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Here are the top 7 motivation articles I found today on blogs around the internet. Check out these inspirational and educational blog posts.

1. Robin Nobles says Recognition is the Greatest Motivator.  I read about it in her blog and I agree with her.
http://www.sew-wrc.com/idea-motivator/2007/02/22/recognition-is-the-greatest-motivator/

2.  How to Get Motivated is Demonstrated in this blog about goal setting.  Pretty inspiring post.

http://www.goal-setting-college.com/goal-setting/how-to-get-motivated-demonstrated/

3.  I found just 101 Ways for Self Motivation.  Cool post by Kenneth Foo
http://gloryinlife.com/motivational-inspirational/101-ways-for-self-motivation/

4. Motivation is important if you want to get smarter as discussed by Daniel Lemire.

http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2007/11/22/how-to-become-smarter/

5.  I found Seven Motivation Tips to Help You Write More and Sell More.  Very helpful post from Laverne Daley.

http://ldaley.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/seven-motivation-tips-to-help-you-write-more-sell-more/

6.  Finding your motivation helps you become an unusually happy non-smoker.  You can find out more from Cris’s post:
http://cure-alls.com/2006/12/how-to-become-an-unusually-happy-non-smoker/

7. The Educated Being Blog has a motivating post on overcoming procrastination.

http://www.educatedbeing.com/2006/07/14/overcoming-procrastination/ 

Here are the top 7 motivation articles I found today on blogs around the internet. Check out these inspirational and educational blog posts.

1. A post about lists of goals that could serve as a motivation for everyone.

http://orderofr.net/abby/?p=65

2. By stopping procrastination, you can be free. See it through this blog post.

http://www.written-in-stars.net/wp/2007/10/11/almost-free/

3. Ryan gave out reasons why he is not a millionaire and one of which is that he procrastinates!

http://www.ryanbibbey.com/2006/02/07/8-reasons-no-millions/

4. BOb Torres shared his idea about procrastination as a distraction in his cool blog.

http://www.bobtorres.net/2007/04/10/distraction/

5. Denise asks why she can’t get motivated to work. Find out the answers in her blog.

http://dee-rob.com/wordpress/2004/01/why-cant-i-get-motivated-to-work/

6. If you need motivation, then this blog post can help you find your own motivation.

http://rammelfirdaus.com/archives/day-3-are-you-motivated-or-need-motivtion/

7. ADD and Getting Motivated Questions and Strategies that are very helpful are found in this blog.

http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/07/23/add-and-getting-motivated-some-questions-and-strategies/

Being too serious can drive you crazy.  Its what I’ve read from tipsforsuccess.org on the article about seriousness.  Maybe we haven’t noticed it sometimes that we are too serious and preoccupied of our job or tasks that we have overlooked some areas in our life.  We may have even forgotten to smile at times.  I have seen in movies or even in tv programs.  There are situations mostly of parents and child that the parents are too busy earning for money that they have not much time for their children; or that they have been to serious over something that their loved ones are affected.  They become unapproachable, irritable, and the likes.

Being too serious can cause stress, anxiety, worries and failure.  Success comes with a lot of factors and being too serious over just one factor, you might overlook the others.  We need to smile at times, laugh a little, and have a break.  This will help us overcome stress from work so that we can handle our problems or pressures in a light manner.  It is easier to think when we are not under stressed and do our jobs well.

The whole point of this is not trying to say that we should not treat our work or other things seriously but we just need to lighten up ourselves.  We need to lighten up our mind so that we can function well.  There is nothing wrong if a top executive of a company joins his/her employees to a one night of fun.  If doing it is too much already, well, a simple smile under a load of pressure can lighten up not only their feelings but yours as well.

Here are the top 7 motivation articles I found today on blogs around the internet. Check out these inspirational and educational blog posts.

1. The Info Weblog is just helpful when I was browsing through the internet looking for topics about goal setting. It has listed sites that are of good use for my search.

http://aztrx.net/135/goals

2. A post from the Fit Shack blog on how to surrender to a lack of motivation has a lot of good points where you would really be more motivated after you have read it.

http://www.thefitshack.com/2007/04/02/how-to-surrender-to-a-lack-of-motivation/

3. Yaro Starak has a nice blog and in his post, Getting Things Dene in Your Internet Business, he has pointed out the importance of motivation.

http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/238/internet-business-getting-things-done/

4. Good post from Fresh Blogger giving steps on how to deal with lack of motivation.

http://freshblogger.com/2007/10/how-to-deal-with-lack-of-motivation/

5. Let’s read and find out from a teacher how it is motivating kids when you yourself are barely motivated.

http://edwize.org/motivating-kids-when-you-yourself-are-barely-motivated

6. Help is waiting for those who lack motivation at :

http://www.setforsuccess.com/?hop=123ebooks

7. Stephanie Earls talks about procrastination as her biggest problem in life. See how she will get rid of it.

http://blogs.timesunion.com/aworkinprogress/?p=3

Here are the top 7 motivation articles I found today on blogs around the internet. Check out these inspirational and educational blog posts.

