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The Motivation Movement | Inspirational Quotes, Daily Advice, Lifestyle Design, Personal Development
This podcast delivers daily motivational content aimed at helping listeners make the most of their time. Host Michael Russo emphasizes personal development, lifestyle design, and accountability, encouraging listeners to seize each day. Episodes are short, typically around five minutes, fitting easily into a busy schedule.
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107: Famous Students of Philosophy: Steve Jobs, Arianna Huffington, Howard Schultz, and Peter Thiel
In this episode, host Michael Russo, AKA mRuddo, explores how philosophy shaped some of the world’s most impactful business leaders. Join The Motivation Movement as Michael discusses the influence of philosophy on iconic leaders like Steve Jobs, Arianna Huffington, Howard Schultz, and Peter Thiel, highlighting how philosophical insights guided their careers and leadership styles.
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106: The Compound Effect of Stress on Memory
In this insightful episode, host Michael Russo, AKA mRuddo, unpacks the impact of stress on memory and practical ways to manage it. Join The Motivation Movement as Michael, husband, father, and Chief Growth Officer at Wild Bill’s Craft Beverage Co., shares personal stories and science-backed strategies for preserving memory and enhancing clarity in our busy lives.
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105: The Value of a Sense of Humor: Laughing All the Way to the Bank!
In this episode, host Michael Russo, AKA mRuddo, delves into how humor can be a superpower in life and business. With personal stories and insights, Michael shows how a sense of humor isn’t just for laughs—it’s a transformative tool for building relationships, reducing stress, and boosting resilience. Join The Motivation Movement to explore why humor is a game-changer for success and well-being.
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104: Manage Your Time or Time Will Manage You
In this episode, host Michael Russo, AKA mRuddo, unpacks the game-changing power of time management. With his own story of transformation, from feeling "too busy" for health to taking control of his schedule and shedding 35 pounds, Michael shares actionable strategies for maximizing every minute. Join The Motivation Movement and learn how managing time wisely can elevate your success, reduce stres
103: Integrity: The Cornerstone of Success in Life and Business
In this powerful episode, host Michael Russo, AKA mRuddo, explores why integrity is essential for real success in life and business. Join The Motivation Movement as Michael, entrepreneur and Chief Growth Officer at Wild Bill’s Craft Beverage Co., shares personal stories and insights on why staying true to your values builds the foundation for trust, credibility, and fulfillment.
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102: From Reflection to Resolution: Harnessing 2024's Insights for a Powerful 2025
Join host Michael Russo, AKA mRuddo, as he dives into a year-end reflection that transforms 2024's lessons into actionable goals for a stronger 2025. In this episode of The Motivation Movement, Michael, husband, father, entrepreneur, and Chief Growth Officer at Wild Bill’s Craft Beverage Co., unpacks the power of reflection for setting meaningful intentions. This is for anyone looking to close out
101: Obtaining the Necessary Means to Achieve Your Ends
Today’s quote is attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle.
Quote: “First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end." – Aristotle
Analysis: This quote by Aristotle is often interpreted as a call to action to set clear goals and ob
100: Expressing Ourselves through Storytelling: The Human Condition
Today’s quote is attributed to Ben Okri, a Nigerian-British poet and novelist.
Quote: “The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.” – Ben Okri
Overall, this quote suggests that storytelling is an essential part of the human experience, and is a way for us to explore and understand the imperfections
099: Fostering Teamwork: Painting the Picture of Success
Quote: Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. – Andrew Carnegie
Analysis: This quote by Andrew Carnegie is often interpreted as a celebration of the power of teamwork. Carnegie suggests that teamwork is a key factor in ach
098: How to Leave a Powerful, Long-Lasting Impression on People
Quote: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
Analysis: It suggests that people are more likely to remember how they felt in a particular situation rather than the specific words or actions of someone. This is because emotions are often more powerful and long-lasting than other forms
097: Embracing Your Inner Voice & Establishing Core Values
Quote: If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. –Vincent Van Gogh
Analysis: This quote is often interpreted as a call to action to pursue your passions and interests, even if there is a voice inside you that tells you that you cannot do something. Van Gogh is saying that if you have a desire to paint, for example, you should no
096: Fresh Start: An Opportunity for Growth & Transformation
Quote: "New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery." - Sarah Ban Breathnach
Analysis: This quote says that New Year's Day represents a fresh start and a new opportunity to write the next chapter in your life. It is a time
095: Don't Take Shit SO Personally
A widespread conundrum that can negatively impacts the self-esteem level of people of all shapes and sizes is taking SHIT too personally, wearing your heart on your sleeve.
