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!
Simon Jordan is a self-described "confidence coach" and is endorsed on his website by celebrities like Richard Branson (Virgin Group Ltd.) and Duncan Jones (BBC Worldwide). He has developed Ultimate Confidence Programs for people to achieve in business and in life.
In this video, Jordan talks about finding your "secret ingredients" - the things about yourself that make you feel confident - and use them to be confident in any situation.
Key Points from this Inspirational Video:
Find a positive statement about yourself that you know to be absolutely true
When you mention this statement, how do you feel, act, and breathe?
Remember this feeling, and use it in other situations in your life.
Motion creates emotion.
Overall Rating (1-5): 3
Entertainment Rating (1-5): 2
The speaker seems unprepared and even looks a little nervous; very different from what he's advocating in the video.
Instructional Rating (1-5): 3
Projecting the main points on the screen is good, but he could have planned his speech to convey his message better.
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!
This short video by Darryl Cross, a clinical psychologist, explores the subconscious and how people can change themselves by re-programming their own way of thinking. Cross refers to the subconscious as "the real engine" that determines how we view and present ourselves to others. The good news is that self-sabotage and the subconscious can be easily changed with some willpower and commitment.
This is a very informative video that lets the viewers learn how self-sabotage occurs and work towards eliminating it in their lives permanently.
Key Points from this Inspirational Video:
Self-sabotage occurs mostly in the subconscious, or in the "DVDs" that we play in our minds
We can re-program these DVDs - the subconscious can be tricked
Set aside 2 minutes day and night to visualize yourself as the person you want to be
Results start in 4 weeks and become permanent in six months
OverallRating (1-5): 4
EntertainmentRating (1-5): 3
Although the speaker does speak clearly, the video feels more like a university lecture.
InstructionalRating: 5
The speakers provides easy, practical ways to apply the theories that he explained in the beginning of the video.
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!
