motivation - a story
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Motivation. A power that drives us to excel. Yet often missing. Get inspired and go change the world! This presentation is a shorter version of my original 'D.I.Y - A Story on Motivation' upload.TRANSCRIPT
the situation
The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress - Charles Kettering
Then why do so many people assume permission to start comes from being validated by someone else?
Pick me-attitude acknowledges the power of the system and passes responsibility to someone else to initiate.
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any – Alice Walker
→ Going with the flow is a euphemism for failing
If your dreams, visions and ideas don't make others uncomfortable, you've missed the mark
Tiësto - DJ
The problem with putting it all on the line ...is that it might not work out.
The problem with NOT putting it all on the line is that it will never change things for the better.
why should I care ?
Old age is the biggest surprise in man's life
We can sell our time, but we can’t buy it back again
The greatest waste in life is the gap between what you are and what you could become
Most of us need competition to tell us how fast to go
You won against 100 million sperm cells… WHY STOP NOW?
it's not too late, just later than it was
Don’t like change? ..you're going to like irrelevancy even less!
OK, how to do this ?
No one ever won a race looking sideways
You must manage yourself before you can lead anyone else
Tony Robbins Awesome guy!
Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction
4 things successful people do differently:
1 Set goals, and be as specific as possible.
2 Seize the moment to act on your goals.
Have grit! (the willingness to commit to long-term goals, and to
persist in the face of difficulty)
Build your willpower muscle! (when you find yourself
wanting to give in or give up, don't)
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4 blogs.hbr.org To read:
ACTION: 1. Make a list of what you should have,
could have, would have done "if only" 2. Choose one thing you could start today
Success is not a destination, it's a journey
Opportunity Preparation SUCCESS
Only settle for WORLD DOMINATION
Make failure your teacher
what’s next ?
Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass... it's about learning how to dance in the rain!
- Vivian Greene
When you go after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer
The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle, you should smile and say, “Here's my chance to grow”
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions
ramblings of a (m)adman?
... I just want you to change your game plan
(original) extended version
here
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