Someone looks at you the wrong way. Someone had an attitude with you. Someone rudely bumped into you at the grocery store. Why the fuck is everyone out to get me this week?
When people disrespect you or treat you poorly, t’s
094: SIX Steps to a Successful Social Media Detox
Social media is addictive. We’ve all read articles, studies and blog posts about the harmful effects of overindulging on social media.
Researchers and experts in the industry have compared mobile phones to gambling VIA slot machines. "It's a popular addiction right now, one of the still socially acceptable ones," says Laurie Gerber, an expert life coach of the Handel Group.
It can be fun but als
093: Fight the Power, Don't Be a Victim!
Have you ever felt like the whole world was conspiring against you?! Your job sucks. Your bank account is dwindling. Your spilled coffee all over your favorite shirt. Your friends don’t invite you out anymore. You probably feel used, abused, rejected, and depressed. Maybe you even feel like you deserve to suffer. Peace, success, and happiness seem so, so, so FAR AWAY.
To tie a bow on this trail of
092: LEGACY How Do YOU Wish to be Remembered
Have you ever heard the origin story of the Nobel Peace Prize?! Alfred Nobel paradoxically was the visionary behind the Nobel Peace Prize, which has been awarded 962 times since 1901.
While Nobel’s award fund would ultimately become famous, there’s no refuting that he was an unlikely source for a peace prize. His family name was “associated not with the arts of peace but with the arts of war.”
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091: Discovering Strategies to Combat Loneliness
If you suddenly passed away today, would someone come looking for you?! Would anyone wonder where you disappeared to? Would your dog eat you? How long would it take for someone to come knocking down your door to find you? One can only hope it’s ASAP. It’s a strange thought, but one we’ve all confronted in the past in one form or another, usually at our lowest low point.
For one woman, this scary
090: Strengthen Your Immunity, Fortifying Your Body’s Natural Defense!
Whether you are the central decision maker at your business, the Head Nurse on the frontlines of the healthcare system, the team captain of your college basketball team, or the CARETAKER of your FAMILY unit . . . YOU NEED to stay healthy and functioning optimally 100%, 100% of the time. Your network, your universe, your PEOPLE, NEED you to be on top of your game, in tip top condition as it relates
089: Overcoming Self-Doubt - Conquering Self-Sabotage
You are YOUR own worst enemy. How many times have ya heard that one over the years?!? In the process of manifesting the life you truly desire; we very often can’t get out of our own way. Whether we want to find love, lose weight, or complete a creative project, we can very easily find ways to self-sabotage.
Self-sabotage involves characteristics and/or emotions that keep you away from what you des
088: Four Types of Temperament Understanding People’s Behavior
The idea of the four temperaments traces back to an Ancient Greek notion that there were four underlying, essential bodily humors (blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm) which could cause disease and infection if they were out of balance. The terms sanguine, choleric, melancholic, and phlegmatic were invented by the Greek physician Aelius Galenus to define the effect of these humors on human
087: Embracing Uncertainty in Your Life
We’ve all been there at one time or another: stuck in limbo. The unknown is a frightening place to be, and can leave you feeling powerless, defeated, and helpless.
How do we develop the life skills to navigate through the unknown? How do we maintain control in a completely undefined environment? Do these unusual conditions which possibly lie ahead occupy your headspace often? Our brain has a nega
086: Pay Attention (Stop Living Life on Autopilot)
Why does time feel like it moves so much faster as you age? Maybe, when you’re young, the novelty of everything you experience being so new and fresh is what grounds us to the present, the here and now. Every day is an adventure. Every day we learn something new. When you grow and turn into an old fart, everything seemingly becomes less exciting.
