Research is starting to show that some surprisingly simple positive reinforcements - quick e-mail messages and short phone calls - can motivate people to get moving.

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The Drake Landing Solar Community is the first solar powered community of North America. Located in the town of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, the project sets a wonderful example of how every household can lead a sustainable lifestyle. There are 800 solar panels located throughout the community on garage roofs, and they produce 1.5 mega-watts of [...]

Summary - Motivation for the demotivating little task It’s spring cleaning today in my house. And I must say that even though I’m cleaning the house on the go daily, when it’s time for spring cleaning, there are always a lot of things to do. It can be very demotivating to see so many things to [...]

Great organizations have one thing in common: great managers. Much has been written about what makes a great organization, but poor managers can cause even great organizations to lose momentum. So how can successful managers achieve breakthrough performance regardless of the quality of the organizations they manage? From the managers of the Girl Scouts, to Partners In Health, to the city of Providence, R.I., there are four simple management principles that they use to guide organizations from mere mediocrity to stand-out stardom. These four principles -- derived from the recently published book The Breakthrough Imperative in this Stanford Social Innovation Review article -- help make the decisions that lead to breakthrough performance.

Many readers have been asking me various questions on affirmations and my thoughts on them in general so I wanted to write an article that would encompass everything about the concept of affirmations. Affirmations are one of those things that many people get frustrated by. At first glance, from an outside observer, the [...]

After you green the kids, the house, your work, your child’s school, the groceries, the cleaning, your dog, the lawn, and everything else, it is finally time for you. If you have any time, energy, and motivation left, try these ideas to become the Green Parent you always thought you would be (before you had kids!).

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Summary - WARNING : one of the hardest thing to do in life The Scenario Imagine you are in a room. Guess what, there’s a bomb in the room next door and that bomb will only starts to countdown when you enter the room. To make things more interesting, you are a bomb expert, and if anyone [...]

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The idea of starting your own business has never become more possible and closer to grasp than in this day and age thanks to the power of the Internet. And what’s more, the idea is beginning to catch on quickly with many people. You can feel the shift in thinking. [...]

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So, is there anything to the claim that rose water is good for your skin? According to several studies, yes!

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