WOWOW: Motivation Redux
Motivation? Shortcuts?. Enter George Carlin --
Why do all these people need help? Life is not that complicated. You get up, you go to work, you eat three meals, you take one good [vulgar term for bowel movement], you go back to bed. What's the ***** mystery? ... Why would anyone need to be motivated by someone else? If you lack motivation, a seminar isn't going to help you. What you really need is to get smashed in the head thirty or forty times with a golf club. That will ***** motivate you. Or else it will at least get you moving around the room, locate your socks, get the day rolling.
There is not much more to it. The rest and the remainder is crutches and rationalizations.
Intensity and Excess, Forever?
A series of nows instead of a extended then.Why Chutzpah?
Because it makes you think different.What is your Default Mode?
You're idle, in between projects or right after a show. You've just completed the big project. That is exactly where the potential to do something really stupid is the greatest.The Best In The World: What's the Point?
Immortality is a collateral of best-in-the-world. You are not going to care, though.Reload Your (Abandoned) Resolutions
By now, most resolutions have been abandoned and life goes on. Let's see if we can reanimate one of them. One goal, three to-dos, and a trick, each day. Or... 1000 tasks and a gun to your head.Happy New Year 2008
Two insights from 2007.Tales of Virtuosity: Excellence at its Best
It is obvious then that what may look like audacity to some is just the way it works. That, in fact, is humility.Opinionated? Hell Yeah!
It is not for everybody. While everybody is invited to try, some are here to stay. That is my opinion.Get Anything You Want by Allowing Mutual Blackmailability
Get to know your business partners beyond business and corporate structures, boundaries, and limitations. Share your weaknesses and you are going to share and enjoy your mutual sucesses even more.The Dilettante Way
Just do it and start to practice and gather invaluable experience instantly.Knowledge is King: How to Spot The Fake
Whenever someone appears or pretends to be in the know, think twice before giving him or her expert credit and credentials.Common Sense: Friend or Foe?
Don't let common sense replace education, instead replace common sense with original experience.Why Don't You?
The difference between excellence and mediocrity.Inside or Out?
The real magic happens inside, only inside.Spreading vs. Selling Ideas
Spread your idea, whatever it takes, and make money, no matter how, but do not confuse the two.Hesitation: Do Anyway or Do Not?
There are two possible causes for hesitation.Play It Where It Lies
Do you think he plans it all out or just makes it up as he goes along?Now, Seriously
Hack your life when the spirits are low and when the stakes are high.Developing Your Style
What does style have to do with insanity?Are Your Goals Mutually Exclusive?
By trying to achieve all goals simultaneously, you will end up achieving nothing more than average, lowest common demoninator results.There Are No Misunderstandings
Something has changed and isn't -- yet -- communicated to everybody involved.Why Rituals Equal Success
As a social outcast you're not going to be successful in business either.The Consulting Principle
It is the consulting principle which makes outside brains so effective and part-time lovers so irresistible.Need Help? The Case Against Unsolicited Advice
The one rule to respect in order to successfully offer free help.Compulsories vs. Freestyle
At least acknowledge the rules...Subversion through Over-Compliance
Comply when complying is not an option.Perception without Judgement
Judgement evokes judgement and builds a reality on top of reality.Focus Your Focus
Focus without persistence is useless.Subjective Reality: Create an Atmosphere
Your creations develop a life of their own.In Hindsight: The Perfect Time to Quit
When quitting is not just an option.Benefit from the Magic of the Beautiful Morning
There is no time like dawn.The Pareto Principle vs. the Necessity of the Unnecessary
Comparison determines quality.Overcoming the Fear of Irregular Habits
Exceed your own demands.Your Success is Guaranteed
With determination, discipline, and persistance.Divide and Rule: Make Compound Interest Work For You
Creating wealth.How to Avoid Misunderstandings
Decrease the level of detail.How to Double Your Productivity with the Escalation Principle
Work in increments and never stop.Deliberate Change: Whatever it Takes
The turmoil which precedes creation.The Secret Connection between Losing Fat and Eating Healthily
Resolve to become more healthy and drop the fat automatically.Subjective Reality: The Difference between Experience and Adventure
There is only one experience. Yours.Leap Forward and Benefit from Nonlinear Growth
Always expect more than others think is possible.Why Do You Hide?
Choose your universe and tell everybody about it.Acceptance vs. Resistance?
What are you really fighting against?Look Good and Fulfill the Expectations: It's What's Upfront that Counts
Are your looks congruent with your performance?Instant Exercise: Reinvigorate Yourself
Design your personal stress-busting technique.Mentors and Modeling: Learn Everything from Anyone
Use negative idols and avoid their mistakes.Zero-Based Thinking: Reconsider Negative Decisions
Apply zero-based thinking to the quitting itself.They Call You Crazy? You're on the Right Track
Remove yourself from everything average.Free Your Mind: Improvisation and Method Acting
Act and react spontaneously. You are no robot.How to Deal with Principles vs. Results
Stick to principles or focus on results?Excellence Beyond Competition
Being the best vs. being your best.Why You Should Assume Complete Responsibility for Your Goals
True fulfillment is your original vision manifested without alteration.Do You Fight Substitute Wars?
You procrastinate on your primary goal because the secondary one promises pleasure?Quick Motivation: You Live in Paradise
How many paradises do you think exist?Learn to Trust Your Inner Voice
Do not suppress your instincts even when they suggest taking a day off.Make Exclusive Decisions
To decide means to choose one in favor of the other.Positive Peer Pressure
Everybody is a role-model for everyone else.Why You Should Seek Inspiration Instead of Motivation
Inspiration is self-sustaining and specific while motivation is not.Willpower: Let Go of Everything
Control freaks, take note... you do not control anything.Succeed through Synchronizing Your Behavior
Optimize your performance in any area of life through simply being yourself, always.How to Motivate Yourself with One Word
Give your word to yourself and let your integrity take over the motivating part.Resolve to Improve
Absolutely everything accumulates over time: why not focus on the positive stuff and start with the most simple thing.
... or else it will at least get you moving around the room, locate your socks, get the day rolling.
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