Motivation is central to achieving our goals, performing well at work, and persevering even in the face of hardship. In this book expert researcher, Ken Sheldon takes readers on a backstage tour of this fascinating topic. Readers will become expert in the “goal systems approach” to motivation as well as the basics of “self-determination theory.” The exercises and reflections in this book will help translate the academic information into practical tools that will help you motivate yourself or those with whom you work. Positive Motivation is one title in the Positive Psychology Workbooks series. These workbooks introduce readers to a variety of solid science and useful tools for improving life, relationships, and overall mental health. Each workbook contains practical suggestions and offers readers opportunities to reflect and experiment with real world tools. A noted expert in his or her respective field writes each book in this series.
Category: Motivation
The Slight Edge (Revised Edition): Turning Simple Disciplines Into Massive Success
Why is it that some people make dream after dream come true, while others just continue dreaming and spend their lives building dreams for someone else?
One simple reason: those that are “successful” have found their SLIGHT EDGE!
The Slight Edge is not just another self-help, motivation tool of methods you must learn in order to make it up the path of success. It simply shows you how to create powerful results from the simple daily activities of your life, by using tools that are already within you.
What do you need to make that happen? Discover that one thing that will help you achieve that goal, realize a life-long dream or propel you up the ladder to success.
Once you’ve got it, then you will discover how your philosophy… creates your attitude… creates your actions… creates your results… creates YOUR LIFE!
The Slight Edge is a way of thinking, a way of processing information that enables you to make the daily choices that will lead you to the success you desire. The Slight Edge is the key that will make all the other how-to books and self-help information that you read, watch and hear actually work.
Our favorite endorsements are from our readers:
I have read personal-development books for over 20 years and I can say this is the one that tied them all together. It is so easy to read and understand, and so powerful in the simplicity.
–Mike Bishop, Wilsonville, OR
I use this philosophy throughout my day. I ve become a better person all around. I was able to correct my negative outlooks. I m a better role model for my children, my health is getting better, I m more connected spiritually, my relationships are improving, and my business is thriving. It is a must-have and a must-read.
–Pedro Garcia, Middletown, NY
The ADHD Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Gain Motivation and Confidence (Instant Help Book for Teens)
Focus on Your Strengths and Overcome ADHD
Symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, can strike at any time-during class, when you’re listening to a friend’s story, while doing homework, and did we mention during class? You might find it difficult to pay attention and sit still when your impulses are constantly tempting you to do the opposite. In The ADHD Workbook for Teens, you’ll learn simple skills you can use to confidently handle school, make and keep friends, and organize and finish every project you start.
This workbook helps you find out who you really are through a series of exercises and worksheets that focus on identifying your strengths and interests. Then, you’ll begin using those strengths to create strategies for overcoming the ADHD-related issues you struggle with.
Learn how to calm yourself down when you feel hyperactive or impulsive Develop plans for meeting the goals that matter to you most Get your life under control and organize your schedule Improve your social life by becoming a better listener and friend
Motivation in the Workplace: Inspiring Your Employees (How to Book)
Put a fresh spin on things! Create lasting enthusiasm among dragging employees! Motivation in the Workplace: Inspiring Your Employees provides numerous ways to generate ideas, increase productivity, and reinforce communication for a take-action work environment. Factoring both the role of the manager and what an employee can do, this book showcases the nature of motivation, its result, and how to keep it going.
Get Off Your “But”: How to End Self-Sabotage and Stand Up for Yourself
“Sean is an amazing person with an important message.”
—President Bill Clinton
“Sean Stephenson is the Yoda of personal development, with less pointy ears.”
—Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live
“As we struggle with inertia to become the best that we can be, Sean Stephenson’s book informs and inspires us to stand up and keep moving forward. Thank you, Sean, for your life, your work, and your abundant sharing.”
—Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager
“Sean Stephenson is a hero to me. When you read his book, he will be a hero to you as well. His moving stories about himself and others who have found the gifts in their pain will teach you so much about courage and, just as important, you will learn how to build your own sense of confidence when it comes to health, career, relationships, and more. Do yourself a favor read this book! “
—Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., author, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway and Embracing Uncertainty
How To Stick To A Diet: The Ultimate Guide To “Hacking” Your Brain For Unstoppable Motivation And Lifelong Diet Success
Has modern psychology uncovered powerful but simple mind “hacks” that allow you to literally rewire your brain for unstoppable motivation?
In “How To Stick To A Diet”, you’ll discover what the most recent psychological research has uncovered can be done to unlock the motivation you need to reach your health, fitness and weight loss goals, regardless of willpower.
You’ll discover:
* Why losing weight through dieting can backfire causing a person to end up more overweight down the road, and what is essential if you want to keep fat off FOREVER.
* The truth about why “diets don’t work” is both true AND false! (The truth may surprise you!)
* How 4 core emotional wants (that dictate your behavior) can make it impossible to stick to a diet unless you start to use them the right way.
* How changing one word you say can flip a switch in your brain to generate willpower on demand.
* 3 powerful “mind hacks” that instantly changing your feelings towards any foods! With these “hacks” in your tool belt, you’ll be able to overcome emotional eating and food addiction for good!
* Why it’s almost impossible for you to fail when you take the one simple approach most people don’t even try!
* Why diet tips for enhancing weight loss motivation without first explaining this *one* thing are almost useless.
* How you can still eat all of your favorite treats without them screwing up your diet, weight loss efforts, or health.
* Hands down the best, quickest, and safest way to lose weight while preventing metabolic shutdown ever invented!
* How to instantly shut down the body’s stress response so you’ll never have to worry about being too stressed out (be one of the few that knows the trick!).
* The real reason you crave sugar and snacks, and how a couple inexpensive items from your local grocery store will stop addicting sugar and salt food cravings dead in their tracks. (Never give into binge eating again when you know this!)
* What recent research has shown you must do when setting goals for long-term success.
* What modern research has shown can actually alter your genetics, and what you must do to make sure your genes aren’t keeping you unhealthy and out of shape.
* Why people often feel so stressed out about dieting, and how you can free yourself of feeling overwhelmed when approaching diet. TIP: Apply it to other things and your happiness will skyrocket in all areas of your life!
* A little known way to get organic quality food at wholesale prices so you can eat the healthiest foods without breaking your budget.
* How you can make days worth of healthy food in only 5 minutes of prep time. When you know this strategy, “not having time” will never stop your diet success.
* Where to find the best deals on supplements, protein shakes, and health foods online so you can avoid wasting hundreds to thousands of dollars.
* And much more!
Dieting can mean giving up your favorite foods, spending hours in the kitchen preparing meals, not enjoying meals with friends, and paying a fortune on costly health foods. It’s no wonder having to muster up the motivation to stay on a diet can feel downright impossible.
But if sticking to a diet was impossible, then how can a person that ate fast food every single night, and hated healthy foods transform into someone that has eaten a healthy diet everyday for 9 years straight?
The answer may have something to do with a few little known secrets about human psychology that allow you to completely transform the wiring in your brain.
Motion Before Motivation: The Success Secret That Never Fails
Motion Before Motivation, The Success Secret That Never Fails is a Self-Help book grounded in reality. It’ll show you how to succeed in the world, as the world really is, not the way we all wish it was. You’ll get practical advice to achieve business and personal success.
Motivation and Personality
psychology
Fred Jones Tools for Teaching: Discipline, Instruction, Motivation
In Tools for Teaching, Dr. Jones describes the skills by which exceptional teachers make the classroom a place of success and enjoyment for both themselves and their students. Tools for Teaching integrates the management of discipline, instruction and motivation into a system that allows you to reduce the stress of teaching by preventing most management headaches. Dr. Jones helps you reduce student disruptions, backtalk, helpless handraising and dawdling while helping you increase responsible behavior, motivation and independent learning. These skills are made accessable by practical, down-to-earth language and many examples and illustrations that provide the next best thing to attending one of Dr. Jones’ workshops. The second edition also includes an Overview DVD of Dr. Jones entire program; including how to use the Study Group Acitivity Guide, workshops, and parent videos.
Product Features
- DVD attached