Repetition sets in. Everyday feels the same. You w
085: Thug Life Mentality (Lessons Learned from Tupac Shakur)
I’m a huge Tupac junkie. I own all six movies Pac starred in on DVD. If there was a Tupac lyric recital competition, I’d 1000% win. I’ve been listening to Tupac since I was a pre-teen for Pete’s Sake. Tupac was without a doubt the most polarizing figure in rap and hip-hop ever. Raised by a Black Panther, he had REVOLUTIONARY in his blood! Pac was an inspiration to many, and way ahead of his time.
084: Brain Hacking 101 Level Up Your Mental Processes
According to Squidoo, brain hacking is "to perform some act that gains access to the fundamental mechanism behind your mind and other people's minds by here-to-fore unknown or apparently mystical means."
From a scientific viewpoint, a brain hack is a maneuver of the neuronal system to (temporarily) alter is functions like focus, awareness, memory, and perception.
They say we only access (on aver
083: 2021-INFINITY - Take Action & Execute
For many, 2020 was riddled with misfortune, anxiety, pressure, work and information overload, erratic emotions, and sleepless nights. In the most recent episode of The Motivation Movement, we took time to discuss various methods of reflection, to help you better understand and learn from your 2020 experience, so 2021 can be filled with love, happiness, health, friendship, success, and good fortune
082: Finish Strong - Every Year is YOUR Year
2020 has been fucking crazy, there’s no other way to describe it. We experienced invasive murder hornets, destructive wildfires in Australia and all along the West Coast of the United States, Tiger King, civil unrest, and a very hectic, extremely divisive election. This year has been challenging to say the least.
It’s now more important than ever to practice gratitude in the wake of such troublin
081: Developing Good Habits for the Long-Haul
The New Year is right around the corner. Do you have any resolutions in mind? Are you going to start exercising, eating healthy, become more organized, read more, etc.? If so, you’re going to need to learn how to develop these good habits, building them into your routine in a way that encourages long term sustainability.
We all have ambitions to do and be better, we briefly become hyped up to crus
080: Create Space for What YOU Desire
NATURE abhors a vacuum . . . This idiom is used to express the idea that empty or unfilled spaces are unnatural as they go against the laws of nature and physics. Despite what you may believe, the physical, emotional, digital, and spiritual space we occupy has a significant impact on our lives.
When you create space in your schedule or unexpectedly discover yourself with unanticipated FREE time,
079: What I Learned from Network Marketing
Have y’all ever been involved in a network marketing organization, AKA a direct selling company? Amway, Avon, Mary Kay, Herbalife, Tupperware, NuSkin and Primerica are a few of the more popular examples.
Network marketing is a business model that depends on person-to-person sales by independent representatives, often working from home. A network marketing business may require you to build a netwo
078: Conquer the Learning Curve WITHOUT Cutting Corners
Taking the first step towards conquering a goal, learning a new skill, or studying a foreign language is often the greatest challenge. We’re confronted with doubt, thoughts of giving up before you even start run wild. Everything you dream of achieving sometimes feels unreachable. Maybe it’s because you feel disadvantaged. Maybe it’s because the activity you’re pursuing has physical and/or financia
077: Temperament - What It Is & Why It Matters
Through learning to control your temperament, it is very achievable and possible to better regulate your attitude, internal dialogue, and outlook.
Temperament, psychologically speaking, is the facet of personality involved with emotional dispositions and responses and their velocity and intensity; the term frequently is used to describe the consistently prevailing mood pattern of an individual.
076: The Great Debate of Free-Will & Determinism
Are we fundamentally FREE to forge our own path, or is our JOURNEY predetermined, fated to unfold in an already scripted series of events?
Free will is simply defined as the power to select or decide amongst an array of options or potential actions. The concept of free will provides us humans with a purpose, accountability, and personal agency.
Individuals who believe in FREE WILL are more likel
075: Seven Ways to Effectively Deal with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety disorders can be attributed to a wide ranging, complex set of risk factors, including brain chemistry, genetics, environmental factors, personality, and life events. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population every year.
Worrying, feelings of doubt and general fears are all
074: Understanding the Mind-Body Connection
Are your ideas, emotions, experiences, senses, and desires things that happen in addition to all the physical processes in your brain, or are they themselves just a few of those physical processes?
