Flippersen-Hatseat says she relies a lot on motivational phrases that originated with famous Ohio State football coach Lou Holtz.

Yahoo! calls for people to pick up a passion as lack of motivation prevents 1 in 5 from being happy.

The feelings an individual has on receiving his paycheque depend critically on how much his colleague earns. Hard evidence for this comes from an experiment conducted by economists and brain scientists at the University of Bonn. They tested male subjects in pairs, asking them to perform a simple task and promising payment for success.

In my work with human service organizations I am continually confronted with questions about how to motivate employees. “How do I make my staff take my job as seriously as I do?” For some, their employees only do the bare minimum required to avoid termination. The problem is especially complicated when they are supervising entry level staff who earn very little money and often have second jobs in order to meet their families needs; routinely working 16 hours in every 24 will slow down anyone.

As Americans struggle to become more physically active, simple programs that provide feedback and motivation can play a crucial role in getting people off to a good start, according to a study of the July issue of Health Psychology.

Carol Dweck, a leading expert in motivation and personality psychology, will be this year's Keynote Speaker at the 19th annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science taking place May 24-27th in Washington, DC. Dweck is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the author of the recently published book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.

Drama certainly has the power to entertain, but can it also change behavior? A play about substance abuse was successful at prompting audience members to participate in substance abuse prevention activities, according to Allyn Howlett, Ph.D., from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.