Tim Milburn

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Why Can’t Anyone Motivate Me?

Tim Milburn

When it comes to motivation, you might think this requires giving something to someone else that pumps them up (like a pep talk, a bonus, an ultimatum, etc). But motivation actually comes from the inside of a person. You can’t actually motivate someone else. People often say that motivation doesn’t last.

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Increase Your Motivation In 5 Minutes

Tim Milburn

Somewhere between dreaming, scheming, planning, strategizing, and organizing I lose the motivation for the doing part. Motivation comes after I do something…not before. Motivation doesn’t come from a feeling, it comes from doing something. The motivation will be along shortly. The Day After P90X.

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Serving With An “Extra Mile” Motive

Tim Milburn

What I mean is, the effect of one’s service is often influenced by the motive of one’s service. Both scenarios end with a clean highway, but the motive of one’s service is different. The question I have for this post is: What’s your motive? With this motive, service is a means to an end.

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One Of The More Unlikely Places To Find Your Motivation

Tim Milburn

I don’t recommend that anyone run out and spiral toward the deep, dark bottom of life in order to finally find the motivation they need to change. Many of the steps I began to take, motivated by my disgust, were in the books, articles and advice they offered. I would never have put disgust on a list of motivational techniques.

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The 3 Motives Of A Leader People Want To Follow

Tim Milburn

At this early stage of their student leadership year, I think it’s so important to talk about motive. Now it’s time to evaluate your motives as a student leader. Your motives will go a long way in helping you to be the kind of leader that others want to follow…rather than have to follow. Tweet this now ).

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How To Be A De-Motivational Leader

Tim Milburn

With all this talk of trying to motivate the people around you, I’m concerned that all we’ll do is create a bunch of overachievers. Overachieving is over-rated. In order to be fair and balanced, I think we need a good lesson in how to demotivate people. It’ll do their over-sized egos some good. Toughen up the masses.

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19 Random Leadership Thoughts From My Moleskine

Tim Milburn

Motivation is an inside job. If I know what the motivations and capabilities are of the members of my team, I’ll know what buttons to push. Speaking of knowing motivations and capabilities, do I know what motivates me? For example, I know that when the conversation turns towards strategic thinking, I get motivated.