember that nothing will ever be lost through mental release. Instead, your mind is much freer for motivation to step in. This is the only means through which your horizons of success can be widened.

Take Action

Carry out something that needs motivation and do it wholeheartedly. No matter how hard it may be, persevere in it. Nothing best comes easy. Setbacks are things which always come into the life of every person. But you must be tough so as to spring up from these setbacks. Remember that tough times don't always last, but tough people do.

Don't Ever Give Up!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:09:00 +0000

Don’t ever give up!
For you are born a winner.You can conquer the world, If you just only have self-discipline, faith and believe in yourself!

Don’t ever give up!
‘Coz from dark clouds, you get precious water. From dark mines, you get precious gems, And from darkest trials, come your greatest blessings.

Don’t ever give up!
Never tell yourself that you are tired, ‘Coz the more you accept that thought the more exhausted you’ll become. Life is a matter of perception, either you complain because roses have thorns or rejoice because thorns have roses.

Don’t ever give up!
Whatever mountain stands in your path, Whatever obstacle blocks your way, And whatever difficulty immobilizes you, the prayer of faith can remove it!

Don’t ever give up!
For the loving God will never leave you empty. He will replace everything you lost, If He ask you to put something down it’s because…
He wants you to pick-up something greater!

Don’t ever give up!
For life has no rewinds and forwards. It unfolds itself at its own pace. So never miss a chance to live today and make a beautiful story for tomorrow.

Don’t ever give up!
Keep on trusting God and keep on doing what you know is right. Never, never and never give up! Remember the only person who can stop you in what God intend you to become is you!

Finally, forget the things that made you sad. And remember those that made you glad.
Forget the troubles that passed away, And remember the blessings that come each day.

Wish you many blessings to come and God bless!

By: Moises P. Reconalla

Beating Stress Through Self Motivation

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:57:00 +0000

One of the best ways to manage stress is through self motivation. Motivation that comes from within is usually an undisputed source of confidence in a person. You do not want to end up overtaken by emotions and feeling frustrated which is stress.

People who have no motivation do not only have stress but they end up achieving very little way below their potential. You need to understand where you can tap motivation from and one source is in positivity and good hopeful thoughts which you constantly affirm in yourself.

There are many other sources that can inspire you to have self motivation like inspirational books, groups and the experiences of others.

You will beat stress through self motivation and confidence that come from setting goals and achieving it. It's best to set high goals which are very realistic so that you can avoid stress from failure.

The truth is that many stressed people are mad with themselves because they feel like they probably have failed in one way or the other. For them, self motivation becomes so hard. Therefore, take time setting up short and long term goals which will enhance your self motivation with the realization of success.

Please consider a few things when you lack self motivation.

The first thing is, you don't have to have past successes to self motivate. Empowering yourself and believing in your desires and aspirations for the future is something that you can begin with.

This is one of the most amazing abilities that humans have where from nothing, you can formulate a firm and motivated base which will see you evade stress as you strive to realize your dreams.

Even with a failure, you also need to know that, self motivation will remain firm if you do not give in to stress. Therefore, if you feel low on motivation, start working on it now and know the future will be much better.

List Of Positive Tips To Remember About Life

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:59:00 +0000

Remember these ideas about life, and you'll be sure to come out on top someday.

Don't hold back.

Take risks.

Never give in.

Never give up.

Never look back.

Never look down.

Never back down.

Never say "never".

It's better to live a life full of "risks" and "danger" than to live a "safe" and "boring" one.

It's better to go down in a blaze of glory then to simply fade away.

Do what your heart tells you, not your mind.

Do what your soul tells you, not your mind.

Never make comprises if you feel uncomfortable with the terms.

Do whatever you have to do in life to find happiness.

Never accept anything less than the best.

Don't forget to say "thank you" for your success, yet at the same time know that you deserve it.

No matter what anyone else says, you know you deserve happiness.

Never take "no" for an answer. Keep on fighting back.

