Some of my favorite movies are those that have the ability to change my mood. Every time I hit a career slump, I pop in Up Close and Personal, the 1996 Michelle Pfeiffer/Robert Redford flick about an ...

The work begins where motivation ends. Anyone can show up when they feel inspired. Anyone can put in effort when it’s exciting. But what separates winners from everyone else is what they do after the ...

In my last post, I wrote about four common types of work motivation: Money motivation, ego motivation, meaning motivation, and intrinsic motivation. If you think about your own reasons for putting ...

Tuesdays often feel like the forgotten middle child of the workweek. The initial energy of Monday has waned, and the weekend still feels distant. It’s a day where motivation can dip, making it an ...

Whether you’re just starting a new job or you’ve been at your current job for months (or years), you might start to feel a little less motivated than you were when you first started. Rush hour traffic ...

We can stop forcing ourselves to do things that are a means to an illusionary end and start doing things that fulfill our desires in the present moment. Maybe some event catalyzed this change inside, ...

When I was maybe 8 or 9 years old, I was playing in the basement of our house, and I found a duffle bag stuffed under a pile of other random stuff. The bag was full of plaques, trophies, and different ...

Motivational speeches are in great demand these days. This is hardly surprising, considering the abundance of hollow motivational reels and tips circulating on social media. There is a general ...