Motivation

The road to your dreams isn’t always easy to navigate, sometimes dotted with mountains to climb, obstacles to overcome—and hard, mind-numbing times that will make you feel like quitting. Just remember this if you get lost along the way: Anything worth having doesn’t come easy. So don’t turn back around. Don’t give up. Motivation is a powerful, yet tricky beast. Sometimes it is really easy to get motivated, and you find yourself wrapped up in a whirlwind of excitement. Other times, it is nearly impossible to figure out how to motivate yourself and you're trapped in a death spiral of procrastination.

you're trying to figure out how to motivate yourself or how to motivate a team.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best. -St. Jerome

The original hierarchy of needs five-stage model includes:

Biological and physiological needs - air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep.
Safety needs - protection from elements, security, order, law, stability, freedom from fear. 

Love and belongingness needs - friendship, intimacy, trust and acceptance, receiving and giving affection and love. Affiliating, being part of a group (family, friends, work). 

Esteem needs - which Maslow classified into two categories:
(i) esteem for oneself (dignity, achievement, mastery, independence) and
(ii) the desire for reputation or respect from others (e.g., status, prestige). 

Maslow indicated that the need for respect or reputation is most important for children and adolescents and precedes real self-esteem or dignity.
Self-actualization needs - realizing personal potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak experiences. A desire “to become everything one is capable of becoming”

The basis of Maslow’s theory of motivation is that human beings are motivated by unsatisfied needs, and that certain lower needs need to be satisfied before higher needs can be addressed.

Needs at the bottom of the pyramid are basic physical requirements including the need for food, water, sleep, and warmth. Once these lower-level needs have been met, people can move on to the next level of needs, which are for safety and security. Once these needs have been reasonably satisfied, one may be able to reach the highest level called self-actualization.

All people are motivated to move up the hierarchy toward a level of self-actualization. Unfortunately, progress is often disrupted by failure to meet lower level needs.

However, it is widely accepted that motivated employees generate higher value and lead to more substantial levels of achievement. The management of motivation is therefore a critical element of success in any business; with an increase in productivity, an organization can achieve higher levels of output.

GOAL

A goal is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envisions, plans and commits to achieve.People endeavor to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines. A goal is roughly similar to a purpose or aim, the anticipated result which guides reaction, or an end, which is an object, either a physical object or an abstract object, that has intrinsic value.

Attitude

What is attitude?
Attitude is view point, a mind-set or a way of valuing life.Evaluative statements of objects, people or events. A collection of feelings. Multiple experiences which leads to beliefs. Beliefs cluster together to from values (that which you value).
Value of life shape itself, into a world view allied attitude.

One of the most important steps you can take toward achieving your greatest potential in business is to learn to monitor your attitude and its impact on your work performance, relationships and everyone around you.We all have a choice. We can choose an inner dialogue of self-encouragement and self-motivation, or we can choose one of self-defeat and self-pity. It’s a power we all have. Being in business is very similar to going on a roller coaster ride, there will be plenty of ups and downs. We will all encounter hard times, heartache, success, failure etc.

The key is to realize it’s not what happens to you that matters; it’s how you choose to respond.

Will you choose to be bitter or better?

Your attitude rubs off on your existing and potential customers, your staff, your suppliers, your investors and all those that you come into contact with.If you maintain a positive attitude, this will be infectious and those around you will pick up on your positive energy. Everyone in your company will feel positive and customers will want to do business with you.This in turn will lead to you maximizing the performance of your business. If you maintain a negative attitude, the opposite is likely to happen.

People will not want to be around you, your staff will feel demotivated and customers will not want to buy from you. The result will be that the performance of your business will deteriorate.With a positive approach you will feel in control and confident and you will perform at your best, whereas a negative approach will damage confidence, harm performance, paralyze your mental skills and may also impact your health.

Ask anyone in my network and they will tell you that I’m one of the most positive people they know. But it’s not always like that, I also have moments where I feel overwhelmed, frustrated, angry or even disappointed. So how do I pick myself back up after a hard day or bad experience?

Before I start any business, I go away by myself for 3-4 days and disconnect from the rest of the world. I then spend majority of my time unwinding and doing activities that relax both my mind and body to get into a peaceful state before I work on my mission and vision for the business.On the last day of my trip I get up very early, go to a nice lookout and ask myself one question:

What are reasons why I must succeed in this business?


Why do I do this?
Well, it helps me create a compelling future and connects my desires and goals as an entrepreneur to the mission of my company.I then take a picture of these reasons and post them up on the wall at the office or save it in my phone so that any time I’m hit with a hurdle I can look back at the reasons why I started the business in the future. This usually breaks me out of my state very quickly, which allows me to take away the lessons I need to learn from that experience and get back to doing what I love: Business. By the way, I choose 65 reasons because it’s tough, period! Most people (I included) can easily come up with 10,20 or even 30 reasons, given they are usually surface level reasons for achieving success.Things like. I want the business to succeed so I can buy a nice car, travel the world, buy a big house etc. Whilst they are all valid reasons, they won’t pull you through the tough and challenging times in business.Your reasons for success need to be much bigger then the materialistic objects, they need to include things like: how your going to transform the industry, the millions of lives that are going to be impact by your service or product etc

Business owners running successful small and medium sized businesses have a range of attitudes and behaviours that contribute to the success of their businesses. The good news is that these attitudes and behaviours can be learnt and you do not have to be born with them. When you write down and look at these reason throughout the good and tough times in business you are consistently reminded of why you got into business in the first place and be inspired to take action going forward.Now this is one way to deal with it, to give you a few more perspectives on techniques other business owners use to maintain a winner attitude I decided to reach out to a few other entrepreneurs.

