Posts Tagged ‘motivation’

Small Business Spotlight of the Week: 30GO30

Amanda | May 24th, 2011

I have the pleasure of moving on June 1st.  I also happen to be a horrible procrastinator.  Granted, I always manage to pull things off and have them done well, but there have been a few occasions I’ve wondered why I do this to myself.  Such is the case with my packing situation. Or, rather, [...]

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The Surprising Truth About What Motivates People

Ross | May 28th, 2010

I found this talk (and video) fascinating and wanted to share it with you. The speaker, Daniel Pink, authored four books about the changing world of work (two of the books – A Whole New Mind and Drive – are New York Times bestsellers). Dan recently spoke at the Royal Society for the encouragement of [...]

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Fear of Failure

Ross | August 4th, 2008

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new” – Albert Einsten People fear many things – death, heights, insects, rejection, criticism, etc. The fear of failure is perhaps one of the greatest (and most dangerous) fears. For many people, it is much easier to not take risks because risk often translates [...]

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