Motivation on the Run

In case you missed all the television and newspaper ads for the Get Motivated Seminars, here is the next month’s schedule. I’m not sure, but I think it would be impossible to not know about these if they were coming anywhere near.
April 24 - Peoria, IL
April 26 - Knoxville, TN
May 2 [...]

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Carterville entrepreneur is a man of all trades
and magic is involved
(tags: motivation)

Queen Elizabeth Holds Throne For Best Leadership Skills In Poll
interesting poll and results
(tags: leadership)

Close-Up on Laila Ali
She is one motivational speaker you’d better listen to.
(tags: motivational)

400 pound man finishes marathon
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can
(tags: motivation)

Banks Find Executive [...]

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Last night I had the privilege to present mind mapping to the League City Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). I hope they had half as much fun as I did, and if time is an indicator, they did. The meeting ran almost an hour over, and it was all my fault.
I was [...]

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I have several invites to MindMeister available if you want a test drive.
One of my goals for 2007 is learning about mind mapping. That goal is still progressing and I thought that April was a good time for an update.
Since January 2007, I have read hundreds of articles (probably thousands) about mind mapping and [...]

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Think about the violinist in the context of similarities with selling. There are many selling lessons to learn from someone that goes from a beginning player to the concert hall. Let’s look at a few of these.
Violinist:

the first few months aren’t very good
daily practice sees small improvements
the notes they play are scripted by a composer
he [...]

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Have you ever thought about the different analogies used to explain sales? I’ve used the bird dog analogy before, and now I want to explore another one, golf.
Professional golfers:

are self-employed
must get sponsors
must keep their sponsors happy
get paid when they win (or place well)
practice practice practice
learn from their mistakes
practice after hours and weekends
work in all kinds [...]

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Motivation is …

necessary
fun
mandatory
required
special
hard
easy
contagious
stirring
moving
beneficial

What else is motivation to you?

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Phil Gerbyshak has a lofty goal he desires to meet before the end of this year, but he needs your help. Phil’s first book, 10 Ways to Make it Great, was a huge runaway best seller, and he is looking to top that with, 10 MORE Ways or maybe more.
Make It Great! with Phil Gerbyshak: [...]

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Have you ever wondered who the best motivational speaker is? Of course, different people have different opinions, but what if we had a SmackDown to determine the best?
No, not like the WWE—get physical thing, but some kind of motivation-off (like bake-off). I know it’s strange, but I just started wondering.
Are you telling me you’ve [...]

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La Porte County native Glossinger is author of motivational book
a new author among the motivation group. If you’ve read it, let me know.
(tags: motivation)

Speakers Bureau Selects MasterLink for Link Building Services
a new partnership is formed.
(tags: motivation)

Leadership learned behaviour
a down-to-earth look at that new promotion to management.
(tags: leadership)

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