motivation
-
With all this in mind, it is the small wins we achieve that need to be acknowledged and appreciated for what they are. Motivation is a huge factor of whether or not we succeed, and being able to reward ourselves and celebrate small wins is the key. Here’s how to harness the power of small…
-
1. Find out What Drives You Today Why not take some time today and do a quick reflection of where you’re at now? Take one aspect of your life that you’d like to progress further in. For example, it may be your current job. Start with your why. Write down your reasons for why you’re in the job that…
-
You likely know of people who have been doing the same thing for years and seem to not have any problem staying stagnant. Whether it be in their marriage, job, or personal endeavors, they seem to be getting along just fine without progressing towards anything “better.” On the other hand, I’m sure you also know…
-
There will always be someone in this life who just doesn’t like you, no matter how hard you try to please them. There will always be something that you say, or do, which causes offence or division.Whether you meant to or not. There will always be someone who finds fault in you, your life or…
-
Mrs Cynthia Okpara went to her husband’s office to report him to his boss. She told her husband’s boss how her husband Mr Odogwu Okpara usually squanders his N60,000 salary and only gave her N30,000 for upkeep. After her narration, the boss told her to come back on the last day of the month. On…
-
Beware of the corporate antibodies! If they are at work, you can spot them in statements such as: “We already tried that and couldn’t make it work.”“What we’re doing has worked fine for years; there is no need to change.”“We already explored that idea years ago but decided against it.”“If that (an external idea) was…
-
Every person on this planet is afraid of something, no matter how emotionally, physically, mentally or psychologically balanced we seem to be. Most fears are inherited, some inculcated, while some are identified from close observation within our environment as well. We as humans at one point in our lives, are bound down to an extent…
-
When Eric Yuan came to the United States from China in the 1990s, success didn’t happen right away. For one thing, it took him nine attempts before his U.S. visa was finally approved. It would have been easy to give up after being rejected time after time, but Yuan remained persistent. When he finally arrived in the…
-
America has long been seen as the land of opportunity. After all, there have been plenty of rags-to-riches stories in U.S. history. Take Oprah Winfrey, for example. She’s just one of the many billionaires who grew up poor. That begs the question of whether coming from little money can help motivate someone to make a…
-
6 Strategies for Reaching Your Definition of Success 1. Create a Vision for Your Life A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more. ROSABETH MOSS KANTER Knowing how to succeed involves knowing what your end goal is. What…
-
Productivity determines the quality of results. Work is a vicious cycle of setting and meeting targets/deadlines; individuals and companies require productivity systems and tools to stay top of their game and deliver results. Productivity is a function of many factors — organization, work environment, motivation, time management, and health, among others. The digital world accommodates several tools…
-
LET’S SAY YOU’VE BEEN IN YOUR CURRENT ROLE AT YOUR COMPANY FOR THREE YEARS. YOU FEEL THAT YOU’RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION ENTAILS AND MORE, AND YET, YOU’VE BEEN OVERLOOKED FOR TWO PROMOTIONS YOU THINK WOULD HAVE SUITED YOU WELL. YOU SAY TO YOURSELF, “WHY IS EVERYONE GETTING PROMOTED BUT ME?” You don’t know…
-
Eagles fly Alone and at High Altitudes.They don’t fly with sparrows, ravens, and other small birds. MEANING; Stay away from narrow-minded people, those that bring you down. Eagle flies with Eagles. Keep good company. Eagles have an Accurate Vision. They have the ability to focus on something as far as 5km away. No matter the…
-
The Impact of Employee Motivation in the Nigerian Civil Service: A Case Study of Lagos State. Executive Summary The Nigerian civil service has a commemoration of highly skilled and productive workforce. But, like every other sector, the civil service is a functional bureaucracy rife with individual and group practices that are considered a deviation from…
-
What is ‘employee motivation’ and why is it important? The word motivation is derived from the word “motive”, which means the needs or desires of an individual. Thus employee motivation can be defined in the simplest terms as the eagerness or commitment of an employee to perform a task. Hence, it is important for organizations…
-
“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.” Les Brown It is your responsibility to enhance your productivity. I will quickly show you one way to do so. It is easy a step because you can do it by yourself. Increasing…
You must be logged in to post a comment.