By Daryl R. Gibson
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THIS
WEEK:
Choose the challenge
You are not wired to choose the easy way -- choose the challenge.
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A SAMPLE OF 10 YEARS OF MONDAY MOTIVATION:
Seagulls
Human "seagulls" raise a ruckus, but contribute nothing to the organization.
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Making a contribution
Your name might be revered someday.
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Changing attitudes
Why is it we keep doing the same dumb things?
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A change you believe in
Change requires work -- your work.
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10 Years To Go...
Will you make your next decade better than the last?
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10 Years Later...
Great thing are often the result of small steps in the right direction...
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Give more than just socks or a tie
Give of yourself this holiday season
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Destiny
Set your own destiny
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Master of habit
Are you a slave or the master?
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Challenging ourselves
The low road rarely wins.
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Gratitude in living
Have thanks in your heart.
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Goals, Milestones, and Passages
Are you meandering though life?
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Tunnel Vision
Sometimes, you can be too focused.
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Dream and do
Be like the little engine that could -- and did.
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Belief and Action
Do you really believe in yourself?
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Commitment
Burn the bridges, don't look back, never stop
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The 20-year test
Sometimes, evaluating a course of action takes a trip "back to the future."
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Never too late to change
It doesn't matter where you are now -- you can make an encouraging environment
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Making an encouraging environment
It doesn't matter where you are now -- you can make an encouraging environment
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Turning point
You are the one who needs to determine your path.
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Solid, positive Action
Never discount the value of a push in the right direction .
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Believe in your abilities
You are your most important asset.
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Out of balance
Working on balance will help when obstacles loom. HTML PDF
Our lives are our own design
We determine our path through life. HTML PDF
Bound by the past
We must not let our present be determined by our past. HTML PDF
I can, I will, I do
Three phrases, a whole new approach to life.
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Not a coincidence
What matters is what you do with it.
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Seize this moment!
Seize the day? A day is too long to be seized!
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Never quit in the face of adversity
Courage isn't only on the battlefield.
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Confidence
Two big elements help to generate confidence.
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Fix yourself first!
For your own sake, fix yourself first.
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Lessons to be learned
You can learn lessons from anything, anywhere, anyone.
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Sticking up for what you believe
Maybe the meek will inherit the earth, but until then, you're on your own.
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Wanted: Enthusiasm
You could be short-changing yourself .
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The importance of getting away
We all need a vacation -- even if it's just a mental one.
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Knowing what you can do
Don't bankrupt your personal company.
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Leaving your mark
We all leave a mark -- let's leave a good one.
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The difference of one person
Can one person really make a difference?
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Investing in yourself
Is an investment in yourself a risky investment?
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How to become a great leader
Great leaders are made, not born.
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Reinvention is a useful thing
You have the ability to become more than you are.
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Rebirth in our lives
Just as winter changes to spring, we can change ourselves for the better.
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Stepping up to leadership
You do yourself and others a disservice by never trying to become a leader.
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Rising to the challenge
By taking a shortcut around challenges, you shortchange yourself.
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Living a long and positive life
Living positively is a habit we can acquire.
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Forward looking, forward moving
You can't go forward by looking in the rearview mirror.
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Riding the wave of hope
Hope springs eternal -- and well it should.
