Positive Affirmations & Positive Sayings

People hesitate when it comes to getting what they want. This is often because of the fear that comes with it. However, what most people don't realize is the fact that the fear stems from their own minds.

In this video, Jack Canfield reminds viewers that most fears can be overcome with just a little planning and effort.

Key Points from this Inspirational Video:

• Be willing to experience a little fear
• Figure out how you are scaring yourself
• Write a statement on your fear
• Realize that you are creating your fear so you can overcome it

Overall Rating (1-5): 5

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 4
Canfield's conversational style and friendly manner draw the viewers in.

Instructional Rating (1-5): 5
Canfield uses an excellent technique of giving examples and exercises for the viewers to apply what they learned.

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!

This video is a strong collection of thoughts for meditation. The quotes all have powerful grains of truth that each person can incorporate in his or her thought pattern to live a successful and positive life.

Coupled with nice, mellow jazz music, this video is the perfect thing to watch to unwind and re-focus on the important things in life. It changes your perspective about daily situations when the truths are taken to heart.

Key Points from this Inspirational Video:

• Success is the outcome of thinking, visualizing, planning and taking action
• The image of yourself is responsible for the way people see and treat you
• When the mind thinks of success, the outside world mirrors these thoughts
• Peace comes from within; do not seek it without
• Rehearsing success in the mind produces it in the material world

Overall Rating (1-5):  4.5

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 4

Relaxing with this video and listening to the accompanying music can greatly enhance a person's sense of well-being.

Instructional Rating (1-5): 1

The video did not have much instructional value.

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

Les is a dynamic speaker with a powerful message. This short video provides several "a-ha" moments with insight into the reasons people fail. This video will get you thinking about your own road to success and perhaps shed some light on how to look at things differently to achieve the success you desire.

Too many of us feel we have failed to accomplish all that we want to. Too many of us get hung up in the trivial details of achieving success in our lives. This video suggests a new way of thinking to finally achieve the goals you seek.

Key Points from this Video:

• What we do and accomplish in life is only the tip of the iceberg of what is possible.
• How you accomplish your goals is not the issue to focus on.
• Don't set your goals too low.

Overall Rating (1-5): 4

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 3

This short video inspires you to refocus on what's important.

Instructional Rating (1-5): 4

Video includes key points to consider when thinking about achieving success in all areas of your life.

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

Being a professional sometimes means setting aside your own feelings to focus on the task at hand. However, tension and harbored resentment can work against maintaining a healthy work atmosphere over time.

Canfield advises that such circumstances merits a heart-talk: a communication between people where the each person expresses only his own feelings. This puts the tension out in the open, where it can be resolved by all parties involved.

Key Points from this Inspirational Video:

• Emotional responses are natural and must be expressed
• "Heart talk": type of communication process expressing only a person's own feelings.
• It is used to alleviate stress and feelings of resentment between people.

Overall Rating (1-5): 4

Entertainment Rating (1-5): 4
Despite being a video of one talking person, this video is dynamic by positioning the speaker in different parts of the screen, which keeps the video from being static. The white background also helps the viewers focus on the speaker better.

Instructional Rating (1-5): 4
The video is short and delivers a useful message.

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