Pick five people from history who inspire you the most? Why do those people inspire you?
Calling specific individuals to mind in response to these questions is likely to create positive thoughts and emotions for you. You’re choosing people who inspire you, and therefore you have favorable associations with them that click into place automatically [...]

Yesterday was the busiest shopping day of the year, and holiday gift buying season is officially underway.
It’s good for businesses and their employees, and we all benefit in other ways if the economy picks up.  And it’s nice to give and receive presents. But families need to keep that in perspective, and not spend beyond [...]

Edison Pena is one of the 33 Chilean miners who was trapped 2,300 feet underground for 69 days. Since being rescued, Pena has gained international admiration. You can see why in this five minute video excerpt from his appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. In his discussion with Letterman, Pena points toward motivation [...]

With panting breaths, eyes bulging, and voice cracking, Phil Davison from Minerva, Ohio hollered his way through what surely has become the most viewed County Treasurer party nomination speech in history.
His impassioned address exploded into a YouTube and media sensation. People might have a laugh at Davison’s delivery, but there’s a motivation lesson for managers [...]

If you haven’t heard about TED.com, Richard St. John’s video is a great introduction. Richard spent 7+ years in research and interviewed 500+ leading figures from all walks of life. He condensed his findings into 4 minutes, and 8 key words.
The featured video here is his TED.com talk on “Eight traits that successful people [...]

The tortoise as a symbol for creativity? In this video John Cleese makes that case, and presents a remarkable amount of useful information on how to be more creative in a short ten minutes.
Cleese, now in his seventies, has had an exceptionally productive and diverse career as a comedian, writer, actor and film producer.
Don’t be [...]

The answers to the following two questions are the same: (1) What is the most popular inspirational video chosen by students from all around the world?; and (2) Who is someone you never heard about, but can inspire you within 3 seconds of seeing him speak?
Answer: Nick Vujicic who was born in 1982 in Melbourne, [...]

Influencing  for Results

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Which Olympians tend to be happier, those who win silver medals or bronze?  The answer might surprise you, and the underlying reasons point toward actions anyone can take to respond successfully to disappointment in the workplace.
At [...]

When under stress and pressure at work, it can be as hard as it is important to find a source of positive motivation to stay on course. How can you do it? Tiger Woods and Y.E. Yang did it, each in his own way, at this year’s PGA Championship. From their example we can take [...]