Positive Affirmations & Positive Sayings

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!

Using self-reflection helps me identify my accomplishments and plan my future goals. This is an important skill that I integrate into my life on a daily basis.

I am grateful that I have been given the tool of self-reflection. I take time to acknowledge my achievements and my hopes. By pausing to look back, I am more driven to move forward.

Through a thoughtful study of my successes and my failures, I allow myself to grow. I want to live a life of growth because I do not want to have a stagnant existence.

Personal growth and reflection is a necessary action because it allows me to learn more about myself. As I learn more about myself, I am able to use my talents more effectively. Self-reflection is such an invaluable tool.

I cannot move forward if I do not recognize my past. Too often, I am so busy trying to push ahead that I do not take the time to evaluate my actions.

I am hesitant to pause because I fear I may lose my momentum, but I realize this worry is unfounded. When I take the time for self-reflection, I am more able to approach my life with a clearer focus and a more determined mindset.

When I employ self-reflection, I am filled with hope. I enjoy thinking about how I overcame obstacles and how I will achieve my future goals. Employing self-reflection gives me motivation because I feel I have a fuller understanding of how I want to proceed with my life.

Self-Reflection Questions:

1. Do I devote a certain time of my day for self-reflection?
2. Do I give myself credit for achieving goals?
3. How can I use self-reflection to plan future accomplishments?