What exactly is meant by the word "mind?" It's important to note that "mind" is not one and the same with the brain. Instead, in our description, the mind comprises of mental states such as beliefs, fe
073: Zen Principles To Live By
Have y’all ever heard of ZEN?! Have you ever had a ZEN moment, that unexplainable feeling of interconnectedness and innate understanding?! What exactly is ZEN, though?!
The essence of Zen is endeavoring to comprehend the meaning of life clearly, without being deceived by logical thought or language. Zen often seems contradictory - it requires an extreme self-discipline which, when practiced correc
072: Advice I'd Give MY 18 Year Old Self
How would I describe my 18-year-old self?! SAVAGE. Confused. Opportunistic. Ambitious. Outspoken. Arrogant. Motivated. Daring. I had a solid number of positive characteristics, but an equally as important number of character flaws. I never had clearly defined plans or goals growing up, all I knew is that I wanted to have as many unique experiences as possible, and to make a difference in the world
071: Being Patient in an Impatient World
The word patience is derived from the Latin word pati which means to suffer, to endure, to bear. Patience is a difficult, painful, STRUGGLE for many people. It’s not always easy to endure long waiting periods, delays, and simple frustrations without becoming disturbed or anxious. Having patience requires self-regulating your feelings and reactions when confronted with adversity or complex situatio
070: The 4 Ps of Marketing: Product, Price, Promotion and Place
Marketing is defined as, “the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.” The traditional marketing mix is the combination of the four controllable variables – PRODUCT, PRICE, PROMOTION and PLACE. Essentially, putting the right product in the right place, at the right price, at the right time. Sounds easy enough, right?
Months, som
069: Conducting a Personal SWOT Analysis
Don’t underestimate the power of the SWOT Analysis, it does a damn good job of examining internal and external factors contributing to or preventing your growth, in a personal and/or professional context. What makes this exercise particularly powerful, is that, with a reasonable amount of genuine effort, it can assist you in unlocking your potential, by identifying opportunities you may have been
068: How to Strengthen YOUR Critical Thinking Skills!
The Foundation for Critical Thinking defines CRITICAL THINKING as the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.
Sounds complex, but simply put, critical thinking is ab
067: Fresh Perspectives from Ancient Philosophy
The Ancient Greeks blessed us with several world-changing ideas, democracy, and philosophy, just to name a couple. Upon initial examination, ancient history may seem useless today, but if you dig deeper, there are tons of relevant lessons and theories that are worthy of a deeper analysis.
The Greeks were ahead of their time, particularly advanced in their revolutionary contributions to society; t
066: Work Life Integration VS Balance
Work-life balance is a popular term that was coined approx. 40 years ago! Work-life balance has been used in the context of needing more time to develop personally, outside of the workplace, be it through vacation or quality time with family. I, myself, have gravitated towards using the term work-life integration, instead of work-life balance.
In my experience, I’ve never sensed the opposition b
065: The Two Pebbles - Thinking Outside of the Box
Thinking outside of the box is a time-tested phrase intended to spur creativity and disruption! It’s a method of tackling obstacles in an innovative fashion, diagnosing and analyzing problems with a unique approach.
Thinking outside of the box entails questioning assumptions, re-imagining the rules, working backwards, asking for advice, and genuinely feeling comfortable being UNCOMFORTABLE. This
064: Lessons Learned from EXTREME OWNERSHIP
We’re all on the hunt for the latest and greatest keys to successful leadership. One of the most inspirational doses of leadership knowledge was shared with me about two years by a friend; he gave me the book Extreme Ownership, how US Navy SEALs lead and win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.
This book details the SEAL leadership ideas critical to completing the most challenging missions in war and
063: The Secret to Driving Accountability
Driving accountability should not be thought of in the repressive, autocratic sense. Accountability is an EXTREMELY positive quality, that when fostered properly can be a powerful force that increases productivity and performance. People are motivated to take action for many different reasons, which we’ve discussed in previous episodes, but ordering tyrannical mandates is NOT ONE OF THEM!
