How to sustain MOTIVATION in TEAM till GOAL is achieved ?

Motivation is a term generally associated with the word with human behavior, meaning, and a state of mind that moves us to action.
Probably the first question to be answered in a discussion of motivation is “What makes us do anything?
e.g.: Why am I writing articles in my blog / website?
Why are you reading it?
Our needs for sustenance, safety, security, belonging, recognition, and a sense of growth and achievement become strong drivers (motivators) of behavior.
The subject of motivation is, at once, simple and complex. Simple, in that it explains much of what we see happening in human behavior, yet complex when it poses contradictions.
For example, the need to nourish ourselves is strong, and hunger will drive us to extreme actions, particularly in the case of extreme hunger. However, how does one explain a hunger strike? How can you explain the actions of someone who has died because they chose not to eat? The psychologists will say that a higher level need took over....perhaps the need to make a point about an issue that, to the person, was larger than life itself.
So as we attempt to understand motivation, we need to appreciate the subtleties that exist in human behavior, and focus our attention on general principles of motivation that have wider application. At least if we can understand some of these principles, we might be better prepared to lead or facilitate a long-term, highly motivating team experience.
Decision making begins as soon as you want to be part of a Team, Isn’t it? You’ve been asked to participate on a team to accomplish some task. Immediately your decision-making process begins.
• What is the purpose of the team?
• Is it a topic that interests me?
• Who will be on the team with me?
• What kind of authority will we have?
• Is it important to management?
• What is the reward for participating?
• What is the risk (perceived as punishment) for not participating?
• How long will it run?
• Will I be better off as a result of my participation?
These are some of the questions we ask ourselves when faced with an invitation to participate in some kind of team. Are they typical questions? Of course. Do they relate to our motivation to participate? Certainly.
Sometimes, however, we are not given the opportunity to refuse participation on a team: for example, a work group or an organization that has restructured itself into self-directed work teams. In these cases, by default, we are part of the group or team.
Nevertheless, in either case, motivation can rise or fall depending on a myriad of factors. Let’s look at some of them.

Factors Influencing Team Motivation are,
I. Purpose
II. Challenge
III. Responsibility
IV. Growth
V. Leadership
Great leaders have a knack for helping others see the best in themselves, providing the stimulus for self-actualizing behaviors, understand the importance of team purpose, challenge, camaraderie, responsibility, and growth, and focus much of their time on creating the conditions for these to exist.
Great leaders also understand that their team members have needs, and that for motivation to grow and continue, the activities of the team must help in some way to meet these needs.

How to sustain MOTIVATION till we achieve our GOALS ?

A team whose members are aligned with its purpose, feel a challenge in their task, have a strong sense of camaraderie, feel responsibility for the outcome, and experience growth as a team and in their personal lives, will tend to sustain motivation over the long haul.

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Do you beleive Ego stroking is useful

As we all know, Human beings by nature are approval seekers. Isn’t it ?

I am sure you will agree with me on the above which is why I believe that most of the time we can influence others by stroking their ego.

How to Influence others by nourishing their ego??

1. Understand ego - It’s the most self-oriented, most personal part of one’s mind. Your ego is your cardinal soul or spiritual substance and regulates your self esteem and mental state. It leads your reaction or response for each action of others directed toward you. The ego molds and influences one’s outlook toward others and toward oneself. It’s by far the most receptive part of one’s philosophical and psychological structure. Having knowledge and understanding of what our ego is and how it leads each action facilitates us to communicate and interact in a more positive and favorable manner.
2. Look for something which you could earnestly admire or compliment as Praising genuinely makes people feel good mentally and physically.
3. Begin by complimenting other individuals with ego nourishment. Praise them with how good looking they are, for the work that they do, what their family does/have, their possessions, etc.
4.Set your own ego aside and stroke others’ egos to get more of what you want. In this practical world of ours, being successful is measured in part by what we own. We judge other people’s successes by what they possess in materialistic point of view. Like it or not, people long for admiration for whatever they have acquired, accomplished, and who they really are not considering the status of life they’re living.

If you want to create miracles, influence others and win their support, then praise them for what they are, what they have or what they do

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Qualities of Great Leader(s)

As you know,Leaders are not all the same. They are not the same in who they are or in how they lead. There are qualities that good leaders share.
Most of the good leaders share some qaulities and five important qualities that good leaders share are listed below.

1.Integrity - Is about being consistent in doing the right thing, and being consistent in who you are. Consistent people are easy to work with; you know what response you are going to get, you know what work result you will get.
If you do not have integrity then people will hesitate working with you as they don’t ever know for sure what results you will give, or if you are being truthful.
Tips to improve INTEGRITY:
Figure out who you are and what you want people to think when they think of you?
Make your actions consistent, with whom you want to be, in person, on the phone, on the internet, everywhere.

2.Charisma- is energy with the delivery. No one is going to listen if you can’t deliver it with charisma, even if you have the best information.
Leaders with charisma have found their passion, and deliver it with energy.
Tips To become Charismatic: Find out what you like and care about that is your passion. Find a way to work in your passion.