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Responsible
Mistakes were made? What mistake? Who Made it? HTML PDF
Respecting others
Let's polish up the golden rule. HTML PDF
A single focus
Blinders? Hardly -- but single focus is important. HTML PDF
Awareness
We don't notice what matters until it's too late. HTML PDF
Conventional defeatism
Conventional wisdom isn't wisdom at all. HTML PDF
Staying excited and exciting
It really is mostly mental... HTML PDF
Thriving despite the odds
Just keep getting up when you're knocked down... HTML PDF
Words to live by
How we choose to say something means more than you know. HTML PDF
Loss of Control
A snowstorm or a recession doesn't mean you need to go slip-sliding away HTML PDF
A Blank Page
What will you write on the blank page of the new year? HTML PDF
Ten resolutions for a new year
Here are ten resolutions to guide the start of a new year. HTML PDF
A re-dedication to positive living
It's time to re-dedicate ourselves to following a positive path, no matter what's happening around us. HTML PDF
The donkey in the well
We need to rise to our challenges and use them to help us grow higher. HTML PDF
Sterner Stuff
We are not sugar candy, to melt at the first sign of heat. HTML PDF
Cultivate your untapped resources
Each of us has seeds of greatness within us. HTML PDF
Taking a chance on change
Sometimes, the time to take a chance is when you don't want to! HTML PDF
The power of one
One is more than just the loneliest number. HTML PDF
Lucky
There's more to good luck than just dumb luck. HTML PDF
Trust
The current financial crisis shows us the need for trust in our lives -- both getting and giving. HTML PDF
Stick up for yourself!
If you aren't going to stick up for yourself, nobody else is likely to do it! HTML PDF
Value to our lives
You don't need a government bailout to renew the capital of your life. HTML PDF
Staying enthused in tough times
Five steps to keeping your head about you when others are losing theirs. HTML PDF
On task, on target
You'll never see the wizard if you are stuck among the Munchkins. HTML PDF
The sky isn't falling
Get out of that herd mentality, stop the stampeding. HTML PDF
Words can cast down or lift up
You can elevate, or cast down. HTML PDF
Believe in yourself, and succeed
The first step towards success starts at home.
Making the self-improvement habit
I will make great habits. HTML PDF
What we can learn from the Olympic athletes
The Games were magnificent! But what can we learn? HTML PDF
Floating along
You should be in command of your course! HTML PDF
See farther, go farther
New understanding brings new opportunity. HTML PDF
Faith and the "Sure Thing"
You are the only sure thing...maybe. HTML PDF
Whack, whack -- attack your obstacles
You've been pussyfooting around. HTML PDF
My best friend – myself
It's the reverse side of the golden rule. HTML PDF
True bearings
If you want to get to where you're going, it helps to know where you are heading! HTML PDF
Adrift or underway?
Are you floundering or excelling? HTML PDF
Your Best Self
Are you the best person you can be? HTML PDF
Looking up
Look up? Look down? HTML PDF
Changes
Exhilarate? Debilitate? HTML PDF
How to have a great day
Something to help you -- and me! HTML PDF
"Project You"
You're up to this project, to reform your life. HTML PDF
No regrets
Seven steps. HTML PDF
Looking for the best
No point in looking for the worst. HTML PDF
Achieving the impossible
The impossible takes a little longer. HTML PDF
Shoot for the stars
Where are you aiming? HTML PDF
Keeping on top of things
Here's the list of easy eight . HTML PDF
Natural born leaders
Great leaders are both born and made. HTML PDF
Staying positive in hard times
Hope can be learned. HTML PDF
Blooming where you land
Will you take root and then blossom?. HTML PDF
The need for hope in our lives
Hope can be learned. HTML PDF
Best of intentions
They will only get you so far . HTML PDF
Destructive people
Don't let them pull you down. HTML PDF
Do great things
Choose a great future. HTML PDF
Keeping a positive focus
Fuzz out the rest. HTML PDF
Taking ownership of your life
You can control your own destiny. HTML PDF
Fault Lines
We can mend our faults so they are stronger than before. HTML PDF
The positive viewpoint
Your viewpoint determines your view. HTML PDF
Motivation in times of trouble
The truest test of a leader is "encouraging under fire." HTML PDF
Positive impact
Make a positive impact on others and yourself. HTML PDF
Look out for positive results
Widen your viewpoints. HTML PDF
Pushing through
Pushing a little more makes all the difference.
