Ignite Passion and Motivate Yourself and Others

The Resource Guide is created by Grace Liu and Gabriella Velazquez
Updated on Janurary 8, 2022

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Self-guided Tutorials and Courses

The courses selected can be audited for free and you can find the audit instructions for Coursera and Edx courses.

Leadership and Motivation (Kauffman Foundation)

In this series, Daniel Pink discusses the art and science of motivation, and how entrepreneurs can leverage these insights to be compelling leaders.

Inspiring and Motivating Individuals (University of Michigan)

In this course, you will learn how to create a shared vision for your team and effectively communicate it to your teammates. You will also learn how to set effective goals and expectations in a way that best enables your team to attain the shared vision

Self-Assessment – Developing Your Strengths (FullbrightX)

This self-paced career development course will help you identify your strengths and interests and align your passions with a viable career path. Through guided self-reflection and instruction, you will create a career vision statement that identifies how you hope to use your skills and interests to focus your career. With this insight, you'll select a career path that aligns with your personality, preferences, and goals.

Power Guide To Motivating Yourself & Others (Alison)

This self motivation course will teach you about the most effective ways to motivate yourself and others. Motivation is the master skill of success - without it, you will fail, but with it, you can find success!

Podcast and Webinars

Secrets of a Champion Mindset

When you are motivated at work, you feel energized and ready to check off tasks on your to-do list. There may be certain days when you feel less motivated and find it challenging to stay on task. On these days, you need to assess why you're feeling this way and try to find ways to increase your motivation once again. In this article, we discuss why you may have no motivation to work and how to overcome these obstacles.


How to Find Your Passion and Make it Your Job

Emma Rosen made the bold decision to give up her job and take a radical sabbatical in pursuit of her perfect career. She spent a year trying 25 careers before turning 25 through short term work experience, shadowing and just giving things a go.


2 Questions To Uncover Your Passion -- And Turn It Into A Career

Finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. When you follow your passion and what brings you joy, so many doors and new possibilities open up.


‎THE JOD POD: Igniting Your Passion

On The Job Pod we interview inspirational CEOs, Founders, Entrepreneurs, Coaches & Authors. We are all about shining a light on people that have stepped out of their comfort zone to create something out of nothing.


StudentPreneur Podcast: Stories of Students who are Entrepreneurs

Get your weekly motivation and stay connected with fellow student entrepreneurs who tell their amazing stories. How did they get started? How do they manage Uni and their business?


Finding the Right Motivation

A personal mission is the strongest motivation to do the impossible.


Career & Passion

In this webinar, we will look at some practical tools to help you identify and explore your passions, using the knowledge to find or create meaningful work today, and leverage this big pause in the world to get clear on and act from our gifts.


Motivating by Purpose

One of the most powerful tools a leader has at their disposal is purpose. When people know why they are doing things they do them much better.

Personal Stories

Meet the CEO Who Never Fired Anyone

Can never firing anyone be good for business? The CEO of a satellite startup thinks so, and goes to great lengths to keep employees productive and motivated.


Finding Fulfillment in Entrepreneurship

Online Articles

You can search Harvard Business Review to learn more articles on this topic. You can also check if your university library has a subscription to the Business Source Complete database, which provides full-text access to Harvard Business Review articles, or use the library’s interlibrary loan service to access the article.


Passion for Your Startup Doesn't Have to Mean Constant Stress

Entrepreneurs are so passionate about what they are creating — and often, so fearful of letting their team and investors down — that they will do almost anything to realize their startup’s potential


When Entrepreneurial Passion Backfires

Research shows that the way in which entrepreneurial team members work together plays an important role in determining venture outcomes. But does passion always lead to great teamwork? Is it the more passion the better? What happens if one team member is very passionate and another not passionate at all? What if people are passionate about different things?


Prevent Your Star Performers from Losing Passion for Their Work


How to Create a Workplace that Actually Inspires Passion

There’s an untapped opportunity to help employees learn faster and accelerate performance improvement: Cultivating the passion of the explorer. The authors offer four ways workplaces can help employees cultivate this passion. First, by building systems for experimentation that help learners discover their particular domain. Next, by creating connections between workers. And finally, by asking employees powerful questions about their work and prioritizing performance trajectories.

Books

Click the link to find a Worldcat book record; enter a zipcode to check which library nearby has the book you can borrow. When the record is not available, a link to Amazon is provided.


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