<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165288335361811190</id><updated>2011-04-21T21:58:46.660-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Motivated by Music</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://motivatedbymusic.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/165288335361811190/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://motivatedbymusic.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Coach Sara Fitts</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00089470040850951208</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165288335361811190.post-6307415328150523751</id><published>2008-07-21T06:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-21T07:58:19.328-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Power of Music as a Motivator</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Welcome to Motivated by Music, my newest blog.  As a motivator for the past 25+ years, I have personally found that music is one of my greatest motivators.  I have used music as a motivator in many ways - sometimes as a background for working in my office to keep me going, sometimes as background during meditation for peace, sometimes for getting me up and moving when I'm working on a difficult project, sometimes during workouts, or simply to relax and unwind.  When I'm  in the car, in the office, in the house, in the gym, or anywhere at all - music is a powerful motivator for me.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;In my work as coach and motivator, I'm starting to see the benefits of music as a motivator for my clients.  So this new blog is intended to be a place where we can interact about the many benefits of listening to good music in order to stay focused and on task and rejuvenated.  I'm here to share what's motivating me at the moment and welcome your input as we go along.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Sometimes it's the lyrics, sometimes it's the beat, sometimes the sound itself; however, some of the songs that motivate me the most have less than positive words.  So to me, whatever kind of music provides motivation, take it and enjoy it for the results it brings.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Some of the music that currently motivates me is listed below.  I absolutely love each of the songs listed below and find them to be incredibly motivating to me personally.  I hope you find them motivational as well.  As you can see, my taste in music is quite eclectic.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Mercy by Duffy &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Do I Move You by Nina Somone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Living Proof by Kelis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Busy Being Fabulous by The Eagles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Playgirl by Ladytron&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Shine by Luther Vandross&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Rehab by Amy Winehouse&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Days Like This by Van Morrison&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/165288335361811190-6307415328150523751?l=motivatedbymusic.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://motivatedbymusic.blogspot.com/feeds/6307415328150523751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=165288335361811190&amp;postID=6307415328150523751' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/165288335361811190/posts/default/6307415328150523751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/165288335361811190/posts/default/6307415328150523751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://motivatedbymusic.blogspot.com/2008/07/power-of-music-as-motivator.html' title='The Power of Music as a Motivator'/><author><name>Coach Sara Fitts</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00089470040850951208</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