No matter what anyone else says, *YOU* rule your life. *YOU* rule your world.

Take control.

Stay in control.

Climb that ladder.

Climb that mountain.

Stay on top.

Never look down.

Never climb down.

Never let anyone push you down.

Never let anyone get in your way.

Even if you do fall off, don't accept it for a moment.
Take more risks.

Start that climb all over again.

Failure is never an option.

Never say the worlds "fail", "failed", "failing", or "failure" in a sentence describing yourself.

You rule your life.

You rule your world.

Remember that. If nothing else, remember that you are living YOUR life. So make sure you do everything you can to make it the best.

By : M. Deskins

How to start Making Money Online?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:59:00 +0000

Making money online. You have heard of it often? You've seen people doing it? You've seen the idea? But you don't know how to start. Where can you get the information and advise to make money online.

Let me share with you, I learn to make money online from forums and ebooks. Forums is the best place to start. DigitalPoint is one of it. You can find most of making money online resources to start your own making money website/blog. You can even participate and ask anything you want to know and I'm sure someone will answer and share with you what your need is.

Ebooks, there's thousands of them online. And which one is the best. Having to pick from thousands of them is hard. With limited budget, for a beginner, it hurts your wallet. Mine too. One that I recommend is TheRichJerk. The writing is easy and straight to the point, the price are now reduced and with the right information that you'll need to start making money online and generating traffic for your site/blog.

I'll share with you on more resources to start making money online in my next post. Till we meet again.

Bad Economy - Time to make money online

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:29:00 +0000

This past few weeks, the world experience economy downturn. Everybody are talking about price increase, inflation and the bad economy.

For those who are like me, not so fortunate and doesn't have millions in our savings. It is time to double our effort and start making more money from more multiple source of income. Doubling our effort not necessarily means that we have to work extra time and load our self with so much work. Keep on looking for what type of work can suit our time and money.

One of the way is by making money online. There are various of ways to make money online for free. And it doesn't take that much time. I've shared with you of ways to make money online in my recent post on this blog. It's not that much, but those are some alternative in making money online for free.

One more ways to make money online is by blogging. From blogging you can write about things that you want to write and make money online while doing it. How? You may ask. From your blog, you can add contextual advertisement or banners or affiliates link to your site. There are many options for you to pick. Some of it are Google Adsense, WidgetBucks and Adbrite. They pay you by a Pay Per Click. It means that whenever somebody click on any of the ads that are displayed in your blog, you will make some money out of it.

Mostly, these type of ads provider doesn't require any payment for you to join. And you can start making money online right away after you have registered and added the code they provide to your blog. It's not time consuming and you don't need to be a programming nerd to add it though a little bit knowledge on basic HTML are a plus.

Blogging is easy and you can register for free on Blogger. It takes less than five minutes to register. To update your blog, it only take about 15 minutes of your time, depending on what you are writing about. But for me, it doesn't matter to spend some time working on something that I love.

Start now, build a blog, add some ads or banner or affiliates banners and link and start blogging to make money online on your spare time. Multiply your source of income, yes.

The long way, still far ahead

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:41:00 +0000

Being in the online world opens me to many kind of method to make money online. Every new day, there's a new opportunity to making more money online.

In my recent post, I've mumble about ZenZuu and 6dgr, which is a way to make money online just by enjoying social networking and making friends. These site actually offers you to make money online while enjoy doing what you normally do on friendster, myspace, or even facebook.

One more way that I've blog about, is Scour, an advanced search engine which also help you to make money online. Scour give you search result, also with the position of the result in major search engine such as Google, MSN and Yahoo. You can also invite your friend to use Scour and have them to generate more online income for you.

The long way to wealth is still far ahead. There are millions of opportunity to explore. I will share anything that I came across with you. Keep on visiting, and if there is anything that you will like to share, I appreciate it if you leave it in my comment section.

