Dear Hard Work, I Will Not Lose
What made others get the chance of achieving their dreams? What made others reach the top and stay above others? What made others materialize their dreams? What made them who they are and what they have become? When you ask successful people about these questions, you get different answers. Yet you also get a common denominator from all their replies – hard work....
Beyond Limitation – Doing What We Can No Matter What Others Say
Usually, we become what people think about us. We act the way we think what we could do. Thoughts of other people become our standard. It becomes our limitation. Just because others say we cannot do anything, we do not do anything. Just because your friends tell you they are smarter than you, you do not dream bigger than them. Other people are better than us, not...
Needing Success More than Anything
Most of us thought that in order to achieve success, whatever goals we have in mind, is through hard work. Well…indeed, but how much hard work do we really have to invest? How many painstaking efforts can we make to reach our vision? Most of us would say, a hundred percent. Well, that is great! But, how does a hundred percent look like in real life? If we want...
Goals are Nasty – Deciding When to Follow Goals for Success
In business or whatever engagements we do, we set goals for the organization we work for and for ourselves. As we start climbing up to it, we sometimes take a different path in our lives. Eventually, we do not want to hear or be reminded about the goal that we make. We look for reasons not to be reminded of our objectives. We sometimes think that we can achieve our...
Will You Finish Your Race?
During the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992, one athlete showed the world the meaning of true sport and the meaning of moving on. In life, there are times that no matter how we practice and work things out, they do not always end the way we would like it to happen. However, that does not mean we can’t be a true winner. This is a powerful and moving story of Derek...
Preparing before you fight – a lesson from Mike Tyson
“The closer I get to the ring, the more confidence I get. Once I get into the ring, I’m a God…no one can beat me”, Mike Tyson. This is not just poetry from one of the world’s best boxing athlete. It is a statement, a challenge to us all. Life is full of battles and troubles. However, if we want to get the best of it, we got to believe we are a god – capable of...
How Great Can You Be?
These videos are meant to convey a strong message of achieving what we dreamed of doing. Aristotle, a great Philosopher once said, “excellence is not an act, but a habit.” Our actions define who we are. If we stay lame, we are meek. If we believe we are not good enough, all we can do is sit on the bench while watching others do their show. If we do not act, we get...
If Today Were the Last Day of My Life by Steve Jobs
What should or can you do when your days are counted? What would you think when you know you’ll never make it and what to do or fulfill your dreams in the next 24 hours of your life? Indeed, one of the most challenging parts of life is when you know you are leaving it. We are afraid to die, not because we lose something, but that we do not know what’s beyond it. The...
Inspiring Thoughts and Experiences of a Man with No Arms and Legs
Nicholas James, though born with no legs and arms is still very thankful for his life. He talked confidently in front of students and inspires them. He showed that even with his condition he can still be happy, live normally, and do just like what normal people are doing. Below is an inspiring part of his talk: The key principle in life is to be thankful. It is a...
What would you do if you knew you could not fail? A road to happiness explained
We go through a lot in life and most of the time we feel there is nothing left for us in this world. We fear to pursue our dreams because we are afraid of the things we do not know yet. Indeed, the fear of the unknown is much scarier than what actually is happening. Money cannot buy anything, nor can it save you from all your fears. And, it is certainly because...