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100 Ways to Motivate Yourself
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100 Ways to Motivate Yourself

Change Your Life Forever

Steve Chandler
Career Press, 2012
First Edition: 1996
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Steve Chandler is an insistent, unabashed optimist, in the same vein as Norman Vincent Peale. He covers 100 motivational tips that stretch the imagination, factor in the impact of technology, and challenge you to evaluate your situation from different points of view. The choices you make can either motivate you or hinder you, so he provides a wide array of tips you can embrace, reject, or simply read and digest. You can implement the games and exercises to make working toward your dream goal more fun. Though much of the content is basic and available in other self-help books, getAbstract recommends this breezy paperback; you can carry it in your briefcase and open it up randomly if you’re feeling low and want to get rejuvenated and motivated.

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Utilize Your Imagination

Your mood affects how you view the world. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Do you see a closed door or unlimited possibilities? Check your attitude and improve it by being aware of what you’re really thinking. Also, understand what provokes your various reactions, good or bad. Achieve deeply motivating energy by knowing what goals and values mean the most to you.

Try these motivators to energize your approach to life and its challenges:

  • "Get on your deathbed" – If you look at things as if you were on your deathbed, you will figure out what is most important to you. This is the ultimate shift in perspective. Visualize the scene: Who would you want to see if you were dying? What would you want to have accomplished in your life? This exercise helps you locate the love at the center of your life and its profound motivation. Death marks the end of the game. If you ignore its finality, you won't fully appreciate the gifts you have. When you accept that your life will end, you will use the time you have left more constructively.
  • "Learn to play a role" – Decide who you are; don't let your past or your circumstances dictate your...

About the Author

Steve Chandler conducts motivational sales training for Fortune 500 companies. He wrote several bestsellers, including Reinventing Yourself, The Hands-Off Manager and 50 Ways to Create Great Relationships.

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