The "Motivation Riffs" Chronicles

Would You Trade A Dime For A Dollar?

Sep 20, 2006
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When somebody’s running a successful business, I try to listen to to the advice they give to help my own ventures.

But when somebody is so financially successful that there is only one person on the planet with more money than him … well, then I really listen.

Warren Buffet, the second richest person on the planet, once said, “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” This is the ultimate statement on leverage. It proposes that how much something costs is irrelevant. How much you get in return, well … that’s everything. But it’s not how we tend to think…
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How To Become a Stronger Person

Jun 11, 2006
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I still remember how Mike lost his job. When I was a teenager, I rode the bus to school – you know, those big yellow ones that slow down traffic so much. If you’ve never had the opportunity to ride in one, you may not know that the engine is equipped with a little device called a governor. It’s purpose is to limit the top speed of the bus to 35 miles an hour for safety. (That made for a long ride to school.)

One day, my bus driver Mike (not his real name) decided that he was going to taste a little bit of freedom and figured out how to disable the governor on his bus. Being one of the kids in the back, I wasn’t in a position to see the spedometer, but I’m guessing he had that bus going about sixty miles an hour at the top of his game.
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Where Motivation Comes From

Jun 5, 2006
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You can’t achieve the goals you set for yourself unless you consistently take action. And you can’t consistently take action unless you’re strongly motivated. And you can’t become strongly motivated until …
Until … until you expect to succeed in advance.

The common thread in motivated people
When you look at people who consistently achieve the goals they set for themselves – these are the people who take consistent action regardless of the odds or obstacles that stand in their way – you’ll see that they all have this in common. They’ve committed in their mind that they are going to succeed, even if it’s a longer road, or a tougher fight than they signed up for. When it comes to motivation, expectation is everything.
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How To Prevent Self Doubt

May 23, 2006
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In an earlier article (How to Get Exactly What You Want), I talked about how important it was have a solid expectation that you will accomplish your goals, no matter how difficult they may seem at the moment. Some people call …
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How to Avoid The “Perfection Penalty”

Apr 26, 2006
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As I work with people in the Rapid Results Coaching aspect of my business, I see a recurring theme among a number of my clients – namely, the feeling that they (or an aspect of their business) needs to be perfect before it can be successful.

I’ve also seen this outside …
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How to Stay Motivated Without The Hype

Apr 6, 2006
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A good motivation quote will inspire you … but a great motivation quote will get you to take action. In this part of my “Motivation Quotes” series, I’ll be focusing on how to apply a quote to your life – right now, today, and I have every expectation that this …
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