1. I have been to Ian’s Messy Desk blog and found 6 ways to build self-esteem that could your self-motivation everyday.

http://www.ismckenzie.com/12/17/6-ways-to-build-self-esteem/

2. Teaching myself to teach: an inspiring post that makes you realize the value of motivation in work.

http://dabacon.org/pontiff/?p=973

3. A great post that speaks about The Secret. It has a lot of motivating ideas that could help you become a more positive person and would lead you to success.

http://www.speakthesecret.com/?p=3

4. The Abundance Attraction Law blog is amazing. I like this certain post that provides you an A-Z guide in finding your motivation.

http://www.abundanceattractionlaw.com/2007/05/17/motivation/finding-motivation-a-to-z-guide/25

5. Have you heard of the 3D effect? I just learned about it from The Development Compass blog. It’s about stress and motivation where 3D means De-stress Delete and Develop.

http://www.thedevelopmentcompass.com/blog/2007/09/11/the-3d-effect/

6. Glenn Shepard talks about his personal stuff and how motivation works for him and even for others.

http://glennshepard.com/blog/?p=519

7. The Glory in Life blog has provided the critical success clues that could really help us in achieving our goals.

http://gloryinlife.com/success/10-critical-success-clues/

Motivation is what we need in life in order to succeed, to keep going with our tasks or work, to keep ourself alive or energetic, and the likes.  We look for ways on how to motivate ourselves, or to find a motivator for us.  But what if this motivating factor wears off?  So we need to maintain our motivation.

Staying motivated is necessary if we want to be productive always.  Here are ways that might help maintain our motivation:

• Attend activities that will help you improve your skills or even your personality.  Activities like seminars, workshops, trainings that are related to your work or with topics that you can apply to yourself.
• Schedule a vacation, trip, or just break from work to give yourself a rest.
• Stay positive through reading materials or listening to positive and uplifting music.  Stay positive also by being with positive people or interacting with them.

Those are just few suggestions.  You could have other ways on how to stay motivated.  It actually depends on what suits you best.  But what’s important is that we are motivated and we stay motivated all the time.

Personal growth is the ultimate way to success.  If you want to succeed, you need growth - spiritual growth, profit growth, career growth, and the likes.  But all of this wouldn’t happen without personal growth.  It all starts from there.  You can grow in any other aspects if you start from yourself.  It’s YOU.  It all comes back to YOU.

This simply means that the key to your success is you.  Not other people, or their influence, but you.  Learn to persevere, believe, dare, be positive, and even smile.  A smile can work wonders or miracles.   In any successful ventures, the key is always with the person behind it.  In selling products, those who has got the best strategy has the biggest sales even if they do not have the best product.   Its not just the way they sell their product but the way they deal with people.  Trust and credibility are important factors here also.

To succeed with your goals is like making an investment.  You develop yourself with the skills and everything needed to achieve it.  You need to get motivated, get focused, and set your mind towards that goal.  Also, in anything you do, you need balance.  Be sure that you don’t step on other people.  Sometimes, people become obsessed of getting successful that they forget the people who loves them.

Here are the top 5 self help articles I read this week on blogs
around the internet. Check out these inspirational and
educational blog posts.

1. Joi Sigers has a cool blog with a great set of quotes to keep
you determined to win as we start the new year.

http://selfhelpdaily.com/motivational-quotes-about-determination/

2. Steve Pavlina has a thought provoking article about accepting
yourself as you are while still wanting to grow and improve.

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/self-acceptance-vs-personal-growth/

3. Dr.Martin Russell discusses the quick fix mentality and how it
can be very positive and not negative at all.

http://www.drmartinrussell.com/quick-fix/

4. Tim Warren questions the standard advice about writing goals down.

Should You Write Your Goals Down? Read on to see what he discovered.

http://www.personaldevelopment4you.com/blog/?p=21

5. The Self Volution blog has a lot of good posts. I like this one
about getting results- practical tips you can start using today.

http://www.selfvolution.com/5-secrets-to-getting-results/

Here is an inspiring story I found that would really amaze us:

Putting Things in Perspective
Oftentimes it takes a light tap on the shoulder - or a slap in the face - to put things in perspective and bring a brighter note to our seemingly difficult times. One such tap is the story of Ben Underwood, a young boy who, due to the onset of cancer, has been blind since the age of three.

While this difference could - and certainly has - limited the goals, dreams, and daily activities of many, this particular case was different. Not only did Ben decide at age six that he was through using a cane, but three years before he began using a technique called echolocation, the same method used by bats and dolphins to perceive their environments.

It soon became apparent that Ben’s skills were off the charts, even called ‘extraordinary’ and ‘pushing the limits of human perception’ by medical doctors. Simply by using a series of clicks and gauging the time it takes for the sound to return and in exactly what fashion, he can operate in the world like any other child.

He skateboards, plays kickball with the neighborhood kids, and even chases down his brother to return a sneak-attack tackle. Ben can even tell the difference between a parked car and truck, all through the use of clicks with his mouth. Simply amazing.

The point of this story, as far as we’re concerned, isn’t that Ben Underwood has an amazing ability but that he took a weakness and turned it into a source of creativity, skill, and strength. He didn’t dwell, nor did he accept a state of life below his desires. Instead, he accepted the facts and moved forward with his life.

It’s the example of overcoming adversity that I want you to take to heart. If a young boy can function and maneuver without the use of his eyes, can’t you find a way to overcome your challenges? Can’t you find a way to get the things you want and to help those you care about do the same?
by Jason M. Gracia - Motivation123™
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Ben is really impressive not because of what he can do but by doing it.  He did not live by his limitations but instead, he found a way on how to cross it.  What’s inspiring here is that he did not live by his limitations.  He achieved his goal in his own way.  Likewise, we should not let ourselves fail in our goals.  We can find other ways on how to achieve it even if we lack other skills or maybe resources.