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a situation in which people work together to do something or the process of working together to the same end.
Tag Archives: Inspirational
Thumbing My Way
I was listening to Thumbing My Way by Pearl Jam and this line struck me as perfect for this moment in time.
“No Matter How Cold The Winter, There is Spring Time Ahead.” – Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam
Nelson Mandela R.I.P
Yesterday one of the most inspirational and revered figures of all history passed away yesterday.
Nelson Mandela survived adverse conditions in his life only to persevere and lead South Africa out of its dark days of Apartheid.
Here are some memorable quotes from one of the greatest men in our life times.
An Inspirational Quote from Chris Hadfield
Do you know who Chris Hadfield is? He is a Canadian Astronaut and the 1st Canadian to walk in space. He rose to fame this past year while on board the International Space Station.
He is a great quote from him about what you can do with your life.
“You have a light inside of you to achieve anything you believe in. I want you to remember the power of possibilty and the future you want is in the decisions you make today” – Chris Hadfield, We Day 2013
Remember that the decisions you make today will impact your life in the future.
Here is a great video of him covering David Bowie’s Space Oddity while on the International Space Station. The photo is an nod to Bowie.
(I cant get the video to be in the post. Click on the link if interested)
10 Graduation Speeches That Will Inspire You (courtesy of Buzzfeed)
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On the theme of Goal Setting, I found a get post about inspirational grad speeches from some famous people.
Please take a look at the post on Buzzfeed. It provides excerpts and links to the full speech. Here are a couple of my favorite quotes.
Steve Jobs – “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.”
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.”
Stephen Colbert – “Thankfully dreams can change. If we’d all stuck with our first dream, the world would be overrun with cowboys and princesses. So whatever your dream is right now, if you don’t achieve it, you haven’t failed and you’re not some loser – but just as importantly – if you do get your dream, you’re not a winner.”
Jon Stewart – “College is something you complete, life is something you experience. Don’t worry about your grade, or the results, or success. Success is defined in myriad ways and you will find it and people will no longer be grading you. It will come from your own internal sense of decency.”
Arsene Wenger Motivational Speech
Leadership. As you may know, I am a huge Arsenal fan (soccer team in London) and there manager is Arsene Wenger.
One of his motivational speeches leaked online and I thought that it was quite well written.
I think that there are some points that apply to our class as we work our way through the year.
Please have a read.
Confidential
Team meeting 19th September 2008-09-23
The team:
A team is as strong as the relationships within it.
The driving force of a team is its member’s (sic) ability to create and maintain excellent relationships within the team that can add an extra dimension and robustness to the team dynamic.
This attitude can be used by our team to focus on the gratitude and the vitally important benefits that the team brings to our own lives. It can be used to strengthen and deepen the relationships with it and maximise the opportunities that await a strong and united team.
Our team becomes stronger by:
Displaying a positive attitude on and off the pitch
Everyone making the right decisions for the team
Have an unshakeable belief that we can achieve our target
Believe in the strength of the team
Always want more – always give more
Focus on our communication
Be demanding with yourself
Be fresh and prepared to win
Focus on being mentally stronger and always keep going until the end
When we play away from home, believe in our identity and play the football we love to play at home
Stick together
Stay grounded and humble as a player and as a person
Show the desire to win in all that you do
Enjoy and contribute to all that is special about being in a team – don’t take it for granted
text courtesy of the guardian
Richie Parker
This is an amazing story featuring a gentleman named Richie Parker. He works in the Nascar industry as a engineer for Hendricks Motor Sports, who are one of the top team in the sport. Richie was born with out arms but see how he doesn’t let that get in his way.