Wyclef Jean
When I do my ‘motivating without money’ keynote I talk about the fact that we must really take what Jim Collins said very seriously – “the moment you thing you are great you have lost it”. Admitting your mistakes is one of the most powerful ways to build trust in your employees and also develop as a leader – challenging yes, but true, yes.
If you want to feel a little more confident at work – take inspiration form Nate Robinson a 5′ 9″ NBA basketball player who lives in a world of 7 footers!
Full length version here – simply awesome, almost as good as Barack’s big day!
In my Motivating Without Money sessions i talk about…
“THE C WORD” – Creativity not Compliance!
This sums it up well – if you want to motivate people, help them be creative and watch your productivity soar.
Not even a sign of Britney Spears and it still works
Looks like I will be speaking on the same programme as Ruby Wax!
Ruby – Earls Court Wednesday 25th February 13:00
Me – Earls Court Wednesday 25th February 15:15
So strictly speaking she is my warm-up!
See you there 
Ananova – Shepherd controls flock with wolf poster
I use this in my presentation ‘motivating without money’ when talking about the carrot and stick approach management
Oh yeah and did I mention you can use your Iphone or Ipod Touch to move the slides on and view them via Wifi!
WOW!
Apple – iWork – Keynote – Presentations with amazing effects.
How to Make a Dream Board
from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit
Setting goals is something we are all so familiar with, it’s almost a boring topic! People say things like: “Yes, we know we should set goals.”; “Yes, we know we can set goals for health, for sport, for work, for financials – in fact for all aspects of our lives.”; “Yes, we know goals are extremely useful both to strive to achieve and to measure progress against.”
But what if there was an inspiring, fun, exciting way to set goals for your life? What if the inspiring goals, actually helped your subconscious start focusing on them, day and night, without you even being aware of it? The steps below show exactly how to develop inspiring goals and will result in you feeling so motivated that you automatically start to track for the things you most want. Stop saying it and start doing it!
Steps
- You can either gather a stack of magazines (around 50 to 100), search for specific images on http://www.images.google.com, or both . (This is best done over the course of the year and then do this exercise in January for a New Year’s resolution.) The magazines should be different types, covering all the topics that you are interested in. Some suggestions include: money/wealth, career, sport, adventure, health, cooking, spirituality/philosophy, fitness, fashion, travel etc.
- Go through each magazine and cut out any random pictures that appeal to you, and search http://www.images.google.com for keywords that apply to your wants and desires. Allow your mind to wander and follow your instinct. Find bright, colorful images that make you feel fantastic or get you thinking about what life could be like if it were you in that picture. Some suggestions for pictures include people, cars, holidays, fashion, books, food, scenes, kids, adventure, jewelry, books, cash, diamonds, houses, shoes, boats etc. Try to minimize the words that you cut out.
- Purchase a magnetic board or a large blank painting canvas that is pre-strung on a timber frame and paper glue. (These are inexpensive and available at a local art store. I usually buy one which is about 1m * 1.5m – nice and big!) Or for an added artistic touch purchase a customized leather or suede magnetic board at http://www.magnique.com
- Schedule some time in your diary for cutting and gluing day! You may need 2 or 3 lots of time.
- On the day, put on your favorite inspiring music, make some coffee or whatever you like to drink. Buy some goodies to nibble on. And go to it!
- Cut out the pictures neatly and stick them on your board. Paste over any faces of the people you have cut out. This is your dream board! (And we don’t want you thinking about other people!).
- Place the dream board beside your bed or in your office and look at it at least twice a day for about 5 minutes. Enjoy the images, enjoy your work and imagine yourself leading the life that is in your dream board.
- You will notice in the following 12 months that you are starting to achieve some of the dreams you have stuck on your board.
- Begin collecting pictures for next year’s dream board.
- Include family members in this project. My husband and I both do a dream board each year. When we have kids and they are old enough, we’ll be encouraging them to do mini-boards, for sure!
Tips
- Magazines can be expensive! Consider collecting old magazines from friends, your local library, hairdressing salons, doctors surgeries, gyms, your work, thrift stores, bazaars etc. People are usually ecstatic to have someone recycling their old magazines.
- Often magazine subscriptions are much cheaper and there are many that can be ordered online and delivered right to home.
- Blank canvases for painting are available at your local art or stationery store. The cost is around $20 USD depending on the size you go for.
- If you are not too keen on using canvases, use a bulletin board.
Warnings
- When cutting and gluing it is advisable to lay it all out on a big plastic sheet. This way you won’t get any of the glue on your floors or table and it is also easy for you to bundle up all your scraps.
Things You’ll Need
- Blank canvas pre-stretched on timber frame
- Scissors,knife
- file for grip tape
- Paper glue (that will stick paper to canvas)
- Large plastic ground sheet (buy them from the hardware store – try drop sheets used by painters)
- Yummy drinks and food nibbles to keep you going
- Your favorite music
Related wikiHows
- How to Get Inspired
- How to Inspire Creativity in Your Kids
- How to Become Inspired to Write Poetry
- How to Achieve Your Goals
- How to Create a True Self for Profit and Pleasure
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In a nutshell, a short talk that cuts to the heart of the matter – great to digest in this new year.
A great example of a communicator being himself
Just thought I would drop you all a quick note to tell you about a public presentation of ‘Motivating Without Money’ I am doing with some of the best speakers around…I feel very privileged to be with these guys
See you there in the new year!