It’s a
062: Mastermind to Maximize by Mutual Improvement
Central to being an entrepreneur is the responsibility of being a strategic decision-maker. The success of the operation depends on YOU. It’s NOT an easy lifestyle; staying accountable, efficient, organized, and energized is extremely challenging. Inspiration and information can’t develop inside an echo-chamber silo. If you’re not often exposed to NEW people w/ FRESH perspectives, it becomes diffi
061: Keeping Your Ego in CHECK!
We all have an ego that’s made up of specific ideas about our true-self, personality, talents, and skills. Your ego, while an essential component of your identity, if LEFT UNCHECKED, can cause you to act immorally, unethically, and generally out of character.
Ego is an aspirational process . . . we aim to achieve a particular image of ourselves that’s displayed to the world, and we succeed or
060: FREE Yourself from Toxic Relationships
Most of us go through some type of toxic relationship in our lives. Whether it’s a romantic relationship, a friendship or within a family dynamic. A toxic relationship is any relationship that makes you feel worthless or devalued. Toxic relationships can include dealing with a loved one who’s a complete narcissist, an alcoholic, a gambling addict or even a pathological liar. Essentially, toxic rel
059: Music is MY Motivation
You may or may not have known this, but music isn’t just a means of entertaining ourselves. Music inspires creativity and productivity. Music has therapeutic effects on our brain and works to relieve feelings of stress to boost your ability to focus and concentrate on tasks.
Listening to MUSIC influences the co-ordination of activity inside and across various sections of the brain. Studies analyzi
058: Processing Information Overload
Emails. Tweets. Texts. DMs. Slacks. Facebook Notifications. The constant flow of content being pumped into our brains is difficult to process, hence the term INFORMATION OVERLOAD. Even if it’s totally useless knowledge, it’s nearly impossible to ignore.
Humans are super-efficient at downloading information. We recognize images within fractions of a second, scan hundreds of words per minute, and v
057: How to Create an ABUNDANCE Focused Mindset!
Unfortunately, much of society appears to be built on a scarcity focused mentality. It's a philosophy that leads people to believe that there is a deficiency in their life, and that opportunity is VERY DIFFICULT to stumble upon.
Contrary to popular belief, we live in the most PROSPEROUS AND INNOVATIVE TIME in the history of MANKIND. But, again, all we hear about is DOOM, DESTRUCTION and MISERY. Ju
056: Hustlers Need Their Beauty Sleep Too!
Our sleep quality is extremely important, often cited as a more important factor than diet and exercise as it relates to overall health. For your physical and mental wellbeing, there is no process in your body that isn’t ENHANCED by sleep. On the flip side, the effects of NOT sleeping enough are extremely damaging to the welfare of your brain and body.
It’s inevitable that we will encounter situa
055: FIVE Natural Methods to Maximize Your Memory
Even as humans progress into advanced ages, the brain has an amazing ability to evolve and adapt as time passes. This capability, which we’ve discussed on The Motivation Movement before is known as neuroplasticity.
You can utilize the brain’s innate power of neuroplasticity to enhance your cognitive skills, boost your capacity to absorb knowledge, and develop your memory.
Everyone has flashes of
054: Positioning PIVOT Like a PRO
Today’s episode is a true story about my business, Wild Bill’s Craft Beverage Co. My current role at the company is Chief Marketing Officer.
Wild Bill’s has been in business since 2002. For the longest time, Wild Bill’s was regionally focused in the Northeast, servicing traditional, outdoor fairs and festivals with our western themed soda saloon activation.
The concept is super simple: buy a sta
053: Left Brain VS Right Brain
In eastern philosophy, yin and yang stands for the synergistic relationship between two apparently opposing forces. In a similar regard, the human brain also is viewed with a similar sense of duality. The right hemisphere being the YIN, the left hemisphere being the YANG.
According to the left-brain, right-brain dominance theory, popularized in the 1960’s by psycho-biologist and Nobel Prize winner
052: Predictive Personality Psychometrics
We informally are gauging the personality of ourselves and others every single day. In a similar, yet much more systemic and scientific manner, psychologists utilizing psychometrics aim to better understand the way in which individuals respond to various situations based on their personality type.
There are two basic types of personality tests: self-report inventories and projective tests.
Self-r
051: No Time for BULLSHIT!
