This video really struck a chord with me! New York City band Atomic Tom is trying to make it big. They are trying to get their music out to the people. Problem is…their instruments were stolen! Did that stop them? No. Great stories have great responses to adversity and challenge embedded in them. They decided
Ever get motivated by a fictional movie to do something for real? There are some great movie moments out there. Movies have motivated us to all sorts of different things. We live vicariously through the characters. The best speeches come during the part of the film when the odds are against the lead character and
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I’ll be heading to Disney in Orlando early November to help kick off the Certified Student Leader Program at the NCSL conference! This past year I’ve been helping the National Center for Student Leadership redevelop this program that has already served thousands of students in the past. The new program will be group based, highly
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I have been getting requests to show what a quick brainstorm could be like that an individual could do as a part of their normal work. If you have a short amount of time and just one question…what could you do? Opportunities for more ideas and personal brainstorming pop up all the time. We have
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We have a page with a number of motivating quotes at InnovateYourself.com/quotes. Here is a selection of 10 inspiring quotes for creativity, courage to act & personal development: “You can count how many seeds are in the apple, but not how many apples are in the seed.” -Ken Kersey “The tragedy of life is not
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Are you hiding and hoping somebody will discover you and your great talent or innovation? Or, are you getting out into the world in a major way and making it easy for people to find you and see you doing what you do best. The world is changing by making success MORE accessible to you!
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How many times have you asked someone about a new idea they were motivated to do and it never happened and they said they “talked themselves out of it.” We need to talk ourselves into it. We need to launch a new big idea for our life out of nowhere and when people ask us
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Whenever I have described to people what it is that I do, I always expect them to ask me if I’ve seen a Nightline special about the shopping cart. It has happened time and time again. The Nightline Special these people are speaking of is this video about an organization in Silicon Valley called IDEO.
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Ironman Wisconsin happens each September in Madison, Wisconsin. Thousands of competitors converge in this great city to do one of the ultimate physical tests of the body and mind. It is like an all you can eat buffet of personal motivation that day. You leave watching that race wanting to start something remarkable, do big
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Speech clip from professional speaker & leadership/innovation/creativity trainer Dr. Darin Eich.
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