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“My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.” — Hank Aaron How do you get out of a slump? A common cause of getting in a slump is low confidence. To get out …
"You can do anything, but not everything.” —Anonymous How do you stay motivated? How do you keep a sustainable pace? Do you passionately take on challenges or do you try to do just enough to get by? To produce great results, you need a healthy commitment. A healthy commitment is performance-enhancing, while an unhealthy commitment …
“Silence is argument carried out by other means.” — Che Guevara How do you create compelling arguments for change? How do you convince others to comply with your requests? How do you reduce the perceived costs of action or increase the perceived costs of inaction? In The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New …
How do you get people to take action? If your results depend on other people, how do you set the stage for action and help build momentum? In The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels, Michael Watkins write about how to use action-forcing events to help move people into …
“Creativity Is Intelligence Having Fun.” – Albert Einstein “Musts”,” shoulds”, and “oughts” can drain your motivation when you’re thinking about your tasks. A more effective approach is to remind yourself of what you “want to” do and why you want to do it. Reframing using WANT over SHOULD is way more effective and inspiring. In …
