Motivation Archives

5 Tasks Every Entrepreneur Should Complete Once a Year (or More)

Most entrepreneurs think of their lives in terms of daily commitments, and for good reason—you have a massive (and growing) to-do list, and likely function on the traditional model of the five-day workweek. Accordingly, entrepreneurs try...

byLarry Alton

February 25, 2017

Status Quo Bias: The Dangers of Letting It Run Your Business

Whatever your current state of affairs are, they serve as a reference point — a gauge to measure the past and future. How else would we make sense of time? Our brains draw comparisons and...

byJustin E. Crawford

January 16, 2017

Improve Your Startup with Strategic Team Management

Now is a fantastic time to start a business. The internet is full of information on how to get started, the marketplace is bristling with technology and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) can help you take care of...

byDaniel Matthews

November 14, 2016

Inside the Mind of Entrepreneurs: A Psychological Peek

Risk takers. Success seekers. Wild creators. Entrepreneurs. We all know what entrepreneurs are: people who are willing to take enormous risks to chase new opportunities. Some start business after business, as if no one success...

byJordan Kasteler

September 19, 2016

Do you know what motivates you?: Entrepreneur Motivation

Successful People Start With Proper Motivation What motivates you? Do you know? If you are an entrepreneur and/or just launching a startup, you need to figure this out, because motivation leads to passion, and both...

byLaura Callisen

July 30, 2015

Top 7 Things To Do When You Can’t Get Motivated

A few years ago, I had a business partner who simply couldn’t get motivated to make himself get things done. He told me he had the best intentions but simply couldn’t make himself do the...

byRachel Rofe

July 7, 2014

Monday Morning Mojo: 5 Steps to Raise the Roof on Your Energy Levels

Scientists long ago proved that all matter consists of atoms. If you were to represent the nucleus of an atom as a golf ball, to scale, the electrons that encircle the nucleus would be 1...

byMike Wade

November 26, 2012

Monday Morning Mojo: Taming the Monkey Mind

The human mind is a miracle, to be sure. It has accomplished many incredible things such as putting men on the moon and splitting the atom. Yet, this same mind is also responsible for thoughts...

byMike Wade

September 16, 2012

Monday Morning Mojo: Your Thoughts are POWERFUL!

We’ve all heard the saying, “The energy was so thick in that room, I could cut it with a knife.” That energy is felt without words being expressed or eye contact being made. There’s nothing...

byMike Wade

September 10, 2012

Monday Morning Mojo: Realizing Your Human Magnificence

A group of kindergarteners were asked, “Who can dance?” The children happily danced. They were next asked, “Who can sing ‘Row, Row, Row Your Boat’?” The children laughed, sang and danced. Their magnificent human spirits...

byMike Wade

September 2, 2012

3 Simple Things to Do this Weekend for Your Business

It’s right in the middle of summer and time for fun in the sun. As you eat some barbeque, visit the beach and spend time outdoors with family and friends, the last thing you want...

byMelanie Rembrandt

July 10, 2012

Are You Whining or Winning?

I can’t do that! I don’t want to! Wa! Wa! Wa! Sounds like a small child not getting his or her way, doesn’t it? Well, believe it or not, I’ve heard plenty of adults saying...

byMelanie Rembrandt

October 17, 2011

Is Frustration Getting In the Way of Your Success?

Your phone stops ringing. You don’t get a response for your proposals. The competition steals your business. Yep. We’ve all been there. It’s not fun, but frustration is a part of business. Instead of taking...

byMelanie Rembrandt

April 6, 2011

Reflections On Two Years Of Weight Loss

Hi gang. I really dislike the phrase weight loss. "Weight loss" implies something accidental, like "wow, I've lost my keys," or "Wow, I must've lost my mind when I bought that Wham CD". Believe me,...

byKevin Harmon

January 28, 2011

Apple Reports Earnings: Sells a Gagillion Ipads and Makes A Bazillion Dollars

Hi gang, No, I don't know exactly what number a Gagillion is, but does it matter? The point is that Apple is one of those amazing companies that has defied all odds. Let's face it...

byKevin Harmon

January 19, 2011

Fat Man Walkin’! My First 10K And Why Pig-Headedness Is All You Really Need

Quantum Mechanics states very clearly in its various theories that it is possible that you can walk right through a wall, or have a particle from another dimension suddenly appear and then disappear. In other...

byKevin Harmon

April 13, 2010

Speaking your Message with Passion

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” - Thomas Alva Edison A quote so famous that many people greatly ponder about. Like all others, I tend to read motivational speaking articles that seem...

byChris Rugh

February 26, 2010

And…We’re Back

I know, it's been a while since I've blogged. I fell of the wagon and was busy consulting. At the beginning of each year, I’ve taken to reading Drucker’s Managing One’s Self; I did a...

byChristine Haskell

February 13, 2009

Book Shelf: Peter Drucker’s Managing Oneself

So I was on a return flight from West Hartford coming back from a family event and wondering the Hartford terminal for something to read. I came across the Harvard Business Classics series--clever way for them...

byChristine Haskell

September 23, 2008

Movie lines that motivate the entrepreneur

Starting a business is hard. Yes, we believe that everyone should own their own business. Yes, it's actually easier than ever before as the internet has changed everything. The average cost to start a business...

byJoel Welsh

March 7, 2006