Lee Jackson
We’d like to invite you to the annual Confident Club ‘Start The Year Right’ conference to be held on January 16th at The Holiday Inn, Brighouse
This year’s theme is ‘How to stay confident and make more money when times are tough’
6 Great Speakers. With 6 top class speakers and great ideas on how to stay confident and make more money, it’s the best possible way to start 2009 and get those goals and priorities set.
A packed itinerary
8.45 Reception
9.15 Steve McDermott and Philip Hesketh – where are we now and what can we expect from today
9.45 Paul McGee – How to Shut Up and Move On when times are tough.
10.30 Coffee
10.45 Philip Hesketh – Selling in a recession – the need for change
11.30 Lee Jackson – Motivating without money
12.00 Steve McDermott – the best ways to stay confident during challenging times
12.35 Lunch
1.35 Matt Allison – How to maintain VALUE when cost is an issue
2.05 John Creamer – The magic of the moment
2.50 Tea
3.15 Philip Hesketh, Steve McDermott and Paul McGee -
Unplanned, unplugged and up for it – an opportunity to explore what you plan to achieve in 2009 in both your professional and personal life
4.45 Close
Register Today
Don’t miss your chance to spend the day with 6 great speakers and a room full of like minded people. Renew your energy, enthusiasm and face the future with a greater sense of realistic optimism
Date: 16th January 2009
At: The Holiday Inn, Clifton Village, Brighouse, HD6 4HW (just off junction 25 of the M62)
Cost: £195 plus vat
To book your place, or for further information, call Carol today on 0845 270 2323 or email carol@theconfidentclub.com
…was Ken Dodd the first motivational speaker!?
He is talking here about gratitude – a key motivator according to Zig Ziglar and many other speakers including myself.
Have a listen to the lyrics…cheesy as it is – Mr Dodd may have a point!
I made and used this today to illustrate the power of our words in the workplace.
Enjoy
In a recent study by the children’s society in the UK…
“The 25 most heroic jobs nominated by children (in no particular order) were:
Parent(1st)
Fire fighter (2nd)
Police officer
Doctor/Surgeon
Nurse
Midwife
Ambulance/paramedic
Life guard
Carer
Soldier (3rd)
Navy
RAF/Pilot
Charity worker
Air hostess
Chef
Social worker
Taxi driver
Teacher
Journalist
Supermarket worker
Bomb disposal people
Politician
Prime minister
Footballer
Pop star.
I certainly dont agree with everything here but it’s a great starter for तें.
How helpful is this?
Never be stuck for words in a report again
Some great tips here…
Beating Procrastination is Easy – Once You Get Moving | Dumb Little Man
Saying Thank You by Zig Ziglar
US President Theodore Roosevelt has been described as founder of the Bull Moose Party, the man who led his troops up San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War, a big game hunter, family man, civic servant and a host of other things.
His life story indicates that he was not only an extraordinarily successful man, but surely one of the busiest and best organized ever. However, with all of his “busy-ness” . . . he still retained some of those human qualities that made him so successful.
Simple example: He never forgot to thank others who did things for him. On his whistle-stop tours during his campaign trips, he always left his private car to thank the engineer and fireman for a safe and comfortable trip. True, it took only a few minutes of his time, but when your minutes are so few, they are quite important. He felt that those minutes were well invested and he enjoyed meeting the people who had served him so well. In the process he made friends for life. Doing simple little things endeared Roosevelt to people all across America, which certainly was a significant reward for the few minutes it took him to say thank you.
Someone once said that you could always tell a “big” man by the way he treated a “little” man. By that yardstick alone you would have to agree that Theodore Roosevelt was a “big” man.
Message: Take time to be kind and to say “thank you.” The returns can be so great that I definitely will SEE YOU AT THE TOP!
Or…
As I often put it – if someone is nice to you but rude to the waiter, beware!
I had coffee yesterday with Rachel Walmsley from Succeed Training and Development, not only was it the most positive meeting I have had for ages but she was really kind to the staff serving us. That meant a lot to me.
I hope to work with her soon.
Don’t forget the small things make a big difference.
Lee
Can you show a little dedication, hard work, commitment and the painful to read “can do” attitude. I will tell you, it’s not easy. So, if you are looking to get ahead – avoid these like the plaque. If you are looking for an early termination and perhaps some severance pay, here’s your to-do list.
There’s a popular subgenre of books about writing known informally as “writer porn”, in which famous authors describe their daily routines, which pens they use and, especially, the secluded mountaintop cabins where they work each morning for six blissfully undisturbed hours. I don’t think I’ve ever actually met such an author, but for anyone whose job is even slightly “creative”, they stir envy: we’d all love such big chunks of time in which to focus. Instead, our lives are plagued with what the blogger Merlin Mann, at 43folders.com, calls “interstitial time” – small chunks of minutes spent waiting at the doctor’s surgery, or for someone who’s late, or for a meeting postponed at short notice…..
Oliver Burkeman: This column will change your life |
Life and style |
The Guardian
Are your presentations more Gordon Brown than Barack Obama?
At times of economic uncertainty, voters look to strong leaders to guide us out of our troubles. So with the eyes of the media and the nation on Gordon Brown’s recent keynote speech in Manchester, why did he deliver the presentation equivalent of the curling British Rail sandwich, rather than something more inspired? Former award-winning BBC TV reporter Alistair Macdonald takes a look at what we can all learn from Gordon Brown’s lacklustre performance.
Are your presentations more Gordon Brown than Barack Obama? – 01 Oct 2008
