Comments on: How One Little Word Can Improve Your Motivation http://goodlifezen.com/2009/06/10/how-one-little-word-can-improve-your-motivation/ Practical inspiration. For a happier life Sun, 20 May 2012 16:13:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Kirk Miller http://goodlifezen.com/2009/06/10/how-one-little-word-can-improve-your-motivation/#comment-5707 Kirk Miller Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:54:30 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2879#comment-5707 Glen, Just recently came across your site. I really appreciate your perspective and insights. I will do my part to send other readers your way. Thank You. kirk@simple-motivation.com Glen,

Just recently came across your site. I really appreciate your perspective and insights. I will do my part to send other readers your way.

Thank You.

kirk@simple-motivation.com

]]> By: Celes | EmbraceLiving.Net http://goodlifezen.com/2009/06/10/how-one-little-word-can-improve-your-motivation/#comment-5677 Celes | EmbraceLiving.Net Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:08:01 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2879#comment-5677 Thanks Glen for yet another great article! When I was studying marketing the last time, I read about this method too, which was used in focus groups to ladder down to the real intentions of consumers. It's definitely a very powerful method to uncover the real underlying motivations behind what people say, think and do. <abbr><em>Celes | EmbraceLiving.Nets last blog post..<a href="http://embraceliving.net/blog/2009/06/get-motivated-in-10-surefire-ways/" rel="nofollow">Get Motivated in 10 Surefire Ways</a></abbr></em> Thanks Glen for yet another great article! When I was studying marketing the last time, I read about this method too, which was used in focus groups to ladder down to the real intentions of consumers. It’s definitely a very powerful method to uncover the real underlying motivations behind what people say, think and do.

Celes | EmbraceLiving.Nets last blog post..Get Motivated in 10 Surefire Ways

]]> By: Lisis http://goodlifezen.com/2009/06/10/how-one-little-word-can-improve-your-motivation/#comment-5676 Lisis Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:02:16 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2879#comment-5676 Love it! One of my ruling philosophies has always been "Why Not?" I guess it gets us both to the same place: freedom. Now, Glen... how is it that every blog I've visited this week has had one of your guest posts? You must be writing NON-stop. Your productivity experiment yielded some amazing results! ;) <abbr><em>Lisiss last blog post..<a href="http://www.questforbalance.com/2009/06/12/fellowship-fridays-dealing-with-frustration/" rel="nofollow">Fellowship Fridays: Dealing With Frustration</a></abbr></em> Love it! One of my ruling philosophies has always been “Why Not?” I guess it gets us both to the same place: freedom.

Now, Glen… how is it that every blog I’ve visited this week has had one of your guest posts? You must be writing NON-stop. Your productivity experiment yielded some amazing results! ;)

Lisiss last blog post..Fellowship Fridays: Dealing With Frustration

]]> By: alex - unleash reality http://goodlifezen.com/2009/06/10/how-one-little-word-can-improve-your-motivation/#comment-5675 alex - unleash reality Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:47:55 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2879#comment-5675 Glenny you LEGEND!! one of your best posts in my opinion. really power way of stripping something from trivial "i want this but not really" to something real and actionable. really awesome stuff gave it a stumble. still can't wait to hear you hit that $15k :P alex - unleash reality p.s. you're lording the guest post internet. <abbr><em>alex - unleash realitys last blog post..<a href="http://www.unleashreality.com/feeling-good-is-a-choice" rel="nofollow">Feeling Good is a Choice</a></abbr></em> Glenny you LEGEND!!

one of your best posts in my opinion.

really power way of stripping something from trivial “i want this but not really” to something real and actionable.

really awesome stuff

gave it a stumble.

still can’t wait to hear you hit that $15k :P
alex – unleash reality

p.s. you’re lording the guest post internet.

alex – unleash realitys last blog post..Feeling Good is a Choice

]]> By: Paul Maurice Martin http://goodlifezen.com/2009/06/10/how-one-little-word-can-improve-your-motivation/#comment-5674 Paul Maurice Martin Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:46:45 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2879#comment-5674 Good points and interesting "Why Method." Good points and interesting “Why Method.”

