Motivation on the Run

With the recent addition of MindMeister to the mind mapping field, sharing your mind maps takes on new dimensions. This new web-based application is easy to use, and covers the basic left-brained needs for mind mapping. It still has a way to go to fully engage the right-brain, but I see this getting better.
MindMeister [...]

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Writing reminder notes is a great way to remember important information unless you lose the note and forget the contents, too.
A few months ago, I was brainstorming on different aspects of leadership, then put the notes somewhere safe. That always slows the process. My purpose, though, was to identify several leadership ideas I don’t see [...]

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I can’t remember a single time someone has said, “He’s such a wonderful listener, he should go into sales.” No, it’s never happened to me nor anyone I know.
I’ve written about the importance of asking questions and listening, so this story by Al Uszynski is not new news, but just goes to the point. Talking [...]

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There’s big doings going on in Chicago in May. Many of the premier relationship bloggers are getting together for a huge conference and networking event. Here’s information from the website SOBCon07. Head over for all the rest of the schedule and get signed up for this one-of-a-kind conference.
Join members of one of the blogosphere’s [...]

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Businesses dust off leadership skills
how’s your sign language?
(tags: leadership)

Jeddah Camp Helps Boy Scouts Hone Leadership Skills
teaching leadership around the world … Boy Scouts
(tags: leadership)

Motivational talk for parents
you’ve got to see this. Look at the picture included with the story. Does this group look motivated? Several hardly look awake.
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Anthony D’Angelo said, "Become a student of change. It is the only thing that will remain constant." Charles Dickens stated, "Change begets change"; and Alvin Toffler said, "Change is not merely necessary to life—it is life."
Most people like to think they embrace change, love change, and are agents of change, yet their actions defy that [...]

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Motivation Biz Insanity: Is Any Speaker Worth $50,000 an Hour?
more information on a story from last week
(tags: motivation)

Want to get fired up? Keep on reading
now for something completely different.
(tags: motivation)

Developing management skills through MMORPGs
just tell your boss you’re honing your people skills. He’ll understand.
(tags: leadership)

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personal growth, motive, passion, relationship, mission, success, leadership, legacy and eternity.
John Maxwell, in this month’s newsletter, writes an article on the questions he regularly asks himself to get a measurement on how he’s doing.
The article covers each question as it relates to an area of life. The areas Maxwell uses are, personal growth, motive, [...]

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Many probably have already seen this short video on leadership, but I had to point everyone else to it also. Michael Hyatt, From Where I Sit, had a conversation on an airplane with an Army Captain that turned to LTG Harold Moore and leadership. The article had the video (embedded here) and much more.
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Joan Rivers starts her comedy routine asking the question, “Can we talk?” Today on Motivation on the Run, I discuss communication and how we can get better. Not just talking or listening, but communicating.
I begin with Shakespeare and end with three tips on how to determine if you are getting your point across. Shakespeare [...]

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