3.Self confidence.
Be informed in the area you want to be confident and practice public speaking & leadership.
Be confident and know what you are talking about,
repeat continually, never stop trying to grow.

4.Forward thinking - It will be impossible to lead without knowing where you want to go.
A leader must look at where they have been where they are and use that information to help create a growth plan of where they want to be. The where you have been will help you know what is possible. It will also let you know what works and what does not.
Tips: Take some time and write down what you have done, go back as far as you want. Make note of what has been good and bad. This can be done both for work and personal.Think off thing you want. Use the information you have to make a plan of how. Be willing to seek new knowledge to help you achieve these goals.

5.Exemplary- this can tie to some of the above, lead by example. If you are a leader, and you want your team to work hard and fast, you should be doing so and more. Followers will follow at level lower than the leader. People learn by what they see, you will get the best results from your followers by showing.

Tips: Look at what you are doing is it the example you want to set, if not change. When you want to teach something find a way to show, what you want to teach and it can increase the learning speed.

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Health & Fitness Resoltions - How to achieve

As today is world health day, i am sure many of us will take resolutions to improve general health and fitness.I know you will agree with me that few of us only remember resolutions and take action whereas the rest doesn't make much progress.

What is the difference.

First and foremost difference is the DESIRE to achieve. All of the great achievers throughout history have one thing in common. They have all been dreamers or desirers. If anyone is to achieve their goals in life then the first thing they need to do is establish what their desires are. That’s what makes people who are highly successful different from the rest – they know exactly what they want in life.

Simply writting goal is insufficient. If anyone is to make any steps towards their definite objectives then they need to have a determined attitude, bordering on obsession, to fulfil that desire.

Whatever desire a person has, it will only be fulfilled if some of the following actions are taken. Firstly a person must realise what it is they need to make them content with their lives and give themselves step by step aims. Then they need to consider how much work they need to put in if they are ever to begin achieving those aims. Next they should set a deadline for reaching their final goal and then create a plan with a timeline highlighting how and when they will go about their tasks. This knowledge must be updated and read out regularly to keep a person on track to satisfying their desire.

All who achieve great things adopt a similar philosophy to follow the process of putting their thoughts into action successfully when backed by a burning desire. Everyone, no matter what their chosen path in life may be, will start in the same situation with nothing but their thoughts and desires to spur them on.

Many people lack self confidence and are unwilling to set their aims higher through fear of failing.The time for everyone to realise their dreams is now. We must continue to follow the same methods of pioneers before us by taking the courage to act upon our thoughts with conviction and fulfil our burning desires. It is important that all negative influences are avoided. There is no excuse for procrastination, and laziness. It is easy for people to say they want to achieve but in reality they will only start to realise their goals once they take those first steps in which they make a plan outlining the route to success.


All achievements no matter how significant they are to others begin with a burning desire to get the result intended. In the human mind there is a power that is hard to explain. It is the ability to focus positive thoughts on achieving the thing that is wanted most. Success is sometimes a thing that at first seems impossible. When a burning desire in a person is so strong the word impossible loses significance.

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Total Responsibility - Will it help to Succeed

The fact that you are reading this says that you as an influencer (coach, salesperson, small business owner, entrepreneur, or team leader) are likely NOT in the category of ‘no ownership,’ which means you take responsibility for your results.
That leaves two options: To take ‘Some ownership’ or ‘total responsibility.’

Most of us have been conditioned to only take “some ownership” over our performance.
Notice that whenever a divisive political, economic or social issue crops up, people are quick to blame everyone else. But remember, fault is a low intelligence concept.

In the 1950’s, Earl Nightingale said, “To be successful, we must look at what everybody else is doing and consider doing the opposite.” Observe those who blame others. Look at people who blame the economy. Look at people who blame their service, their circumstances, their family, their history, their lack of talent, the weather, Britney Spears and everything else they can think of, for bad consequences.

Consider doing the opposite. Consider joining the minority who really do choose to take total ownership over their results. You will be given the riches that the many who only take “some ownership” will never find. Be willing to own ALL your results, good and bad. Great salesmen sell by consciously crafting their messages and when they fail, they shift objection and rejection into a great opportunity to redraft their message. They own the result.

Be willing to own ALL the results of your company, as a leader, good and bad. Great leaders look across the hall when things go well and tell their team “you made it happen” and look inside when things don’t go well and tell themselves “I’m responsible for it.” They own the result, especially when things don’t go well.

I am sure you will agree with me now that by taking responsibility for everything in life, we will be able to improve many aspects in life.

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Do you Believe in Power of MIND

As we all know the subconscious mind is full of benefits to us as a person. It may involve finding a new job, getting a new home, making more money or just being happy, but on many occasions we don’t believe it’s possible.
What we have to remember is that our actions start from the mind, even though on some occasions they come from the subconscious area.
For example, if you wish to change the channel on the TV, you think about it and then you do so. But, have you ever noticed you picked up the remote and quickly changed a channel without ever once thinking about why you did what you did? If so, have you ever stopped to think about your actions? More than likely, you did not because the action was a subconscious one. Without knowing it you were using subconscious mind power!