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Personal Improvement Plan
Three steps to a better you. HTML PDF
Ruts
Get out of it, before you're buried there. HTML PDF
Dynamic Living
10 Tips to help you live a better life. HTML PDF
Fear
Are you paralyzed with inaction? HTML PDF
Basic Positive Thinking
Are you Chicken Little or The Little Red Hen? HTML PDF
Your future belongs to you!
Don't allow your future to be dictated by your past! HTML PDF
Goal achievement
A chance to start anew. HTML PDF
Hitting the target
Move the target! HTML PDF
Becoming all you can be
Are you worth all you should be? HTML PDF
Problem Solving
Do you have problems? Good! HTML PDF
The two sides of "What If"
One of several phrases that can change the world -- or your life
Facing our failures as a step to success
The difference between success and failure is tenacity
Infectious Optimist
Are you infectious?
Success secrets from the women in my life
16 success secrets
Take your own life -- in your own hands
A search for suicide methods prompted this week's Monday Motivation
The courage to be happy
Do have what it takes to be happy?
The snowstorm -- undefeatable optimism
When you're traveling through life, make sure you can see the road
Perseverance
It's a rule of success: keep on going
Making your life worth living -- today
Choose to make a difference -- today and every day.
Dealing with downturns
Nobody likes setbacks, but they're a part of life. How you deal with them, though, makes all the difference in the world.
Simple steps with big payoffs
A review of ten simple steps that make a big difference
Combating Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
All it takes are a few guts, some determination, and a bit of movement
Becoming the best you can be
"Good enough" is never good enough
Believing in your abilities
Can you defeat the enemy within?
Sailing through life's storms
When you hit the storms of life, remember the story of the truck
Seven steps toward greatness
Are you willing to accept a call to greatness?
Taking a positive direction
It was a wrong turn that I kept taking -- but I gained a lot of wisdom because of it.
Becoming strong at the broken places
A new scientific study shows that when you pamper your weaknesses, you only become weaker.
You can defeat "I Can't"
Like most negative phrases, "I can't" limits your future, your present, and your outlook on life. You can change it!
Overcoming the fears that stop your success
Sometimes, the biggest stumbling blocks on your road to success are the fears that guide you, unseen and unwanted. Here are some useful techniques to help you or your employees conquer fear.
Fighting the negative attitudes of other people
You can't get away from them, but you can learn to deal with negative people in a positive way.
Develop a "Can Do" attitude
The world needs more people who can say "I Can Do That!"
Success by the numbers -- the denominators
There is a consistent factor to most success in life.
What to do when all seems lost
Don't be a victim!
Me, Inc.
Some years ago, I decided to start thinking of myself as a business. Let me explain how it can help you, as well.
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How to become a great leader
Great leaders are made, not born.
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Decisive leadership
A "gut feeling" is developed through years of experience and learning. HTML PDF
Better Bosses
7 traits of a great leader. HTML PDF
Managers vs. Leaders
Are you killing your company, or enabling it?
Bad Bosses, Good Bosses, Mean Bosses
A guide to them all
Stellar
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Gibson's Six Rules of Leadership
Defeating gossip, trouble, and discontent in your organization
Three I's that will make a major difference.
Awakening
the leader within
A true leader can make all the difference in the
world. You can become one.
Teamwork
The Leaders' Guide to Having Effective Meetings
The art of holding useless meetings
How to derail a useless meeting
Motivating
the de-motivated
Here
are some simple steps to help leaders deal with motivating the
de-motivated, especially in times of economic downturn.
Mastering
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Decide
now. Act Now!
Make
some goals . Determine what you want to
do with life. Set a strategy, determine a time where you want to
get that goal accomplished, make a map, start on your journey, and
make a difference in your life. Only by beginning that journey,
and persisting until you gain what you want our of life, will you
make the changes to make your life better.
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Flaming
enthusiasm, backed up
by horse sense and persistence,
is the quality that most
frequently makes for success.
--Dale
Carnegie
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