MondayMotivator

Alice Morse Earle must have been a very optimistic person to be around to see every day like this. It’s a wonderful thought to reflect upon at the end of each day. Many years ago I would ask for contributions...

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These days no matter what you do, you are a star to a certain audience. An audience that might buy from you or trust you to work on their behalf. You don’t have to be extravagant or over the top...

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You might have read a lot of the articles and outpourings of grief over a talented young Kiwi entrepreneur who died in Kenya, aged 26 last week. There are many people trying to unpack what happened, why it got to...

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I remember a successful businessman I know telling me he didn’t pay his bills until the very last minute and sometimes not until the other business was asking. However, he expected his customers to pay his bills on time. That...

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This year I started two new hobbies and they changed my life in ways I never would have imagined. How’s that for a click bait headline? The thing is, it’s true. I’ve had to start completely from scratch and be open to feeling stupid and getting hurt from time to time. So, to start. I got over feeling...

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Lou Holtz the American football icon said, "Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." We live in a world of words.  Some words mean a great deal to...

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I love this quote from the Louisville Times (1927), The Human mind is like a parachute. To make it work first it has to open. In my opinion, this might be one of the most important ideas we need to...

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For as long as I can remember I’ve been saying that small businesses are the backbone of any economy. They employ the most people, offer the best paths to expertise and growth for employees, pay the most tax and are...

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Is it just me or are some people just plain f*#@ing rude? They email you with a question. You take the time to answer it to the best of your knowledge because, well they asked. And that answer can take...

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It is said that “ninety percent of success can be boiled down to consistently doing the obvious thing for an uncommonly long period of time without convincing yourself that you're smarter than you are.” Does that seem easy to you?...

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