Today’s episode is going to be slightly different compared to the usual script. Today’s episode is a dedication to Matthew “Spiffy” Smith, who unexpectedly passed-away on August 18th 2020, at the very young age of 25.
Spiffy and I go back about 11 or 12 years; we grew up in the same town, went to the same school and were at all the same parties. Spiffy and I weren’t super tight, we weren’t best f
050: Mental Fortitude Boot Camp
Grit and perseverance are the real key performance indicators to measure in the pursuit of success, whether it be in business, education, relationships and/or health. Intelligence and skill ONLY GO SO FAR. You can’t do much about the DNA you were created with, but there is a LOT you can do to develop resilience and become stronger MENTALLY.
The American Psychological Association defines Mental Res
049: Persuasion and Influence
Isn’t it unbelievable how incredibly persuasive certain individuals can be? Is it possible for all of us to achieve such a high level of influence? Persuasion is a potent force in business, personal relationships, politics, the media, and society (as a whole).
Persuasion skills can and SHOULD be LEARNT; they’re integral to accomplishing your goals and actualizing your dreams. How often have you n
048: Autodidacticism Getting SCHOOLED by YOURSELF for YOURSELF!
Cultivating new information to inspire CREATIVITY is vital in the chasing of our dreams and ambitions. Great ideas are a result of your existing base of knowledge constantly being fed by new sources of learning material.
While the traditional, formal education system may provide you with the framework of a complete educational experience, the bulk of the knowledge your absorb is simply THEORY. Se
047: Emotional Intelligence POP Quiz - The EQ Test
The majority of us have heard of, or maybe have even taken an IQ Test before, but what about an EQ Test?
IQ (intelligence quotient) is used to measure academic abilities and identify individuals with off-the-chart intelligence or mental challenges. On the other hand, EQ (emotional quotient), is an individual's ability to identify, evaluate, control, and express emotions.
From a practical standp
046: Leadership Styles of the Rich and Famous
Leadership is more than a position. Being a leader requires taking action and setting an example. There comes a time in everyone's life where you’re intentionally or randomly thrusted into a position of leadership. Whether you’re leading a team, a project, an entire organization, or a meeting, you consciously or unconsciously are implementing one or a mix of a few different styles of leadership.
T
045: The Five Forms of Power
Imagine the leaders you have been inspired by in the past or are currently inspired by today.
How did you respond to these various styles of leadership? Which style naturally spoke to you the best?
The principle we are going to examine today, the different FORMS OF POWER, could be what influences you to respond to, and hopefully be motivated by, a particular person’s influence.
“Ultimately, lead
044: The Healing Power of Forgiveness
We traditionally view the act of forgiving as an acceptance or acknowledgement of someone’s wrongdoing against you, a symbolization of your readiness and willingness to move on and grow from the situation, but, SELF-forgiveness is a concept that is just as important.
Whether it is forgiving yourself or someone else, I am sure we can all relate and recall an experience we had with forgiveness. Wh
043: Regret as a Motivational Tool
Hindsight is 20/20 . . . We’ve all taken the time to contemplate on how different our lives would be IF we had taken a different path.
We, as humans, have a habit of looking back on missed opportunities, and fantasizing that, had we seized the moment, it could have set our lives off on an extraordinarily amazing alternative course . . .
Nonsense, OF COURSE. If you don’t honestly examine the reaso
042: Uniquely Unusual Meditation Strategies
Meditation is an amazing tool that be used anywhere, at any time, by anyone. Meditation is not a one size fits all practice though. There is a HUGE variety in terms of different meditation techniques, that each offer their own unique path to inner peace and relaxation.
Like many of the concepts we explore on The Motivation Movement, meditation, when practiced consistently, has legitimate health a
041: Be a Better Human, Be an ANIMAL!
We use animals to examine certain features of ourselves. We imagine ourselves being as strong as an ox, as fierce as a lion, as smart as a dolphin, or we have the memory of an elephant.
"We patronize the animals for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world o
040: Generating Gratitude for Brain Gains
I’m going to try and keep this one mostly motivational, and not too scientific, but the data is in, and it clearly shows that gratitude can improve general well-being, strengthen social relations, increase resilience and reduce stress.
