Entries Tagged as 'Inspiring Stories'

Remember Those Who Pack Your Parachute

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Who Packed Your Parachute? 
Author Unknown  
 

Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on […]

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Tags: Amazing Stories · Inspiring Stories

African-American Optimal Thinkers

February 20th, 2008 · No Comments

 Since this is Black History Month in the U.S., I wanted to post some quotes from African American optimal thinkers that we can all apply to our lives. 
 

 
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.

 
“In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it […]

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Tags: Celebrity quotes · Character · Determination · Dreams · Inspirational quotes · Inspiring Stories · do not quit

As You Dream…

February 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.”
James Allen

Deborah Micek is a co-founder of the international business coaching company RPM Success Group ® Inc. She and her partner […]

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Tags: Dreams · Inspirational quotes · Inspiring Stories · Success

The Women of V-Day

February 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Because today is the tenth anniversary of V-Day in the U.S, I decided to list a few woman who were victims of the violence that V-day tries to bring awareness to. V-day was born to stop violence against women and girls whether it be for religious, social or political reasons.  The women below decided NOT to submit to the violence, […]

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Tags: Amazing Women's Stories · Courage · Inspiring Stories · Women's Inspiration · do not quit

Your Word is Your Wand

January 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

 The Wise Sage
Author Unknown
 There once was a wise sage who wandered the countryside. One day, as he passed near a village, he was approached by a woman who told him of a sick child nearby. She beseeched him to help this child.
So the sage came to the village, and a crowd gathered around him, […]

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Tags: Character · General Quotes · Inspiring Stories

Thomas Edison’s dreams - Inspirational Quote

August 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Thomas Edison dreamed of a lamp that could be operated by electricity, began where he stood to put his dream into action, and despite more than ten thousand failures, he stood by that dream until he made it a physical reality. Practical dreamers do not quit!
(Think n Grow Rich)
How many times have you pursued […]

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Tags: Achievement · Amazing Stories · Belief · Determination · Dreams · Edge · Faith · Goals · Innovation · Inspiring Stories · Mindset · Motivation · Napoleon Hill · Success · Think about it... · Thoughts · Vision - Mission

Paul Potts – Motivational Video Story (part 5 of 5)

August 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Do dreams come true?
Dream fulfillment – does it really start with a decision?
Lack of confidence is a dream KILLER!
Bullied as a boy, Paul Potts found his escape in music, in singing. His voice was his best friend.
He “almost” gave up his passion for singing. In debt, after years of illness, he all but […]

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Tags: Amazing Stories · CONFIDENCE! · Courage · Destiny · Dreams · Inspiring Stories · Lifting Your Spirit · Mindset · Motivation · Passion · Paul Potts · Success · Your Stories · motivational video

Paul Potts – Motivational Video Story (part 4 of 5)

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Britain’s Got Talent - with Paul Potts coming to town!
This is the moment we’ve ALL been waiting for… 2 million votes later - and now …
The results are in!!!!
Did Paul Potts win the show?
Will he perform for the Queen?
Or did he just win his confidence and a better life, now that he knows what […]

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Tags: Amazing Stories · Belief · CONFIDENCE! · Courage · Destiny · Dreams · Goals · Inspiring Stories · Lifting Your Spirit · Motivation · Passion · Paul Potts · Your Stories · motivational video

Paul Potts – Motivational Video Story (part 3 of 5)

August 5th, 2007 · No Comments

PAUL POTT’S FINAL PERFORMANCE on Britain’s Got Talent
What are YOU here for?
It was the judges question to Paul Potts, but I’ve found that as human beings placed on this earth, we often ask ourselves this same question… “What am I here for?”
Paul Potts reveals in this video:
This competition has been the BEST thing that’s ever […]

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Tags: Belief · CONFIDENCE! · Courage · Destiny · Dreams · Goals · Inspiring Stories · Lifting Your Spirit · Paul Potts · Your Stories · motivational video

Paul Potts – Inspriational Video Story (part 2 of 5)

August 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Paul Potts Semi Final winning performance
Paul Potts admits, “I’ve always had a problem with confidence.”
Watch this man, Paul Potts, transform himself and his confidence level from his 1st performance in yesterday’s post, to this next performance on “Britain’s Got Talent”.
I recommend after watching this 2nd performance, you watch the first 60 seconds of Paul Pott’s […]

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Tags: CONFIDENCE! · Destiny · Dreams · Goals · Inspiring Stories · Lifting Your Spirit · Motivation · Passion · Paul Potts · Your Stories