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Advice that will put you on the path to success; tips, tricks and nuggets of wisdom from trusted experts and motivational mentors.
Truth Or Dare
We know that a dare is a challenge that requires us to demonstrate courage in order to accomplish it; to take a risk, as it were. Perhaps you have previously played the good old "truth or dare?" game with a group of friends, and when it came around to you being given the responsibility to choose one, either option would always feel a little uncomfortable. You would have either had to reveal something perhaps private, secretive, or awkward, about yourself, that you preferred not to share, however you knew the game was about being totally honest, or you were given a task or action, that was very upfront, confronting, and maybe even put you at risk to potential harm or injury. Although, if played sensibly, it's a game that poses no risk to our health or life, it's a great little tester in measuring our courage, to an extent anyway, whilst incorporating some fun and socializing with our friends into it. It drags us out of our comfort zone, and forces us to do something, or say something, that we wouldn't normally do or say, nor would we feel comfortable in doing or saying. When all is said and done though, once into the game, that initial discomfort and awkwardness soon turns into a few laughs and some good fun. As our friends begin to start revealing some truths, and start engaging in some dares of their own, we become a bit more relaxed, and we soon understand that we all each have our own secrets and fears. We also begin to understand that steeping out of our comfort zone isn't as bad as we assumed it would be. Initially, things were awkward and uncomfortable, but soon become fun. We parted with that barrier that was holding us from having fun, and kept us in discomfort. Once we let go of that care and fear, it became enjoyable. If only we responded the same way in real life.
By David Stidston6 years ago in Motivation
The Disciplined Power of Making a Single Choice
Supplying one link vs. two links is life-changing. Imagine you have a social media profile and you only offer one link in your bio. Or imagine you email 100,000 people and you only give them one link to your work. Or contemplate writing your career history for a potential employer and only giving them one link.
By Tim Denning6 years ago in Motivation
Quiet People Can Rule the World
I worship quiet people because I was a loud idiot before. Keanu Reeves was the first person to make me believe in a quieter world. I was so busy running around for years making a giant noise, that I missed the simple act of being quiet.
By Tim Denning6 years ago in Motivation
Challenges: Who Are You?
Learning who you are once you meet face to face with an obstacle or challenge is something many people face throughout their lives. Multiple times do we find ourselves meeting these phases between jobs, promotions, opportunities to move to a different city or country.. or even as simple as playing sports.
By Spencer Schmidt6 years ago in Motivation
The Fear of Failure
How many of you fear the thought of “failing” at something, so much to the point of it even getting in the way of you pursuing some of your passions and dreams? Personally speaking, I have found many situations in which my anxiety over the consequences of said “failure” have actually prohibited me from doing things, that quite honestly, could have been successful, and could have made an impact.
By Annie Mae Edwards6 years ago in Motivation
You are not alone
Do you remember the first time you realized you were different? It may have felt like everybody around you changed, or that there was a disconnect. Guess what, you are not alone! I remember growing up being picked on and feeling as though I was on this journey alone. My mom would tell me all the time that I am set apart for a reason and being picked on is a part of the journey. I did not know what that meant at the time, but as life progressed, I began to learn. I was being called to a higher purpose and to get there I needed to develop tough skin physically and spiritually. Of course, it hurt to find out friends were not really friends and family members would speak ill against my name due to their lack of understanding of self but choosing me was more important. When I started to choose myself and love me more things began to transform. For the first time in my life I felt free and safe to be me. No longer operating to please people or caring what they had to say. I started embracing me, connecting with my higher self, and allowing "spirit" to guide me on my journey.
By S Wash6 years ago in Motivation
What would you do if the Grimm Reaper walked in YOUR shadow?
Lurking in the shadows of your life, you notice that the shadow you see isn't yours. You sit there and stare and realize the shadow you see is the Grimm Reaper, just lingering until it is time to go. Did that give you chills down your spine? If you answered yes, then my friend you have been fearing Life this whole time. In fact, we all have but that's because Life was covered by the illusion of Death. Still thinking I might be a little coo coo in the head? Ok well have you ever had the "Dying Speech" from the doctor, or as I call it the "Natural Death Sentence" I call it this because that how we act when were told were going to die. Doctors give a time frame and us humans just take it in and do nothing but wait for the clock to count down. We fear Death because in reality we fear to live our lives. We have expectations and Death is used to keep us scared so we can meet those expectations. When that's the illusion, we are who we want to be. Why does it take Death to make us want to live? Is it cause we know our time has come so, we accept death and learn nobody can stop us from living our OWN life? While you let that sink in for, I will share with you my journey about life and death, and then you can be the judge of which one we really should be fearing. A year ago, I got the "Dying Speech" from my doctor. She told me that I had three months to live if that because my body rejected food. I was starving to death and still am. She told me one fact and its very true and I should have fought harder with it. She told me that even if I ate that starvation will catch up to me, unless they figured out the underlying source that caused this illness. Well, that doctor didn't, I did research of my symptoms. I know you don't got to scream it, that is the worst possible thing to do? Wrong its how you do it, if your just picking one symptom or choose the first scenario you see then yeah, definitely don't do that. I am saying actual research, only you know yourself better than any doctor. I found one thing led to another until I was finally right. The bad side to that is, I was to late. This illness has progressed to the point that doctors think it will reject the treatment plan. I walk with the Grimm Reaper every day. I never know when he will take me with him, doctors gave me up to 6 months, I doubt I will make it that far. My only problem is that I am scared to die but not in the sense we were taught. I am scared because I didn't spend my time living my life while knowing I was going to die. About 6 months in, I have a quote I live by everyday and maybe it will inspire you to do the same. The quote is "Live the Life You Love the Most."
By Jessica Sheely6 years ago in Motivation
The Ongoing Storm
Humans go about life day by day, and we experience quite a bit of turbulence or trials throughout our lives. Whether it be work fulfillment, bills, or just trouble waking up every day, everyone struggles with something. Unfortunately, some of us have it worse than others, but there are ways to cope with these everyday challenges. These five skills that I'm going to explain could help you as much as it helped me.
By Jay Jaeger6 years ago in Motivation
Entering Into The Unknown
It's crazy to think about how half of the world will never step into the unknown because of the comfort zone that they are in. We are stuck in this world of comfort and that makes us know the outcome for each thing we do in life. If we x, this will be y. This continues on and on until we stop that. When we are living in our comfort zone, we miss the chance to experience something new. Something that could change our lives once and for all. We will miss this new experience of a rush. We will miss new experiences with new people. Just by being in this comfort bubble, you are holding yourself back to a world of endless possibilities. Although it does have its own benefits, are those benefits helping you create a whole new world for yourself?
By Amy Tran6 years ago in Motivation
A Future Pictured Can Be Captured
The ability to listen, reflect and work hard in our contemporary society is seemingly on the decrease. Fear overwhelms our anticipations and makes way for pessimism. We are often discouraged by the things that happen around us. Our past and present seem to becloud and prevents us from seeing into the future. Since effort must always be made you are encouraged to always strive and motivate yourself in order to achieve your aims.
By Kate George6 years ago in Motivation
How I learned to start moving forward and stop moving backward
Like you, I grew up a child of two worlds; one internal, the other external. I took my inside world more seriously than I did the outside. Though it lay in front of me, it did feel less able than my imagination. I pushed the external world away, I ignored it. I soon faced the truth that it will not go away but become a conflict with my internal world. With age, failure, learning, regret, love, and forgiveness, I gained a new perspective - Balance.
By Oladapo6 years ago in Motivation
