Posts Tagged ‘Motivation’
5 Key Ingredients of Courageous Leaders
A great leader knows how to get the best out of their people. Through strong, clear guidance, they enable others to walk tall and achieve success in many ways. Courageous leaders are inspirational. That isn’t their ambition. It’s simply a positive by-product of their character and powerful work ethic. By following the example a good…
Read MoreHow to Add Inspiration and Aspiration to Your Brand, Part 2
In keeping with “How to Add Inspiration and Aspiration to Your Brand – Part 1,” today’s post (Part 2) focuses on the second important feature of a strong brand – aspiration. When you listen to the presidential debates and town halls, have any of the candidates shared their visionary objectives for America? These are their aspirations—policy…
Read MoreFeeling a Little Drained?
It doesn’t matter: if you are a young entrepreneur or experienced, there are challenges that will arise that will make or break your goal of becoming successful. A major hurdle to overcome will be staying energized and avoiding burnout through your intense and sustaining workload. Truly, this is a challenge almost every professional must work…
Read More5 Tips for Training Your Small Business Employees on a Budget
Business success greatly depends on a well-trained work force. Despite the importance of training, small businesses often regard it as unproductive time, choosing to focus on activities that directly produce revenue instead. Although giving sales a higher priority than training might make sense for firms who feel desperate for money, it lays the groundwork for…
Read MoreMovies Every Entrepreneur Should Watch
The path to becoming a million-dollar entrepreneur is filled with hurdles, obstacles, and other companies who don’t want to see you succeed. As a hard-working entrepreneur, you know you have to keep moving forward even when things get tough. But sometimes you need a little inspiration, and a great source for entrepreneurial inspiration is watching…
Read More7 Inspiring Books You Must Read
She told me to turn off the light. It was 8pm and it was time to sleep according to the adult’s house rules. These were non-negotiable. My desire and passion for reading that I had discovered after mastering “the cat sat on the mat” sentence at the age of five, made this a cruel and…
Read More10 Questions to Assess Your Motivational Skills
Motivated teams are the key to success at every startup, yet I still know entrepreneurs who gave an inspirational speech to kick off the quarter but haven’t been heard from since, or don’t realize that their actions are often more demotivating than inspirational. The result is a huge loss in productivity and morale and potentially…
Read More10 Characteristics of Transformational Leaders
In a previous article, we discussed how leadership impacts your organization’s ability to grow. Now let’s discuss some of the characteristics that leaders need to impact the growth of their organization. There are certain core characteristics the majority of leaders possess. However, there is also an additional set of characteristics that defines transformational leaders—leaders that have…
Read More5 Reasons to Offer Your Newly Hired Employees a Pre-cation
You may be staring blankly at your screen, wondering what a “pre-cation” is. The simple answer is that it’s a paid vacation you provide to your new employees before they actually join your team. That’s right. You pay them to take time off before they even start. Why on earth would any reasonable person give…
Read More10 Surefire Ways for Leaders to Stay Energized Every Day
Most effective and productive leaders know how necessary it is to stay energized. Leaders who forget this fact and become de-motivated do not only hurt their followers but also their businesses, as well. In today’s competitive market, the best way for leaders to stay energized is to have mental nourishment centers. These nourishment centers, if…
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