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

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

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?

[Exercise] [Video] Propelling out of Procrastination – The Surprising Truth

“How soon “not now” become “never”.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.

Have you ever sat their procrastinating in front of youtube for 2-3 hours or in front of the TV, and then felt like crap? I sure have. And I hate myself every time I do it. When you feel efficient, you feel great. When you procrastinate, you feel like crap. If you are one of those that procrastinate, keep reading. It’s time to prevent procrastination.

I’m sure there are amazing things that you want to do in life. Many of which you put off and think that “someday” you will achieve them. This can include things such as:

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[Exercise] How to prevent a quarter life crisis

Life Quote:

Your personal philosophy is the greatest determining factor in how your life works” ~ Jim Rohn

People around their mid twenties tell me that they’ve reached a quarter life crisis and don’t know what to do with their lives. And when I ask them why, they say it’s because they don’t like their job and feel they are at a loss of direction.

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[Exercise] The Misconception about Success

Abraham Hicks’s inspirational and motivational speech (after the break) talks about Success and how most people define success from material things:

Life Quote on Success:

Success is measured, not by comparing yourself against the outside world, but by comparing yourself against what it is you want to accomplish, and feeling consistently happy on the inside regardless of where you are now and where you want to be. ~ Unknown

You can’t evaluate from outside of someone’s vibrational gap, whether they are successful.

Success is an individual coming into alignment of

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[Exercise] How dreams become reality through motivation and perseverance

“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

The power of imagination, motivation and perseverance allowed this young 9 year old boy named Caine who loved arcade games to turn his dreams into reality: He created his own elaborate arcade using cardboard, scissors and tape from his dad’s used car parts store. The inspirational video is after the break.

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[Exercise] Do not follow your passion, follow your effort

Whether you like basketball or not, you’ve heard of Michael Jordan. A man that found what he loved to do early in life and never gave up trying to achieve his best everyday. I think the key is if you find what you love, or what you you’ll keep trying to be the best, so that regardless of whether you are winning or losing. You are enjoying the experience.

Every time I watch the video below, I get goosebumps. It’s people like Jordan that inspire me everyday. Video after the break.

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