Motivation Articles, Success Tips and Advice to Live Big

Entrepreneurship – the Failure Myth By Kevin Kelly

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful, than a life spent doing nothing. — George Bernard Shaw

According to Global Entrepreneurial Monitor (GEM) fear of failure is the top reason given in Ireland and worldwide by aspiring entrepreneurs for not starting their own businesses.

NESTA – the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts and the UK’s largest early stage investor in innovative and creative businesses — found that almost three quarters of people who said they had what they believed was a good business idea were not acting on it because they were afraid of not succeeding.

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Entrepreneurship – Go for gut By Kevin Kelly

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As they journey on the path of entrepreneurship, many successful businesspeople would identify their intuition or gut instincts as their compass and mentor. Without it, they wouldn’t have achieved the “unachievable.”

“Don’t let the noise of other people drown out your inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become,” advises Steve Jobs, Apple Computer CEO

So what is intuition or gut? For some it is a feeling in their stomach, for others, a compelling vision, and for more its an inner voice; all of which are promoting with conviction, a course of action.

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Practice Uncommon Appreciation by Jack Canfield

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If asked, could you name the five wealthiest people in the world, or five people who have one the Nobel Prize, or the last five Academy Award winners for best actor and actress? The point is, none of us remembers the headliners of yesterday. When the applause dies, the awards tarnish, and achievements are forgotten, no one cares about who won which award.

But if I asked you to list five teachers or mentors who believed in you and encouraged you, five friends who have helped you through a difficult time, five people who have taught you something worthwhile, or five people who have made you feel appreciated and special – that’s much easier to do, isn’t it?

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Your Thoughts Brought You Here By Vic Johnson

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“You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” – Above Life’s Turmoil

This principle was not easy for me to accept and I fought it for a long time. As miserable as my life was at the time I learned this concept, I was certain that there was no way that it was due to the thoughts that I had held.

There were too many other reasons why things had gone bad: my ex-spouse, the economy, a client who had wronged me, and on and on and on. Since I wasn’t responsible for my “bad luck,” then certainly my thoughts had nothing to do with it.

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The Law of the Farmer By Mark Bowser

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If you don’t plant seeds today, you won’t reap a harvest… tomorrow!

The Law of the Farmer is one of the great success truths of all time. You can find this truth in the ancient book of Matthew found in the Bible. The Great Teacher went down to the sea shore and a great crowd amassed around him. Everywhere he went, the crowds would gather. The Great Teacher looked over the crowd ready to hang onto His every word.

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Authenticity — A Fast Way to Connect By Vince Poscente

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“I heard you did a great job connecting with the audience and got all choked up with your acceptance speech for the Canadian Speaking Hall of Fame,” said my friend Victoria.

“Yep, when I DO authentic, it works every time,” I said with a chuckle.

I was kidding about ‘doing’ authentic, of course. What immediately connected with the audience was ‘being’ authentic.

The fact was my introducer, Warren Evans, brought me to the stage with “Welcome home Vince.” I was emotional about coming home to Canada with this kind of honor.

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Afformations: The Key That Unlocks “The Secret” (Part 2 of 2) By Noah St. John

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In Part 1 of this series, I introduced you to my discovery of AFFORMATIONS — empowering questions (NOT “affirmations”) that immediately change your subconscious thought patterns from negative to positive.

The staggering realization I made in The Shower on that fateful morning was that you create your reality in two ways: by the statements you say to yourself and others, and by the questions you ask yourself and others.

Traditional success teachers have focused a great deal of energy telling you to change your statements. But until The Shower, no one had fully realized, or shown how to harness, the awesome power of what happens when you change the questions.

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Afformations: The Key That Unlocks “The Secret” (Part 1 of 2) By Noah St. John

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We all know that an “affirmation” is a statement of something you want to be true in your life. So an example of a traditional “affirmation” might be: “I am rich.”

All right, let’s try it. Say to yourself right now, “I am rich.” Did you hear what just happened in your mind? A voice… a voice that said:

“Yeah, right!”

The plain truth is that most of us don’t believe our own “affirmations”. Why? Because we’re trying to convince ourselves of something we don’t believe is true.

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You Can “Gut Out” Anything For…” By Bob Burg

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Years ago one winter’s day I arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to speak at a major sales conference. Greeting me at the airport and serving as my host for the event was a retired offensive tackle for the famous “Steel Curtain” Pittsburgh Steelers (yep, back in the day when they dominated the football scene).

The freezing weather brought to mind a question I’d often had while watching football games such as the famous 1967 Green Bay/Dallas “Ice Bowl” and many similar games in which the Steelers participated.

First, understand that I’m a “cold-weather wimp.” While I grew up in Massachusetts, I got down to Florida just as fast as I could.

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The 2 Most Powerful Words of All Time By David Breslow

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Two simple words… “What” and “if” are the most powerful words of all time. Why? Because they can change your possibilities in a heartbeat.

Unfortunately, these words are often followed by negativity or limit. When people say things like, “what if I can’t do this?” or “what if I mess this up”
or “what if this doesn’t work” and “what if I look bad?” they limit their own potential right on the spot. My clients are Corporate Professionals, Sales Professionals and Professional (PGA/LPGA) and Amateur Athletes I’ve seen this powerful question change the way they live, work and play.

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