Science of Motivation - The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Use At Home and Work

Great video by Dan Pink and RSAnimate that questions the traditional theories of motivation, which are 1) If you reward something you get more of the behavior you want and 2) If you punish something you get less of the behavior you want. The video illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.

Ron Paul Gets Only 89 Seconds During South Carolina Debate. Watch It All Here.

Debate Bias Against Ron Paul - What To Do About Ron Paul Getting Only 90 Seconds To Speak

Everyone who is a Ron Paul supporter knows about the bias that has been going on against him in virtually every debate. For example, in last night's debate he only had 90 seconds to talk. Which is less any of the other candidates, even though he is polling significantly higher than several of them.

Here is a video that mentions several ideas that could help resolve this problem. My personal favorite is the idea of Ron Paul walking off the stage in protest. At least that would make headlines and get some of his ideas noticed. 

Ron Paul is Getting a Lot of Flattery from Other Candidates

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. If that's true Ron Paul has been getting a lot of that lately. 


Many of the Republican presidential candidates have been verbally critical of Ron Paul, but their actions tell a somewhat different story. Recently I've heard almost all of the them say something that they picked up from Ron Paul. I think they realized people like his ideas and decided to adopt his ideas to attract more votes.


Rick Perry is the worst in this area. Ron Paul released his budget plan and out of a sudden Rick Perry decides he wants to cut three departments. During the debate a couple days ago it became pretty obvious who he got the idea from when he looked over at Ron Paul for support during his "oops" mess up. He has also picked up on Ron Paul's criticism of the Federal Reserve.


Even though Romney has been pretty critical of Ron Paul, even he has pulled most of his spending cut ideas straight from the lines of Ron Paul's budget plan. Compare Romney's plan with Ron Paul's plan released about two weeks early.  


Newt Gingrich joined with Ron Paul to criticize student loan programs, saying the loan program expanded the ability of students "to stay in college longer because they don't see the cost." He called it "an absurdity.""to stay in college longer because they don't see the cost." He called it "an absurdity." He also noticed Ron Paul's idea of ending the fed was popular, so next thing we know he is talking about it too.


Michele Bachmann has flip-flopped on some of her war issues, but she has said that she thinks we are doing too much nation building. Here is a clip of her sounding like Ron Paul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUWNNfSZ-G8. This is quite different from the approach she was taking in yesterday's South Carolina debate.


I've noticed a lot of other aspects of Ron Paul's message that other candidates have picked up on, but I don't have time to find and list them all. My point is that even the status quo candidates are realizing that Ron Paul's message is resonating in our country and that they have to adopt some of his ideas or lose votes. Ron Paul stands for his beliefs even if he risks losing popularity. Most of the other candidates change their message based on what they think will get them elected.


The only republican candidate that doesn't seem to do this is Jon Huntsmann. He is also the only other candidate that isn't a warmonger. Ron Paul/Jon Huntsmann 2012?

How is Ron Paul Different From the Other Candidates?

Top Ten Job Postings / Occupations with Low Unemployment Rates

Not counting the underemployed, the unemployment rate is at 9.1% and over 14 million people are unemployed, but there is hope for some people. This is a list of ten occupations that have the most job posting according to the analysis of Indeed.com.  


"The data is an encouraging sign that, despite a struggling economy, opportunities are available in a variety of sectors," says Paul Forster, chief executive and co-founder of Indeed.com.

1. Registered Nurses - Job postings: 132,283
2. Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer - Job postings: 100,917
3. Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers - Job postings: 83,206
4. Customer Service Representatives - Job postings: 67,958 
5. Sales Managers - Job postings: 65,925
6. Physical Therapists - Job postings: 53,009
7. Sales Representatives, Services, All Other - Job postings: 46,808
8. Occupational Therapists - Job postings: 46,598
9. Managers, All Other - Job postings: 39,634
10. Computer Software Engineers, Applications - Job postings: 65,920

If the odds are against you, change your odds. Maybe changing your odds means getting qualified for positions in one of these fields.

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