NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET

Learner: BTM7101 Foundations for Doctoral Study in Business

Gene E. Fusch, Ph.D. Activity 8: Signature Assignment: My Northcentral University Success Guide Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography: Motivation and Success Touchstones 160 Present Day Men of Achievement Press (2003). Touchstones of Success. Kila, Montana: Kessinger Publishing. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=VooUr5zB9NAC&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=succes s+and+Motivation+Touchstones&source=bl&ots=yNxXJTHXWc&sig=ijMPvwtHbTf6c LsQJ21wXRlVQP8&hl=en&ei=BuXJTuqyDs7MrQediMW3Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result &ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

This book by 160 Present Day Men of Achievement Press is a collection 160 touchstones of success from 160 authors of achievement. The success touchstones are mainly meant for young men and in this book the authors draw the touchstones of success and motivation from their personal experiences and lives, telling the secrets of their accomplishments. From Energy, integrity and ambition to Enthusiasm about what a person does and keeping constancy of purpose, these touchstones have been in depth evaluated using examples to show how a young man can be motivated, successful and a high achiever. This article is applicable and of significance importance to this topic as it not only provides quite a number of touchstones of success with real life experience and examples, it also shows how these can be applied in a young man s life to turn into a high achiever. Burg, B. (2001). The Success Formula: Three Timeless Principles the will Turbocharge Your Success and dramatically improve your life. Retrieved from http://www.thesuccessformula.com/ebook/tsf.pdf

In this book, Burg analyses and evaluates three main principles that are the central tenet in any success formula. The three principles as he points out are seeking out and finding the required information by following the system that other high achievers who have already gotten where a person wants to go, applying the information acquired immediately since not applying the knowledge does not lead anywhere and finally being persistent irrespective of the negative

feedbacks that a person may encounter. Burg points out that the main touchstone for success and motivation is usually the desire to be successful. He pointed various touchstone examples of why a person would be motivated to be successful. Some of these include financial freedom, living big, charitable causes, traveling the world or just a belief of doing the best one can. Burg uses various examples of famous persons or businesses to demonstrate each and every one of the principles of success. This book is applicable and of great significance to the topic under study as it not only provides that central tenets of success formula that have long been proven and timeless, but also demonstrates how each of these principles have influenced major people and businesses that have been a success in our society. It show cases how they were motivated to get up when they were down and most importantly presents that principles in a well understood instructional point to point format. Hannah, J. (2011, October). Five Reasons you may not need a coach. T+D, 88-89. Business Source Premier. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=330063fd-7a61-4d22-b90be9f793d1e606%40sessionmgr12&vid=2&hid=24

Hannah Jeff in this analyses that importance of that a coach plays in the motivation and success strategy of an individual. Among the various roles pointed out that a coach will perform are ensuring that an individual has established measurable goals and help identify potential roadblocks to success and motivational strategies for staying on track; they can also offer expert advice, insight and answers that a person may not understand mainly due to their long experience; a coach also helps in understanding the importance of timelines in an success strategy stressing the importance of utilizing a consistent perspective and framework; and a coach is in himself or herself a motivating factor ensuring that a person id focused as they are

also entirely focused in advancing the interests of the individual. This article is important for the topic under study as offers information on an alternative of using a coach and the important role they play in helping an individual determine achievable goals, and their role in the motivation and success journey of a person. Khan, B.M. (2009). Internal Branding: Aligning Human capital Strategy with Brand Strategy. The ICFAI University Journal of Brand Management, 6(2), Business Source Premier. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=1ea74088-b399-46258393-7c059e6b7b2d%40sessionmgr4&vid=2&hid=24

In this article, Khan analyses the role of employees in ensuring effective delivery of the brand to the market and crafts a strategy of internal branding of employees in a company to motivate them to deliver superior performance. Khan concludes in his work that the main determinants of a strong motivated strategic human capital is unleashing the full potential of employees capabilities and commitment based on each employees values most. He points out that the touchstone for success in any business is having enthusiastic and knowledgeable employees who similarly act as brand ambassadors to the company. This article is important and applicable to the topic as not only provides the motivational strategies regarding employees in the work environment; it also aligns these to the brand strategy of a company thereby ensuring long-term success. Kidane, A., & Harvey, B.H. (2009). Profile of Entrepreneurs: Employing Stepwise Regression Analysis to Determine Factors that Impact success of Entrepreneurs. Review of Business Research, 9(3), 55-65.

