Inspiration

One area that will help me to reach goals, maintain motivation, and build confidence is to take in inspirational information. I tend to be a fairly positive person. I was inspired years ago with available motivators such as:

Zig Ziglar
Zig had a cassette series called “The Richer Life Course,” which I purchased in 1977. I still have that cassette set! It might be worth pulling those cassettes out again to listen to them, but I’m not sure that would still play well.

Tom Peters
Peters wrote the book In Search of Excellence. I just replaced that book in my library and it’s on my reading list for 2013.

So I had touched the “motivational” world, but only on the surface. I went on about my life with no long-term goals. I had not seen the big picture. I didn’t know of any programs. I didn’t have any idea that anything was wrong with my planning or, better stated, my lack of planning. When I was completing my degree (2009–2011), I took a personal financial stewardship course that used Dave Ramsey’s The Total Money Make-Over book. I had read the book several years before, but I did not feel like I was in a position to make it work. I set it aside. During the class, I decided to listen to some of Dave’s television programs on Hulu. I listened to nearly every one that was available at the time. Then I discovered podcasts and found a reason to use the iPod I had been given for a birthday present months before. So I began to listen to Dave Ramsey’s podcasts. They were fun and inspiring!

Through Dave, I learned about “The EntreLeadership Podcast,” hosted by Chris LoCurto, which led me to Dan Miller’s “48 Days” podcast. I began to hear things that inspired me! I was feeling like I could take a new look at my future. Maybe I didn’t have to stay where I was. I began to dream impossible things. I also began to check out other blogs. Many are identified as “leadership” blogs, but they are full of motivation. Because I know these leaders and bloggers are Christians, and I can be confident in their foundation of thought. These are some of the blogs I enjoy:

Chris LoCurto
Jon Acuff
John Maxwell
Dan Miller
Mike Hyatt

Any suggestions of good blogs are welcomed!