Motivation Archives

Follow Your Own Path: Tips From Larry King & Warren Buffett

Is it a good idea to try to copy someone else’s journey to success? What can you do that will leverage your particular strengths, skills, and circumstances? Alex Banayan interviewed several highly-successful people to learn how they made it to the top. One lesson that he repeatedly came across was that, even if you copy everything someone else has done, you can’t expect to replicate their success. Continue reading to learn why you should follow your own path and get advice on how to do it.

How to Reframe Self-Limiting Thoughts to Become Rich

Do you want to become rich and financially stable? Why do you need to adjust your self-limiting thoughts? You may not realize it, but you’re the number one reason why you’re not making more money. This is because you have negative beliefs about yourself and money that are setting you back. Below we’ve listed steps on how to reframe self-limiting thoughts, according to Rachel Rodgers’ book We Should All Be Millionaires.

How to Use Reward-Based Motivation as You Scale Your Business

Should you pay bonuses before or after the performance period? What’s the best way to use social incentives within a team? In The Voltage Effect, economist and professor John A. List offers his advice for how to take things from the small scale to the big stage. He shares a set of strategies designed to increase your business’s chances of success as it grows. One of these is using reward-based motivation. Read more to learn how to scale successfully by setting the right incentives to motivate your team.

Lady Gaga: Failure Can Be Turned Into Success

How to Deal With Failure at Work and Build Resilience

How did Lada Gaga respond to the criticism she received for her album ARTPOP? What can it teach you about failure and success? Many of the people whom Alex Banayan interviewed for his book The Third Door overcame difficult challenges in their lives and their careers. He found that, for Lady Gaga, failure is an opportunity to bounce back and avoid derailing progress. Read more to learn how Lady Gaga has dealt with criticism and failure.

How to Slow Down in Life by Gamifying Patience

Do you feel the need to keep up with everyone else’s fast-paced life? How could you get ahead by actually slowing down? In The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, John Mark Comer explains why we rush through life and how such a hurried pace harms us. He provides recommendations on how to slow down in life and, by doing so, get more out of it. Keep reading to learn how to slow down your life and discover the benefits that you’ll reap from a slower pace.

Overcoming Challenges to Success: 3 True Stories of Inspiration

How does Laga Gaga respond to criticism? What does Jane Goodall’s story teach us about the career challenges that women face? Why isn’t Quincy Jones afraid to make mistakes? Alex Banayan interviewed several successful people for his book The Third Door. Many of them told stories of overcoming difficult challenges to success. Lady Gaga, Jane Goodall, and Quincy Jones gave Banayan insights on how to bounce back from setbacks so that you don’t derail your progress. Keep reading to learn how each of these people achieved success despite major challenges.

Built Through Courage by Dave Hollis: Book Overview

Do you feel like you’re doing nothing with your life? How can you identify your unique purpose? What steps can you take to achieve that purpose? Built Through Courage by Dave Hollis is a motivational guide for those living an unfulfilled life. All you need to turn your life around is a purpose you strive to achieve. Read below for a brief overview of Built Through Courage to get the main ideas.

Why Is It Important to Find Your Purpose in Life? Happiness!

How to Find Your Major Definite Purpose in Life

Why is it important to find your purpose in life? How do you achieve your purpose? A purpose is simply something that motivates and inspires you, according to Built Through Courage by Dave Hollis. The most important reason for having a purpose is that it gives you happiness in life and erases any negativity that comes your way. If you don’t have a purpose now, find out why you need to discover yours.

How to Identify Your Purpose in Life: The 5 Components

Are you looking for something to motivate you? How can you identify your purpose in life? Purpose is the driving force that motivates and inspires you, guiding you throughout your life. Your purpose should be your specific talents and unique experiences that you share with others. Keep reading to learn how to identify your purpose in life, according to Built Through Courage by Dave Hollis.

How to Fulfill Your Purpose in Life: The 3 Transformative Steps

How can you fulfill your purpose in life? What’s the key to changing the current circumstances that are holding you back? If you feel like you can do more in life, you need to take action. Doing so means examining your current life and making changes to it for the better. Continue reading to see how to fulfill your purpose in life.