Any individual can truly live out his or her true potential if they can harness the power of the subconscious mind properly.In order for us to achieve an overall self-improvement, we have to think positively, which is why one has to guide the subconscious mind through the power of affirmation. As one would logically assume, affirmation refers to the ability to remind oneself of positive aspects of life in order to achieve a desired result.

If you think, How can i do it. It's simple as follows:

When you want to make sure that you are going to be getting the right kind of work done, remind yourself of the great rewards that you are going to get. On the other hand, you may also simply reaffirm to yourself that you are the best person for the task and that you are simply just plain awesome!

If you are working towards major obstacles to overcome, the process is the same way. It doesn’t matter if you’re addicted to gambling, drinking, drugs, smoking, or even shopping, because it can all be fixed. However, if you sit there and tell yourself that it’s just not going to happen, then it won’t. Now, we hope you understand just how important it is to change your subconscious thoughts.

There are lots of other ways that you can use the subconscious mind as well. Using a post hypnotic suggestion is one great tool to use. You can work with a certified hypnotherapist or you might want to take a look at doing sessions of self hypnosis that are available on pre-recorded hypnosis audio files as well.

Since hypnotherapy is something that only few people do, you may want to try brainwave synchronization therapy or binaural beats to train your subconscious mind. These allow you to tap into a different arena that involves headphones and listening to different frequencies. Something similar to these is the CDs some people purchase to help them sleep. They usually involve ocean waves, crickets chirping, or something along those lines.

Once you’ve reached a certain peak regarding the training of your subconscious mind, there are higher levels to attain. It’s something that only a few people can do, but there has been evidence that shows Buddhist monks achieving supernatural powers. Granted it’s not like they’re Superman or anything, but levitation and invisibility has been documented.

When you are ready to use your subconscious mind, you’ll discover that you can actually move matter on a subatomic level. This process is explained in media like The Secret, where the law of attraction is laid out for you and where it can show you how to focus your energy. Remember that you do not need to merely think about things that are only theoretically possible; you can manifest whatever you want if only you are wiling to put thought into it and to communicate with your subconscious mind.

Though it sounds hard to believe, you’ll find that quantum physics is doing a lot to prove what ancient religions are talking about. All of this supernatural or psychic power can be explained using some very logical, scientific means.

Your subconscious mind is a lot more powerful than you might have ever thought possible. Simply Don’t underestimate it, and don’t overlook the benefits of using it.

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How to Attract Success, Happiness and Love

Most of us heard of the movie The Secret? Isn't it?



Those who have watched the movie "The Secret" knew it is not really a 'movie' in the traditional sense of the word. It provides commentaries on how life success, relationship success, business success, and more can be yours if only you know how to leverage the law of attraction.


The Law of Attraction

Law of Attraction is that everything that is happening to you right NOW is something that you attracted to yourself. As is constantly repeated in the movie The Secret - what you think about, you bring about. The Law of Attraction is not really something that is new. Even when we were young, we have been taught to 'think positive thoughts' and to turn away any 'negative vibes'always,. do you agree?
So since we were children, we have been exposed to the success through a positive mental attitude mantra. This is partly why the film really reaches out to its viewers - it is touching a nerve that is not completely unknown. It is understandable and easy to grasp.

How to Attract SUCCESS ?
We can do it by practicing Law of Attraction.

The movie The Secret reveals it in three steps as follows.

Step One: ASK.
Quantify what you really want in life. Don't just say you want to be rich, be specific. However, having said that, don't forget that success is a journey. Asking for a million dollars in the bank tomorrow is self-defeating (although... not impossible as any lottery winner will attest) because you are setting a goal that is almost impossible. The result? You are persuading yourself that this particular law of success is not working and you abandon it and perhaps go back to your negative way of thinking.

Step Two: BELIEVE.
Once you specify what you want in love, life, business or whatever aspect, BELIEVE that you will get it.
Many people put themselves down thinking they are not worthy of such high ambitions. Well you know what? You are! So start believing that you will achieve success and YOU WILL.

Step Three: RECEIVE.
The Law of Attraction is all about putting forth into the universe what you want... and receiving it. It can be tomorrow, next week or in a couple of years but you will receive it in due course.
More Tips To Start Bringing Success In Life

The Attitude of Gratitude. Start putting out those positive vibes by starting each day with thoughts of what you are already thankful for in life. This will give your day a 'happiness kick' that no caffeine drink can produce! The positive energy that this exercise produces will carry out through your day and ATTRACT other positive outcomes.

Dress for Success. Put forth a successful aura and success will be attracted to you like a magnet! Our outer appearance is almost always a reflection of how we feel inside so if you dress sloppily, you are putting forth negative energy. However, no need to run to the mall to break the bank for clothes. How about just trying to smile more often? Smiling is one of the best (and cheapest!) ways to put forth positive energy.

If you have teeth problems preventing you from radiating a bright, cheery smile, FIX IT NOW. Visit your dentist or if it's just dark-stained teeth, use an at-home teeth bleaching product. In short, don't let anything get in the way of a great smile.

So what are YOU going to do now that you know about the Law of Attraction? Practice it. Remember, the universe does not like delay... so ACT NOW.
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