6dgr Social Networking - Refer friend and Make Money

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:02:00 +0000

6dgr is like a normal social networking site such as Myspace, Yuwie, Facebook and friendster which you can make network with new friends, edit your profile, send message and comment others. If you are above 17 and familiar with all these social networking site than you would probably have no problem in understanding what 6dgr is all about.

The best thing about 6dgr, it pays you just to refer friends, and for any one friend that you refer directly to 6dgr, you will get $4. And when the person you refer, introduce it to his/her friend, you will get $3. And when this second person which is your second level refer another friend to 6dgr you will get another $2.

The bonus will be credited to your account when anyone sign up within your network. You won't have to pay for anything to sign up any new member or yourself to 6dgr. It's totally free.

If you're a resident or a citizen in the US, you can have your 6dgr bonus to be transfered via WAMU direct to your WAMU checking account.

For other countries outside of US, 6dgr will probably introduce other method of payment and as to my understanding via a debit card with a 6dgr logo on it. This is not official yet. But since 6dgr
are open to other countries. They will probably introduce other method of payment soon.

Since 6dgr is free and there is huge opportunity to make more money online, sign up now. For me it's a huge opportunity to be one of the earliest to sign up to 6dgr.

Check out this video to find out more about 6dgr.

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***Update

This is a post from someone who refer 6dgr to me, maybe you will get more details about 6dgr on his writing here :

Free work at home opportunity

It's time we all stop wasting our hard, earned money on work-at-home business opportunities that just plain doesn't work. Most are get rich quick schemes that are out to get money from the people who actually need the cash the most, which is truly sad.

Well here is a chance for you to not have to risk any of your own money to make someone else rich. What are we talking about? We're talking about 6dgr.com, the next free social networking site that pays it's members a handsome amount of money. More so than Yuwie and Zenzuu and other social websites. Way, way more like 1000x, lol. I know because I have joined all of them to in hopes to make money per the wonderful marketing videos they've make. Only to find out most people working over a year+ and busting their tails off are making <>

So you know what I do? Yes, those sites do make you money; but I've found that it's other companies cutting out the check. Most, including me have gotten smart and use those sites as gold mines for us to market something else. So if you hate spamming, you'd love 6dgr since no one there is paid to talk to you and spam you like these other sites. Don't get me wrong - do join these other free social sites - it's your free marketing place to get your referrals to 6dgr.

I've had tons of people from Yuwie and Zenzuu spamming me on their systems only to find out I make more from 1 referral alone with 6dgr than they have an entire month or and entire years income. My 1st 4 days alone w/ 6dgr I've made $329 working P/T, about 12 hours. All this without much internet marketing know-how and without having to spend a single penny on any type of fees or advertising. Just use google or go to Youtube and search for help in whatever you need help with. There are lots of free advertising to around. Blogs, Craigslists, Free social websites, Youtube, etc...

Check out my video I just made today from scratch. Learned how to make it from watching other Youtube how-to videos which is funny. Gotta love that Youtube. The video explains quite a bit about the opportunity. Hope to see you all on my team. The most active and successful team on 6dgr because we work not only as a team, but a family too. You'll all have me along the way to make sure you are successful. Once you are all signed up, give me a call and I will personally train you and get you all set up to start making money and getting referrals the same day. Here are my current #'s as of 12:02 AM 9/8/08 - bout a month in w/o spending a dime on anything yet.

My Network

260 Friends 1 degree away @ $4 per referral = $1,040
624 People 2 degrees away @ $3 per referral = $1,872
411 People 3 degrees away @ $2 per referral = $ 822 _________________________________________
1295 People in my direct Sponsored Network = $3,734

Plus I got $1,000 bonus for hitting 1,000 in referrals and I'll start getting residuals on what my whole entire network makes.

Well, again, to register Click Here and it will bring you right to the registration form and again, it's free to make more money online.

Scour - Search and Make Money Online

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:59:00 +0000

Recently, I received an invitation e-mail from a friend of mine inviting me to a new search engine, Scour. It is like a normal Search Engine where you type in your keyword and hit the button to search.

