6 Rules for Success by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Inspirational and catchy video mashup created from Schwarzenegger’s speech. Enjoy.
On Death and Freedom in Creativity
I hadn’t wanted to write about Jobs’ death. However, I’ve changed my mind after I watched his commencement address to Stanford 2005 graduates. I suppose that this speech has been published in every article about his death, but in the unlikely case that you haven’t came across it already, I hope you find it inspiring.
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
5$ and 2 hours. What would you do?
Stanford’s ecorner is a well-known source of great speeches on business, innovation and entrepreneurship. I came across the first one I had ever listened to and I still find it really inspiring.
Imagine you have 5$ and 2 hours. What would you do in order to make as much money as possible?
On Thinking Out of the Box
“An inspirational talk” doesn’t really describe the following video. Yossi Ghinsberg spoke at TEDxBratislava about his experiences from being lost in Amazon forests for weeks. He touched many interesting topics:
- how society defines one’s personality
- how competition and impression that “there is not enough of…” is not healthy
- how one can enjoy life by taking responsibility for everything
- how our true power is only revealed when we give it to others
…and how being happy is the most important thing, ever.
Just about everyone has a place to live, a phone, a television, a car, and some source of income. We have clothes to wear and food to eat. With our basic needs taken care of, we drift into a dangerous place called “the comfort zone.” We lack either the sense of overwhelming desperation or the incredible force of inspiration to drive us into the marketplace. We might often wish for more. We might frequently want more.
But we have neither a burning need nor a burning desire to do what it takes to have more. The most dangerous aspect of the comfort zone is that it seems to affect our hearing. The more comfortable we are, the more oblivious we become to the sound of the ticking clock. Because there always seems to be so much time ahead of us, we unwittingly squander the present moment. We use it for entertaining ourselves rather than for preparing ourselves.
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| — | Jim Rohn |
On Inspiration
Everybody needs a little help when it comes to motivation from time to time. I’ve put together a short list of great videos which always push me forward when I need it.
Do Your Stuff / Believe in Yourself videos
1. Keep moving forward
Great speech from Rocky Balboa together with scenes from Snatch make a perfect motivational piece.
2. I am a champion
Speech given by a coach before a match. Coach’s speaking skills are extraordinary, indeed.
3. Failure is the pillar of success
In media we often see only people’s success stories. We don’t see that even successful people failed before their success came along.
Execute Your Business Now
1. Gary Vaynerchuk on Building Personal Brand
Intensive speech given by Gary at Web 2.0 Expo NY conference in ‘08. He appeals that you should do something you believe in. Even if you’re not interested in starting your business at all, the video is worth watching, since Gary is a truly amazing speaker.
2. Entrepreneur Golden Era
Again a video by Gary, this time from his show Next Wave. In the second part (2:10) he describes why it has never been a better time to start a business.
Energy boost
Sometimes all one needs is to pump up their energy levels. There goes an energetic video from apple store flash mob.
You gotta turn the world to your dance floor.
On Humanity
Here goes a tremendous speech given by the famous comedian Charlie Chaplin in his film The Great Dictator. It’s been more than 70 years since the film has been released, but the content of the speech is now relevant as never before.
On Warren Buffett
Today I had a chance to watch an inspiring documentary about the world’s greatest money maker, Warren Buffett. Until now, the only thing I knew about Buffett was that he’s really, really rich. I also recalled that he gave an enormous amount of money to Gates’ foundation and persuaded other billionaires to do the same.
The documentary is definitely worth watching. It emphasizes many interesting habits Buffett developed over time.
Buffett’s characteristic I found most interesting is that he apparently has a high level of self-confidence. Ok, “high” doesn’t sound explicit enough.
He just doesn’t care about what others think.
…and that’s my take away from this documentary: if everything seems great to you, just don’t give a crap about what others say, and do your thing.
The World’s Greatest Money Maker: Warren Buffett - Part 1 of 6
