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Entries for the ‘Motivation’ Category

Happy Birthday Marines!

On November 10, 1775 the Marine Corps was born! I served from 1998-2002, most of which was at Camp Pendelton. Birthday Message from the Commandant and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps… Here is just a taste of what Marine Corps boot camp is like… FROM THE HALLS OF MONTEZUMA TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI [...]

My Attitude Toward Problems

Do you have problems?  I know I do… We all have problems! I bet everyone reading this could make a list of the major problems in their life right now.  Well, what if we change our attitude toward the problems in our life?  I do my best to live my life everyday like this…  how [...]

Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk

Crush It! Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion Do you have a hobby you wish you could indulge in all day? An obsession that keeps you up at night? Now is the perfect time to take that passion and make a living doing what you love.  In Crush It! Why [...]

Gary Vaynerchuk

Gary Vaynerchuk ROCKS! I am going to learn as much from Gary as I can! He took over his family business and built it from $2 million to $50 million! He has close to a million followers on Twitter! @garyvee This 15 minute video of Gary is awesome!!! Watch it, I know it can help [...]

Carpe Diem! Seize The Day!”

This is actually one of the few things I still remember from high school… “Carpe Diem”, meaning Seize The Day. We were reading a book in English class when someone said “Carpe Diem” and explained what it meant. For some reason it really stuck with me over the years. I have remembered this saying and [...]

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

Chances are, you have already heard of Randy Paush, but I wanted to share his world famous speech anyway just incase someone out there has not. This is so awesome and can truly inspire anyone that watches it! Randy Pausch’s “The Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” has been viewed over 10 million times on [...]

“No Excuses” video from Nike

Inspirational Nike commercial with US basketball player Matt Scott…

Top Inspirational Videos of Michael Jordan

These 3 Michael Jordan commercials are awesome! It will take less than 3 minutes to watch these videos and I know they will inspire you! Michael Jordan on Failure: “I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the [...]

Music and Life

This short 2 minute video is by philosopher Alan Watts. He makes a great point about why we are supposed to sing or dance while music is being played… Live in the moment and enjoy the journey of your life!

Tony Robbins: Why we do what we do, and how to do it better.

This Tony Robbins TEDTalk is Awesome! (high-fives Al Gore in the front row) Tony Robbins discusses the “invisible forces” that motivate everyone’s actions and the six human needs. This 22 minute video will be well worth your time! TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where [...]