In this article, Kidane & Harvey, scholars from Howard University use regression analysis tool to analyses factors that influence success of entrepreneurs. Using a list of 35 selfmade billionaires under 51 from the Forbes 400 list, the authors regressed variables which were

viewed to be the touchstones of success of these entrepreneurs and found that family impact and business operation experience war the main factors that impacted their success accounting for 31.1% of the variation in net worth. The authors though acknowledged that the 68.9% of the other factors such as creativity and vision, innovation, risk taking among others were contributors to the motivation and success of entrepreneurs. They therefore concluded that though family impact and experience of business operation do considerably influence success of entrepreneurs, they were not the only factors; there impact in motivation and success of entrepreneurs is low. This article is important for this topic as it not only dispels that fact which most people hold: that motivation and success mainly belongs to those who are well endowed wealth wise and with experience, but shows that these two though major determinants, are not necessarily the only in any successful story. Mind Tools (2011). How self motivated are you? Taking charge of your goals and achievements. Retrieved from http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_57.htm This article analyzes how a person can self-motivate themselves to do what they want using their internal drive to produce, achieve, develop and keep moving ahead towards their success strategy. Self-motivation in this article is analyzed based on factors that build and enhance the strongest levels of self-motivation. These factors are focus and strong goals, positive thinking, self-efficacy, self-assurance and self-confidence and a motivating environment. Through analysis of research conducted, the article show cases evidence that these factors have a major role to play in the success of a person who mainly is self-motivated. The article not only provides a self-motivation tests where individuals can determine how selfmotivated they are but also provides interpretations of the various scores and how each of the examined factors feature or matter in each of the main factors that build and enhance the strongest levels of self-motivation: focus and strong goals, positive thinking, self-efficacy, self-

assurance and self-confidence and a motivating environment. This article is of significance importance to the topic under study since provides information on self-motivation which is mainly a central tenet in any motivation and success strategies. Similarly it provides a tool upon which an individual can be able to measure their self-motivation levels. Stachura, V. (2011). 10 secrets to success. Pick the Brain. Retrieved from http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/10-secrets-to-success

In this Article, Stachura presents 10 secrets to success in what a person does. These he pointed as always being positive, deciding on true dreams and goals and writing down a plan on how to sequentially attain them, taking action on the goals, acquire more skills and knowledge through learning, working hard and being persistent, analyzing details of a certain action or venture, remaining focused both on time and resources, being innovative, learning to effectively communicate with others, and being honest, responsible and dependable. Stachura uses his own life experience to demonstrate how a person can be motivated to be success and get out of the spiral of planning and not doing. This article is of significance to the topic on motivation and success touchstones as it not only show described secrets to success but motivates a person not to get catch on the spiral of planning and not doing anything about it.

Personal Plan I plan to achieve my doctorate degree in Healthcare Administration. I am motivated and committed to a field of study; this is one of the highest honors in my lifes journey of academic progress. I want to fulfill my ongoing desire for knowledge using different methods like one-onone learning situations, such as workshops and tutorials. Im focusing on to concentrate on learning and using empowering and inspiring Web content which will assist me in maintaining my focus to be successful with college, career, and personal wellness.

I plan on developing my reading comprehension and retention as this would be very important in my own personal growth. There are various methods for reading comprehension that promote retention; Im focusing on these skills to increase my comprehension and to benefit my study habits:        Finding main ideas and supporting evidence Making suggestions and deductions Realizing theoretical relationships Use a thesaurus/dictionary if needed Testing my understanding of the material through application Summarizing main points and supporting details Rereading the material

I plan on using all available resources provided by Northcentral University, as well as other online resources. It is important to print a copy of the syllabus for each class. I think it is important to know how to navigate the library to get information on anything that I may need for my research and class assignments.