What differs Scour from other Search Engine is that it pays you to search. You will get point on each search. Eventually, when you've reached certain amount of points, you can request for pay out and make money online.

Scour also rewards you with referral points when you introduce Scour to your friends. You will get 25% of your friends point when they registered and used Scour, getting you to make more money with more points.

Searching with Scour also gives you the benefit of seeing how your search result ranks in other Search Engine such as Google, Yahoo and MSN. You can also add your comment and votes to your search result whether it is equivalent through the keyword you are searching for, and commenting and voting will give you point to.

And best of all, you get to register and use Scour without any payment. One more method to make more money online that is free. Hooray..

Find out more about Scour and tell your friends.

Things that make you go down

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:19:00 +0000

Often there are things that would make you go down. Many of us experienced it. The question is, how do we overcome it. I always believed that there's answer to any problem or difficult situation that we are facing.

Always keep our mind in a positive attitude. The more we think of a problem, more problem will arise from just that one problem. Focus on solution for that single problem. Don't stress ourselves with things that aren't related.

Believe in ourselves and our capability. As human, we like to compare ourselves with other. And we love to compare with someone better. There isn't anything wrong with it. Envy of others are good, if we can convert it to something that will improve ourselves. Don't think when somebody are better than you at something, that you don't have any value to yourself. The truth is, you do.

The thought of things won't change. Yes, things won't ever change if we keep on doing something that we, ourselves believe that won't bring any good. Explore your own self a little bit further. Get to know much more of yourself. What can we do to change ourself, to improve our life. If we still do things that we are doing right now, is there any chance that we will change and improve? Ask yourself.

Free Making Money Online Method

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:56:00 +0000

Wow, it's been 3 weeks since my last post here. How fast time flies. But nothing changed that much.

Back to the objective of my blog here, I would like to share with you some things that i had found on the net recently to add to your making money online blog or website (if you had one). And best of all, these method doesn't involve any money to start up.

First, if you have a paypal account, you can make money online by adding a donation button to your site. You can ask your visitor for donation directly, or you can ask for it indirectly, like asking to buy you a drink, buy you a snack or anything else. I've put one here on this blog, just so you can see how to put it to work.

It depends on how you ask, and how your visitor likes you. If they like you enough, they wouldn't mind to spend $1 or $2 buying you a drink, maybe. The more they like you, the more money you will be making online.

Another method, is to register for CBClickBank, and put your referral link on your making money online blog/website. CBClickBank is sort of an online MLM , which pays you when you refer to another person to register for free at CBClickBank.

Though I haven't yet receive any payment since I've just registered recently, it's worth a try. By the way, it's FREE to register. What we have to lose? So, try CBClickBank.

Well, that's all for sharing today. I'll be hunting for more methods on making money on the net. If you have anything to share with all of us on anything. Feel free to leave a comment. Thanks. :D

Long busy week

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:02:00 +0000

Another long busy week passed, and there goes my blog, with no updates. I am so sorry about that.

First, there is The UEFA European Football Championship going on. It's been very surprising and interesting. Spain were the talk of the EURO 2008, since they won their only other trophy, the European Championship of 1964.

Then, busy with my sister. She will be furthering her study for degree. Looking for an apartment for her to stay, a new laptop and getting some furniture and appliances for her apartment.
Here, I realized that things have really change.

Back in 2000, when I was in college. It's as simple as carrying a bag of clothes and some money. Everything else (computers, appliances, furnitures) will be bought when we have more money or while we are already in the second term of our study.

Nowadays, you have to carry with you as much as you can before even starting the first class. And those things involve more money.

I wonder how it's going to be in another ten years.

Life gets harder

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:10:00 +0000

It's raining heavily outside, and the rain makes me feel sleepy. But there's so much work to be done. My couch can wait a little longer I think.

This couple of days, business have gone a little bit slow. I don't know whether it's because of decreasing traffic to my site or other issues (including oil price?)

