One of the biggest challenges we face today in business and in life is staying motivated to be at our best for more than just a few days at a time. Every time a setback occurs, it is tempting to let it affect our outlook on life and diminish our excitement about our dreams as well as our willingness to take action on our goals. Motivate THIS! gives you the tools you need to discover increased productivity, greater enthusiasm, and new levels of success. Rather than allowing circumstances, events, and people to drain your energy and dampen your mood, you will learn techniques for taking control of your life in such situations and forging ahead in a State of Feeling Good. The Common-Sense Success Strategies offered in this book will enable you to: Develop greater resilience to bounce back from life’s challenges Cultivate a positive mentality attentive to and grateful for the good in your life Improve your focus and commitment to achieving your goals Enhance your “humor insights” so that you learn to laugh in difficult moments Understand the importance of work-life balance and make choices that contribute to a greater overall degree of happiness Reignite your passion for your personal and professional pursuits And enjoy yourself on your journey toward success! The action items and reflection questions at the end of each chapter will help you implement the Common-Sense Success Strategies and retrain your mind to think more positively to attain your goals. Filled with Rizzo’s unique brand of humor, insightful stories, and mindfulness techniques that can elevate your level of motivation, help you overcome self-criticism, and transform your mindset regardless of your circumstances, Motivate THIS! is an indispensable tool for maximizing your personal and professional happiness.

The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motivation from the author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world. Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of life. He examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose-and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action in a unique book that will change how we think and transform how we live.

Motivational speaker Chandler highlights 100 proven methods to positively change the way people think and act, methods based on feedback from the corporate and public seminar attendees he speaks to each year.

If you are looking for practical ideas on how to get students excited and engaged, you will not be disappointed. Prof. Potter describes in a personal and readable style how pivotal lessons in his life shaped his award-winning teaching approaches. Real-world authentic assignments and Project-Based Learning are emphasized, as well as how to deliver engaging discussion-based lectures and differentiated scaffolding by gathering and giving lots of feedback. Although his experience is with teaching at the university level and at makerspaces, his abundant and specific advice will be of use to teachers at all levels, as well as to home-schooling parents. Because he is a brain scientist who taught courses in neuroscience and neural engineering, he provides unique insights into how students become motivated to excel. The success of his approaches at enhancing motivation and promoting learning is confirmed by numerous quotes from his students. School administrators will find the more philosophical aspects of Prof. Potter's educational psychology helpful in modernizing their schools to produce graduates who are prepared for 21st-Century careers, and who will continue to be excited about learning throughout life.

Give your students the tools they need to motivate themselves with tips from award-winning educator Larry Ferlazzo. A comprehensive outline of common classroom challenges, this book presents immediately applicable steps and lesson plans for all teachers looking to help students motivate themselves. With coverage of brain-based learning, classroom management, and using technology, these strategies can be easily incorporated into any curriculum. Learn to implement solutions to the following challenges: How do you motivate students? How do you help students see the importance of personal responsibility? How do you deal with a student who is being disruptive in class? How do you regain control of an out-of-control class? And more! Blogger and educator Larry Ferlazzo has worked to combine literacy development with short and rigorous classroom lessons on topics such as self-control, personal responsibility, brain growth, and perseverance. He uses many "on-the-spot" interventions designed to engage students and connect with their personal interests. Use these practical, research-based ideas to ensure all of your students are intrinsically motivated to learn!

Finally, a book that gives you applicable, implementable techniques for how to boost motivation in all areas of your life-as well as the lives of others. You know "what" you should do in order to motivate yourself and others. So why don't you do it? No one has ever systemized the "How" to what you already know you should do. This book does! To experience consistent results in ourselves and others we need to do one thing: connect actions to outcomes before they are experienced. It's the value that is recognized when this happens that drives our behaviors and ensures our continued investment in a task or project. Most unmotivated people would never say they are lazy and it turns out most simply lack awareness of the relationship between their actions and their desired ends-and sometimes, they aren't even sure what it is they value. In order to motivate the unmotivated-whether that's ourselves, others, or both-we need to strengthen the synapse between actions and outcomes. The main character of this book is you and the supporting character is anyone in your life that you would like to motivate. To make it easier we will introduce you to a character we call Unmo. We all have an Unmo in our life that we would love to see be a bit more motivated. This book was written to show you how as a "how-to" book. This is for the motivator who has someone in their life that they are looking to help. This is not for someone trying to manipulate someone to do what they want (although this system can do that). We have found that the biggest take away from the system and techniques taught in this book is how it helps in ANY relationship. This is for you're wanting or needing to motivate the following... Employee - Child - Manager - Customer - Sibling - Boss - Spouse - Team - Friend - Parent - Client - Pet (literally) The system in this book is simple and you can see it below but the power of this book is the techniques we will teach you how to Motivate the Unmotivated in a symbiotic way that takes less energy and time from you but leaves lasting results for them.

A tried-and-true CEO shows how to effectively translate business priorities in a manner that mobilizes and unites a team behind one holistic strategy. All growth comes with growing pains—especially corporate growth. Larry Solomon, CEO of Solomon People Solutions and former executive vice president of human resources for the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, tackles the major challenges of mobilizing employees in his new book, Translate, Motivate, Activate. Using proper change management, team leaders can unify employees by following Solomon’s four principles: engage, align, enable, and sustain. Through discussion and professional examples from Solomon’s career, learn how to effectively communicate not just the plan but the vision of success to employees of all levels. Translate the company’s vision to apply to the actions of each employee. Motivate team members to work towards a common goal. Activate individuals’ unique skills to unlock your company’s full potential. Join Solomon on an enlightening discussion of the power that lies in communication, empathy, and teamwork. “Solomon lays out a logical and practical approach for effective translation of strategy into day-to-day actions of employees at every level of an organization. Visionary leaders need great translators. I encourage every CEO to read this book and share these proven effective methods with the head of their HR department.” —Larry Young, President and CEO, Dr Pepper Snapple Group “This is a must-read whether you are a general manager or a functional head, and especially if you need convincing that in any change people truly do matter.” —Patrick Fleming, business consultant and former Cadbury Schweppes executive