]]> By: janice http://goodlifezen.com/2009/06/10/how-one-little-word-can-improve-your-motivation/#comment-5673 janice Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:56:14 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2879#comment-5673 I just checked out the video, Mary. Beautiful! You have such <i>presence</i>. Wish we lived closer. <abbr><em>janices last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Sharingthejourneycouk/~3/61xU9Qge-yQ/" rel="nofollow">Skin Deep</a></abbr></em> I just checked out the video, Mary. Beautiful! You have such presence. Wish we lived closer.

janices last blog post..Skin Deep

]]> By: Alex @ Happiness in this World http://goodlifezen.com/2009/06/10/how-one-little-word-can-improve-your-motivation/#comment-5672 Alex @ Happiness in this World Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:08:25 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2879#comment-5672 Glen, Couldn't agree more with the importance of understanding your motivation better to improve your ability to achieve your goals. I'd add one point though: no matter what motivation you discover seems to be your core reason for what you're doing, the final core motivation I believe we all end at if we keep asking ourselves "why" is "to be happy." If we then trace back to see what answers led us to that one, we'll see what we believe we need to do in order to be happy--and often discover in the process that what we THINK we need to be happy isn't really what we need at all. Sometimes, by asking this question all the way down to "to be happy" we discover our original goal isn't a good one at all. Thanks for a thought-provoking post. <abbr><em>Alex @ Happiness in this Worlds last blog post..<a href="http://happinessinthisworld.com/2009/06/07/how-to-remember-things/" rel="nofollow">How To Remember Things</a></abbr></em> Glen,
Couldn’t agree more with the importance of understanding your motivation better to improve your ability to achieve your goals. I’d add one point though: no matter what motivation you discover seems to be your core reason for what you’re doing, the final core motivation I believe we all end at if we keep asking ourselves “why” is “to be happy.” If we then trace back to see what answers led us to that one, we’ll see what we believe we need to do in order to be happy–and often discover in the process that what we THINK we need to be happy isn’t really what we need at all. Sometimes, by asking this question all the way down to “to be happy” we discover our original goal isn’t a good one at all.

Thanks for a thought-provoking post.

Alex @ Happiness in this Worlds last blog post..How To Remember Things

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]]> By: Diana http://goodlifezen.com/2009/06/10/how-one-little-word-can-improve-your-motivation/#comment-5670 Diana Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:37:11 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2879#comment-5670 You know what I don't like? I don't like a "why" that's a temporary fix. My motivation struggles because I perpetually find reasons to do things while I'm waiting to do what I really want! What do I really want? It's kind of a shadowy, amorphous cloud of a want really. Something to do with "getting a life." Until then, I just get these swell ideas of what I'll do until then. Really swell ideas... but they fizzle after a while. Like studying to be a lawyer while you're in prison. It isn't easy to decide what you want after you've had the career and the kids and the "now what" hits. Those things you waited to do until now? They are sometimes not very satisfying after all. <abbr><em>Dianas last blog post..<a href="http://mosaicmoods.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/im-dreaming-of-a-blank-canvas/" rel="nofollow">I’m dreaming of a blank canvas</a></abbr></em> You know what I don’t like? I don’t like a “why” that’s a temporary fix.

My motivation struggles because I perpetually find reasons to do things while I’m waiting to do what I really want!

What do I really want? It’s kind of a shadowy, amorphous cloud of a want really. Something to do with “getting a life.”

Until then, I just get these swell ideas of what I’ll do until then. Really swell ideas… but they fizzle after a while. Like studying to be a lawyer while you’re in prison.

It isn’t easy to decide what you want after you’ve had the career and the kids and the “now what” hits. Those things you waited to do until now? They are sometimes not very satisfying after all.

Dianas last blog post..I’m dreaming of a blank canvas

]]> By: Sami http://goodlifezen.com/2009/06/10/how-one-little-word-can-improve-your-motivation/#comment-5669 Sami Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:32:32 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/?p=2879#comment-5669 That's a powerful and simple technique for getting to the bottom of things. I agree with Nadia, getting to the bottom of an issue whether it's a challenge you have or finding motivation is key. <abbr><em>Samis last blog post..<a href="http://www.lifelaughsandlemmings.com/choir-of-hard-knocks/" rel="nofollow">Choir of Hard Knocks</a></abbr></em> That’s a powerful and simple technique for getting to the bottom of things.

I agree with Nadia, getting to the bottom of an issue whether it’s a challenge you have or finding motivation is key.

Samis last blog post..Choir of Hard Knocks

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