And here, where I reside in, many have felt the increasing burden of the recent fuel price hike. Well, as we all know. The price will just climb up. It will not go down, unless there is a miracle. And that is unlikely to happen.

What can we do now is to double the effort, either smartly or working harder. This is to ensure we're up to the increasing inflation.

One of the way is to have multiple source of income, from part time sales, passive earning such as bank dividends or investing on real estate, or make more money online . And always think of ways of how to double up your earning constantly.

May we have winnings over the inflation. More money? Yes.

More Money Making Opportunity

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:21:00 +0000

Just a couple of days ago, a good blogger friend of mine introduced me to ZenZuu.

Zenzuu is a social networking site that offer more money for you to make by referring and inviting friends to join ZenZuu.

How are you gonna make more money with this? Once you registered to ZenZuu, just like other social networking website, you can add friends, picture, sound, invite friends to join in. But more money with ZenZuu is that ZenZuu offers you portion of their advertising revenue.

And ZenZuu offers you more money with it's multi-level advertising revenue. What this mean is, the friend that you have invite, earns USD100, you will also earn USD100.

More money? Then this friends of yours invite their friend. And if this third person is earning USD100, you will also earn USD100 matching earning.

That is more money for you.

To learn more about ZenZuu and how to make more money, you can register and explore what ZenZuu can offer by registering for free here.

I highly recommend ZenZuu for you to make more money from zero. It's free ;)

Long Holiday

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:04:00 +0000

Wow, it have been awhile since my last post. And it's been a long holiday for me.

Taking some time to go on a trip had been more than overwhelming. I have met with old buddies, some of them which have been through a lot of improvement in life. And yet some that still struggling to live day by day with the same old story; which is how hard life is.

And now back to work. With fresh and new ideas coming in. All waiting to be put into action. How are you, all my friends out there? How's life? What good things have happen to you? Are there any improvement in life?

Doing some good thing continually will surely bring good improvement in your life. These have been proven by some of my old friend that I've met on my holiday. They improve their live by doing things continually. And not stopping. They achieve the good result by not quitting what they are doing and what they believe in.

If you have anything that you believe might do something good and improve your life, then take action. Do it continually, don't ever quit before you get the result. If you meet any obstacle, try to overcome it smartly. You will achieve improvement in your life.

Health, Wealth, Happiness

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:12:00 +0000

Healthy, wealthy and happiness, to achieve all in these is almost everyone's dream. Many have wealth, without happiness and health. And many have health, without wealth and happiness.

Many believes that if you're healthy, you won't get wealthy. And if you're wealthy, you may fall sick and you will lose your happiness. Is it true? You may ask yourself once in a while.

To have health, wealth and happiness, all of it is something that you can achieve. How? These complete package of health, wealth and happiness is within yourself. You will be the one deciding it. It's all in your thought.

Get wealthy, think about wealth. What can you do with your health if you're wealthy. Can you buy good food for your body, can you buy the best medicine for your sickness, can you get happiness if you're healthy?

What can you do with a good health? You can work your way to become wealthy. You can live in happiness knowing you're healthy and wealthy. There's a lot you can do with a good health. Protect it.

Achieve having wealth and good health. Happiness is in your way.

Wealth - Answered Prayers

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:39:00 +0000

Everyday, we pray for happiness, we pray for health, and always we pray for wealth. We hope to see some guide to wealth, which path to take. which road to happiness and wealth. And always our prayers were answered, only we aren't noticing it.

We have to start thinking why thing happens to us, why we thought our prayers never been answered. We have to look around. Sometime, it appears in front of us, through our friends, maybe through the newspaper wealth article in front of us and sometimes the road to wealth is always there in our head. We just have to grab it, think a little bit and before we know it, the prayers to wealth, the sign to wealth, the path to wealthiness that we should take will become clearer.

These things won't come directly to us, money and wealth won't fall from the sky. If we can think and focus a little more, we can see that all our prayers to wealth have been answered.