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Nov 07

Motivation versus Inspiration

Posted by SpikeHQ MondayMotivator
David arrived at the seminar ready to be ‘Inspired’ by the speaker. Whereas, Alice, arrived all excited at the prospect of being ‘Motivated’ by him. Surprisingly enough, a disproportionate number of people are not quite sure of the difference between...

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Oct 10

A New Perception

Posted by SpikeHQ MondayMotivator
I wanted to add some more to last week’s idea of thinking further because it’s important and will lead to you having opinions that are well thought out. That is especially important today where there is no discussion of half-formed...

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Sep 19

Beware the Dream Stealers

Posted by SpikeHQ MondayMotivator
Why do so many people let their dreams die un-lived? In my opinion, the biggest reason is the negative cynical attitude of other people. Often these people are the closest to us. Well-meaning friends, colleagues and even family members. It’s...

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Sep 12

The Six Principles of Winners

Posted by SpikeHQ MondayMotivator
No matter how easy it looks sometimes, winning isn’t easy. There’s a huge amount of work to build the foundation that allows winners or masters of their craft to make it look easy. Having spoken to many successful people in...

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Aug 22

Conditioning Yourself to Win

Posted by SpikeHQ MondayMotivator
Hope your day is going well. Today I’m going to write about conditioning yourself to win. Winning doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a process that you undertake. For example, an Olympic Gold medallist doesn’t achieve that medal simply by turning up....

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