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We all must generate motivation on a continual basis to continue to contribute and feel like we are leading a meaningful, joyful life.  To have a life led by motivation you must be intentional about what you do, what you think and what you say.  The best way to keep this in check is to constantly be reviewing what you want out of life.  What to do you want to be, what do you want to have and what do you want to give back.  That’s right I said give back.  It can’t always be about ourselves.  The best system is the one that you will use and moves you forward every day in measurable ways to achieving a bigger life.  A life filled with happiness, success and contribution.

To be a highly motivated individual you must engage with people.  I know you are probably asking, what does engaging with people have to do with motivation?   I am sure that you have heard that man was not meant to live alone…we are extremely social beings and helping oth...

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Intrinsic Motivation.  This is the one that typically rules those New Year’s Goals. The classic example is losing 20lbs.  Your reason for doing this may be that you will feel better about yourself or be more confident or look sexy in those jeans you got for Christmas that almost fit if you lay on the bed and wiggle your legs fast.  That is an internal motivator and can be some of the hardest to maintain as we know how easily we let ourselves off the hook…time for that workout buddy.  

Extrinsic motivators – These are motivators that are the result of something outside of yourself that is pushing you.  Maybe that 20lbs that you wanted to lose did not come from the desire to be more confident but was the result of a partner putting the pressure on to lose 20 lbs. so you would be the attractive person they first met.

That fundraiser may be your child’s school saying that you need to be more involved in helping the school raise money and ...

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There are some basic ways to leverage what you currently have that may allow you some breathing room or free up funds to expand your resources into new adventures.  

Businesses use leverage to launch new projects, finance the purchase of inventory and expand their operations.

For many businesses, borrowing money can be more advantageous than using equity or selling assets to finance transactions. When a business uses leverage—by issuing bonds or taking out loans—they can maintain full ownership in the company, unlike when a company takes on new investors or issues more stock. 

Leverage can be especially useful for small businesses and startups that may not have a lot of capital or assets. By using small business loans or business credit cards, you can finance business operations and get your company off the ground until you start earning profits. There are often credit cards with zero interest for a limited time, usually 12-18 mon...

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The idea of emotional leverage stems from when you are trying to achieve something you feel is great but are struggling getting up and making it happen.  In other words, emotional leverage is your spark…it is the most direct route to the life you desire and envision.

Recognize that we all need to utilize our emotional leverage from time to time when we encounter situations that we just can’t seem to get past, or things we genuinely want to do, but often it is going to be work, and therefore we choose the path of least resistance, which ultimately leads to no change and therefore no increased happiness.   

Think of Emotional Leverage as those hot buttons that motivate you to do the next great thing. Whatever the reason is that resonates with you…that is your hot button.  That is the emotional charge that you use to push yourself to do the things that matter to you.

 What got you excited when you thought about it?  What does your li...

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Systems can increase your efficiency, your level of customer service and satisfaction while save you time and money.   

Remember the best system is one that you will use.   
One thing to keep in mind about systems is that they are ever changing, as your business changes or grows, and as technology expands.  So please never get it in your head that you will someday have the perfect system in place and that everything will be roses.  What should happen is that you will get some vital systems in place that will change your world, then your job is to break those systems and improve upon them.   Just like in your personal growth, if you are not failing forward then you are stagnant.  The same is true of your internal systems, they must be challenged, broken, rebuilt and broken again, or growth and improvement are simply not happening and you will not progress at the rate that you may have envisioned.    Systems can save a ton of hours and even more importantly often take out ...

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Let's speak to 2 different types of fears that stop people from seeking leverage. Leverage may help you overcome some of the fears and yes they are fears, but once you take that first step and overcome them, you will never go back.  Your life will change so drastically when you are able to run everything you do through a funnel and focus on the items that make up the 20% big rocks that will make you happy, grow your business or further you in your career and improve your relationships. If you make a list of the tasks that must be done in your personal life and highlight the ones that could easily be done by someone else you will be amazed how few things are left   Once you have the list made then go through and think about who you could recruit to do some of these items.  If cost is what is stopping you then think a bit outside the box.  Do you have kids that could step up or maybe even neighbor kids that can be hired extremely inexp...

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There are different ways that leverage can be used in your life, whether it be to take relationships to a new level or to grow your business by utilizing current assets in your business or exploring the ability to leverage out in different areas to help the business flourish.  Focus on the important things that are life changing.
But for now, let’s look at 3 ways you can utilize leverage to improve your life.  So, you could start thinking on a different level.
1.       Task management – By grouping tasks together that have the same outcome or goal can save a tremendous amount of time.  An example of this would be what many people already naturally do when they make dinner at night.  Often by making a bit of extra you will be able to create leftovers to feed the family, therefore, saving time later in the week.  A bigger example is doing weekly food prep on Sundays so that you know what your week looks like for meals and you have done ...

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How much clarity do you have in your life right now?  

If you have lost a bit of your clarity, do a self-evaluation and ask yourself what tripped you up and got in your way?  It seems that judgement surrounds us all the time, but man this year it is on steroids. I cannot believe the negative things that come out of people’s mouths these days and so much of it sits in total judgement of others. It is impossible to see anything clearly when judgement is clouding your path. By just removing all judgement your highest level of clarity will be so much easier to maintain and honestly increase your clarity in many areas. 

So how do we do this? Because we know that just saying “I am going to be more aware or I am not going to judge others is great but hard to sustain without some way to measure ourselves, or quite honestly someway to catch ourselves being naughty. Ask yourself how much clarity you have in your life right now. Look at your...

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Failure to clarify the purpose of what you do daily affects the direction and path one undertakes. In that regard, clarity reinforces the direction and quality of your life. Ideally, clarity means the skill or ability to understand what exactly it is that you want in your life. Lacking clarity in a particular goal or objective makes it harder to achieve it because you lack the confidence and the cognition on why you should do it. Besides, having clouded goals due to lack of clarity results to the lack of commitment in taking action. If you want to achieve a meaningful accomplishment in life, craving for clarity should be a top priority. The only viable way to achieve clarity in one’s life is by reaching deeper into selves, meditating on what makes us us, and acting accordingly in realizing clarity based on analysis’ results. These five strategies can help you in attaining better clarity on what you want in life.

Strategies to Impro...

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Clarity is a word that holds a mystery in it. Clarity refers to the quality of being certain or definite. Meriam-Webster dictionary defines it as “A Clear quality or state”, which is concise and straight forward.  However, it is not as easy as it seems, when it comes to achieving this quality in practical life. It is a proven fact that clarity is the attire of the most accomplished individuals.

Achieving clarity and knowing your big Why holds some undeniable importance. However, knowing what clarity means in the context of your personal and professional life, i.e. levels and domains of clarity, etc. is something we lack and matters the most. So, whatever one is doing in life must be backed by clarity, answering the big why concludes the difference between desires, needs, and practicality in the long run.

I have concluded two strategies for you to achieve clarity. Achieving clarity would deliver you to know what you are, where you w...