Gratitude is just being appreciative of the non-monetary related aspects of life; you can be grateful about your health, family, friends, pets, celebrations, etc.
039: We’re ALL Natural-Born Salespeople
Whether you would like to acknowledge it or not, everybody is a salesperson.
You are selling yourself when asking for a raise, or for more responsibility at work.
You are selling to your team members on a strategy when you propose a new idea or campaign.
You are selling to your kid when you are bartering with them to do their chores.
We are also constantly being sold to, so we in essence all e
038: Locus of Control
This is one of those concepts that once explained, most people innately understand, but they would not know the meaning just by hearing the phrase, locus of control. I sure as hell did not know what the hell it meant until I started researching it more in-depth.
When faced with obstacles in life, do you feel that you have power over the situation?
Or, do you believe that you are at the mercy of
037: Positive Affirmations Are NOT BS!
Positive affirmations are easily digestible, simple phrases, or statements that challenge negative internal dialogue. People utilize positive affirmations to motivate themselves, encourage growth, and boost self-esteem levels. You are creating a pattern in your subconscious thought when you continually and routinely repeat positive affirmations to yourself.
"If we understood the power of our thou
036: Don’t Be Afraid to Fly Out of YOUR Pigeonhole
Everyone always tells us to “stay in your damn lane,” “embrace yourself, embrace your talents,” and “focus on your strength and double down on it . . .” BLAH, BLAH, BLAH . . .
Why are we so obsessed with this idea of having a super sharp focus and tunnel vision? You MISS out on a lot of opportunity when you don’t pay attention to what’s in the peripherals!
People take even greater umbrage when the
035: Talk to YOURSELF to Build Confidence & Self-Esteem
Where does one begin on the journey of trying to feel better about themselves, be more decisive, more confident, have higher levels of self-esteem? POSITIVE INTERNAL DIALOGUE.
ASK YOURSELF: What are the triggers that have you feeling down? Do you keep finding yourself in stressful situations at work, school and/or at home? What are your thoughts like when you find yourself in one of these predicam
034: The Flip Side of Suffering & Sacrifice
To become great, you must give up the good. To become extraordinary, you have to sacrifice the ordinary. To live a life you love, you temporarily have to let go of the interests you like. To realize the dream you are pursuing, you ironically may have to forego a few hours of beauty sleep.
“As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation
033: Self-Care - I'm Treating Me!
We're all busy. We're all HUSTLIN’, we're all grinding. Honestly, what the fuck does self care even mean?
When the hell do I have the time to think about a self care strategy, let alone actually physically take care of myself?
The constant roller coaster grind seems like a normal state. The cycle of ups and downs becomes your typical expected lifestyle. A break of vacation seems like a foreign co
032: Full Blown Burnout BEWARE
I’ve felt the heat from BURNOUT, from too much HUSTLE, TRUST ME, but I’ve always managed to avoid falling into the FLAMES!
We have to be cognizant of what sacrifices we make in the name of the HUSTLE, as neglecting certain aspects of life can have dangerous consequences to your mental and physical health.
“That's the great irony of allowing passionate people to work from home. A manager's natu
031: Professionally Persistent (PITA)
You may be thinking what in the hell does pita bread have to do with any of this, but PITA is also code for pain in the ass.
You need to be extremely persistent in the pursuit of your goals. The art of the follow up, better yet, the art of the follow through is an art form worth studying.
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more common than unsuc
030: The Art of Saying No
In my experience, how often you say yes or how often you say no depends on where you're at on your journey in life.
“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm actually as proud of the things we haven't done as the things I have done
029: Become a Student of Success
How do you define success in your own life? Have you ever wondered what makes a person successful? What are the common personality traits amongst the most successful individuals throughout history?
Successful people often have very clearly defined aspirations, strong drive, a whole lot of patience, a willingness to learn and very strict discipline.
“I always did something I was a little not ready
028: Perfection is Poison
Why do we always try so hard to strive for perfection? Perfection is the ultimate killer of productivity and an absolute destroyer of results.
It's very problematic in my eyes because it leads to extreme obsessiveness and inefficiency. The perfectionists that I know are often the greatest procrastinators because they're so, so sharply focused on the minor details that they never actually get to a
