Monthly Archives: July 2012

The simple thing that seperates the greats from the goods – Motivational and Inspirational Blog

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The apple guy always seems to have some inspirational and motivational videos:

Most people never ask, and that’s what separates the people that do things and the people that dream. ~ Steve Jobs

Your mind is socially conditioned to tell you when you are not following instructions, and has been socially conditioned to tell you what is and what is not acceptable in society.

Wikipedia defines Social conditioning as the: sociological process of training individuals in a society to respond in a manner generally approved by the society in general and peer groups within society.

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[Video] Everything is amazing and nobody is happy – Motivation and Inspiration

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Watching this strangely insightful interview with Louis CK provided me motivation and inspiration to write this post:

In my personal life, I know I have complained about my smartphone because it was laggy at times. I have been fortunate to grow up in a generation with amazing technology, and live among amazing individuals like Steve Jobs and Randy Pausch. I live in a world where I can order a latte directly through my phone, where I no longer need this to take a photo after the break:

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[Music] A magic pill for procrastination providing motivation and inspiration

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Music is a magical thing. It can change our mood almost instantly. Even though I am not a big country artist, this insightful song provided me a lot of motivation and inspiration. Listen closely to the lyrics. It reminds me  a famous quote from the late Steve Jobs:

“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today? And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”

Have a listen to Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying” after the break:

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Greatness Defined – Role models that provide inspiration and motivation

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I feel it is extremely important to have role models. Those that we look to for inspiration and motivation.

Someone asked me one day who my role models were. This gave me the motivation to make the following picture. I now set it as my wallpaper so I can constantly be reminded about qualities that are important to me. Can you tell me who each individual is?

Who are your role models?