(from Triggers for Peak Performance, Chapter 1, Installment 3) Motivation is an inner idea or emotion that prompts you to take action. It is a vital ingredient of success: To achieve your goals, you must work actively toward achieving them. Many excellent plans have foundered on the rocks called “I’ll do it tomorrow.” You may [...]

Simply wanting to do something, even if your desire is strong, is not always enough to cause you to act. Many people wish to do things but never act on their wishes. The world’s newsrooms are filled with reporters who would be authors, but they never write a novel. Many workers in unsatisfying jobs never [...]

Ask yourself the question: How successful are you right now? I guarantee that whatever level of success you may have achieved thus far would be tied more to your attitude than to your aptitude. That’s because success in business or any other field of your life ultimately depends upon your emotional state. Work yourself into [...]

Have you ever watched the New Zealand men’s national rugby union team, the All Blacks perform the Haka, a traditional, Maori dance form prior to an important match? If you haven’t, I’d suggest you watch it on You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqnimvUMCAk) —- you’d be fascinated by the way it transforms the energy level of the team. [...]

Here’s the first installment of the new Triggers book I wrote you about. Its working title is Triggers : Peak Performance Instantly. Reading it can change your life. This book in progress is about performing at your very best. The better you perform, the better your business will thrive and contribute to giving you a [...]

While coaching hundreds of business owners as a business coach, I have learned how low motivation hurts business owners and top executives. For instance, as an executive, a loser has reached the limit of what her present company can offer and fails to look for another company with more opportunities. She remains unfulfilled, with many [...]