Positive Affirmations & Positive Sayings

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent," said Eleanor Roosevelt. This is true yet it's often overlooked.

If you lack confidence, Montel Williams gives an easy assignment that you can do each day before you sleep: "identify things you did that are worth talking about." This helps you gain confidence knowing that you've accomplished something and will motivate you the following morning. Try it!

Key Points from this Inspirational Video:

• We tend to be our own worst critics-making us feel insecure
• Take the time to reflect on your accomplishments before you sleep and when you wake up
• This makes you feel good about yourself

Overall Rating (1-5): 5

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 4
He speaks clearly, and has a vibrant personality that translates well in front of the camera.

Instructional Rating (1-5): 5

The video provides an excellent tip that motivates the viewers.

Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Lailani Mendoza for this in-depth inspirational video review!

People procrastinate when they lack motivation to accomplish a task. Yet, what most people don't know is that motivation does not just come and go. Like Montel Williams says, motivation is like a muscle that has to be worked at every single day. Otherwise, the desire to act will just fizzle away.

But what ignites the fire of motivation in the first place? It is a person's passion! And this passion leads us to recognize that some changes may need to take place. When you've identified this passion, keep working at it until you've reached the final goal.

Key Points from this Inspirational Video:

• Williams' mantra: Mountain! Get out of my way!
• Everyone should have a goal.
• Our desire to achieve our goals motivates us.
• This desire has to be worked at every single day.
• No obstacle is insurmountable.

Overall Rating (1-5): 5

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 4
He is a very engaging speaker and uses varying tones of voice, which keeps viewers from getting bored from listening.

Instructional Rating (1-5): 5

He is a good motivational speaker. He makes you feel capable of what he advocates you to do in your life.

Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Lailani Mendoza for this in-depth inspirational video review!

Sharon Melnick, a well-known life coach and a clinical psychologist, has been working with Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs and professionals to achieve the quality of life that they want.

In this video, she talks about the two ways in which people gain confidence. Most people use the indirect way (getting validation from other people which reinforces our confidence in our abilities). However, it is too time-consuming and not as effective as the direct way. The direct way consists of creating a core vision for yourself and acting to make it happen.

Key Points from this Inspirational Video:

• 2 ways to be confident: indirect and direct
• Indirect behavior: getting validation from other people about your competence
• Direct behavior: build a core vision for yourself and your team and act on it
• What excites you about this vision?
• What benefits will it bring to your life?
• What strengths and talents do you have to make it happen?

Overall Rating (1-5): 3

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 4
She's a dynamic speaker and has lots of energy and uses movement to keep people engaged.

Instructional Rating (1-5): 3
Her examples for applying the direct way to confidence are vague.

Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Lailani Mendoza for this in-depth inspirational video review!

We can sabotage ourselves on the way to success. This is the reason why Sharon Melnick created a program entitled "How to Get Out of Your Own Way."

She has discovered the power of harnessing the direct route to gaining self-confidence. Many people validate themselves through others. Others cut off ways for people to reject them to protect their confidence from being bruised. These are both indirect ways of gaining confidence.

Melnick advocates using the direct route-that is, using energy and effort to harness one's core strengths so one doesn't have to borrow confidence from other people.

Key Points from this Inspirational Video:

• Indirect route to self-confidence: a person acts towards others to gain their approval
• The indirect route is like borrowing your confidence from others
• Direct route: use your energy and attention into things that strengthen your core competence
• Figure out how you can make yourself feel the same way as if other people have validated and affirmed you
• Make a game plan to help you measure up to your ideal self

Overall Rating (1-5): 4

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 2

Not much entertainment value.

Instructional Rating (1-5): 5
Excellent teaching and steps to follow.

Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Lailani Mendoza for this in-depth inspirational video review!

You are the captain of your own ship, says Sharon Melnick. Your conscious thoughts, whether you are aware of it or not, are sending orders to your subconscious mind on how to conduct yourself and how well you fare in every activity you do. Therefore, the only logical way to go is to control your thoughts in such a way that they will work for your own good.

Key Points from this Inspirational Video:

• Creating success means using each of the 60,000 to the service of attaining your goal
• Conscious mind=captain, subconscious=crew members
• Be aware of the captain's orders that take you away from your goal

Overall Rating (1-5): 4

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 3

As a speaker, Melnick looks comfortable and natural in her way of speaking.

Instructional Rating (1-5): 5

The video provides excellent advice and explanation behind the theory.

Sincere thanks and appreciation goes out to Lailani Mendoza for this in-depth inspirational video review!