We’ve all heard people proclaim a need for to tackle any kind of task (be it important or not). As a mental performance coach, I hear it all the time, and recently, I've been reflecting on it more.

This is the third in my three-part series of self-assessment inventories, "Do You Know How to Be..." Part I is Do You Know How to be Resilient? Part 2 is: Do You Know How to Be Practical? Here is Part ...

"Sending our teens to school is like sending them to a buffet where they are required to try everything being served." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a seasoned high school teacher, I've seen first-hand how students struggle with motivation. Many say they are motivated by ...

Have you ever met one of those people who always seems to be energized and enthusiastic — as if they had a secret supply of motivation? Well, highly motivated people do have a secret source of ...

One of the key features of depression is the lack of motivation to do things that you know you should really do. For example, you may think that you don't have the motivation to exercise, or spend ...

It's inevitable: Sometimes you just aren't going to feel like doing your work. It may be that a break will do the trick, but if that's not enough, there are steps you can take to help recover your ...

“I was stuck, and it sucked. I felt unheard and used. I was a cog in the wheel of the big engineering firm and didn’t feel I had an opportunity to grow. It was a defeating feeling, and I wanted more ...

Let's face it, the weather absolutely influences our mood. For better or worse, dark gray skies can make us feel sad, while sunny days can help pep up our step. As the seasons change, cold weather can ...

Motivation and I have always had a complicated relationship. If motivation were a person, it would be that friend who shows up with a lot of energy and insists that we do all the work that we need to ...