“The best leaders are the best learners.To maintain my winner’s attitude I challenge myself to learn something new every day. I seek feedback from others and use what I hear to find new opportunities to grow and improve.”

— Evans Kerrigan, Integris Performance Advisors

“Each week I think about my roles; partner, father/son, friend, business developer, business leader and financial investor, and write brief notes on things I’ll focus on and do each week in all areas. That way if an area isn’t working so well, you’re usually winning in others and this contributes to an overall positive and resilient attitude to life in general.” 

— Greg Evans, V8 Race

“A positive and forward-looking mindset is a muscle that needs to be exercised every day. One way I do this is by exposing myself to the thoughts and ideas of successful entrepreneurs through articles, books, and podcasts.This inspires me to stay focused on the bigger picture and the positive aspects of my business as well as help me avoid the pitfall of negative self-talk.”

— Joel Carney, CareerHMO

“I surround myself with positive, driven and like-minded people. I do this by attending networking functions, attending business events and having a mentor who I can turn to when I need help with the strategic direction of my company.”

— Oksana Koriakova, Impero

I believe that success is made from a number of factors: positive thinking, passion, persistence, experiencing adversity, and good ideas that solve problems in easy ways. And how do you typically deal and manage your mindset in business and life in general?

Time is valuable to us.Think about it. 

Are you stressed about not having enough time to complete a task or reach a goal?

here are lots of different ways to tackle the issue of time management.But our do understand how to mangae your time effectively.I'm guessing you are here because you want to make the most of your time. You recognize that time is a unique and precious resource that you need in order to do your work, accomplish your goals, spend time with your loved ones, and enjoy everything that life has to offer.
Perhaps you have a heavy workload and want to find ways to become more effective so you can get more done in less time.
Maybe you feel overwhelmed or “stressed out” and want to find ways to do less and enjoy more. Or maybe you simply want to feel more focused and in control of your time, instead of feeling like you rush madly from one activity to the next until you fall into bed exhausted every night.

“Do you love life? Then do not squander time,for that's the stuff that life is made of.” - Benjamin Franklin

What is time management?
Time management essentially means how we decide to dis tribute our available time on vacuous tasks and it is the process of organizing and planning how much time you spend on specific activities. Invest some time in our comprehensive collection of time management articles to learn about managing your own time more efficiently, and save yourself time in the future.Some of the advantages of time management are:

Efficienty and better output.
Improved in workplace reputation.
Tension free, reduction in stress.
More opportunities for growth.
Better chances in achievement of personal/professional goals.

Time management is the key to success; it allows you to take control of your life rather than follow the flow of others. You accomplish more, you make better decisions, and you work more efficiently; this leads to a more successful life

Why is time management important?
Time is limt:-Time is a very special resource and you cannot store it or save it for later. Everyone gets the exact same amount of time each and every day. If you don't use your time wisely, you can never get it back.

Your time is watching you. Time has a wonder full way of showing us what really matters. One day you will wake-up and there won't be any more time to do the things you've always wanted. 

         DO IT NOW.

Most people feel like they have too much to do and not enough time. Lack of time is blamed for everything from not getting enough exercise, poor finances, unachieved goals, too much stress, bad relationships, and even an unfulfilled life. Time management helps you use the time that you do have in better ways. 

Here is few slides and videos showing some motivational quotes about time.

Improved decision making ability you accomplish more with less effort:-Whether you rely on a time-chunking technique or discover the power of list-making, you’ll soon find that a nice side benefit of good time management skills is the ability to make better decisions. When you feel pressed for time and have to make a decision, you’re more likely to jump to conclusions without fully considering every option. That leads to poor decision making. 

Through effective time management, you can eliminate the pressure that comes from feeling like you don’t have enough time. You’ll start to feel more calm and in control. When the time comes to examine options and make a decision, instead of rushing through the process, you can take time to carefully consider each option. And when you’re able to do that, you diminish your chances of making a bad decision.

When you become more productive using improved time management skills and tools, you can accomplish more with less effort. Reducing wasted time and effort gives you even more productive time throughout the day. Both of these allow you to make time for a wide range of activities that bring more balance and fulfilment to your life.

To attain success in your career/professional life:-Time management is the key to success. It allows you to take control of your life rather than following the flow of others. As you accomplish more each day, make more sound decisions, and feel more in control, people notice. Leaders in your business will come to you when they need to get things done. And that increased exposure helps put you in line for advancement opportunities.