I’m really not keen on New Year’s resolutions. I can see the attraction of their connection to a sense of renewal at the start of the year, but for most people, their success rate is tiny. I suspect a lot of resolutions are driven by a desire to “fix” the unwanted effects of excessive indulgence …
How to change behaviour (works for New Year’s Resolutions too) Read More »
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.” In this article I start to question the predominant ethos of reward based Motivation and start to explore the idea that “If you use carrots and sticks, you’ll end up with donkeys.” On the surface it makes complete sense that if you …
Of monkeys, donkeys, carrots & sticks – the surprising nature of Motivation Read More »
I don’t know if it has ever occurred to you, but everything that anybody has ever achieved started out as a dream. Whether it is a child persuading a parent to buy an ice cream, a business person building a successful business, or landing people on the moon, they all started with an imagined outcome …
You can’t. That’s the accurate answer to the question you’ve asked. If you really don’t want to do something, you cannot motivate yourself to do it. However, there are lots of things that we say we don’t want to do, which ultimately we do want to do, because in one way or another they’re beneficial …
How can I motivate myself to do things I don’t want to do? Read More »
Often it’s a lot easier than you think. You don’t need to analyse, or even think about, why you do it. That can all too easily become just another excuse for delay. Research has shown that if you can just make a start on the task, and work at it for a few minutes, you …
How do I get over my bad habit of procrastinating? Read More »
