The Emotion Machine

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Posts Tagged ‘Motivation’

How to Overcome Awkward Phases of Self-Improvement

Often we go through awkward phases throughout our self-improvement. An aspiring baseball player doesn’t think or feel like a baseball player the first time he steps up to the plate. His body is not yet familiar with the mechanics. His stance is awkward. His swing is awkward. He doesn’t exactly understand all the rules of [...]

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How We Find Motivation in Other People’s Struggles

Success rarely comes without roadblocks, hardship, and failure. If you’ve ever read anyone’s success story, then you have undoubtedly found out that their victories weren’t absent from previous failures and struggles. In many ways, those past failures are what make successful people who they are today.

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This Is What Passion Looks Like

Focus. Dedication. Discipline. Results. Yes, this is surely what passion looks like.

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You Are a Product of Your Environment

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Monday Motivation Playlist #1

Mondays can be a tough day of the week. Good music can help fix that. This Week’s Playlist: Pretty Lights – Change is Gonna Come Nujabes – High 2 Lows Jay-Z and Kanye West – Lift Off (featuring Beyonce) Killer Mike – Follow Your Dreams Four Tet – Angel Echoes

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