Inspirational Quotes of Famous People

Inspirational stories about giving up

This is a story about how important is being persistent and never give up, no matter how many failures you have experienced in the past.

A man was spending his holiday in Africa. One day he watched the elephants passing by. To his great surprise these giant strong animals were being held only by a small rope, tied to their front leg. Obviously, they could easily run away any moment. However, they did not.

Then he saw a trainer and asked him, how could this happen that not a single elephant makes an attemp to break free. The trainer explained: „When the elephants are very young, we use the same size rope to tie them, and at that time it is enough to hold them. Gradually they grow up, get stronger, nevertheless they never try to get away, as they believe that the rope will still hold them.

The man was stunned. These strong animals could break free any time, but they did not, because they believed that this is impossible. 

Sometimes people act like elephants, when they give up after the first failure. Remember, that failures are part of learning. If we want to succeed, we should never give up, but try and try again.


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Inspirational stories about determination

I will tell you a story of my friend Monty Roberts. 

As he was a kid, his father as a horse trainer was moving from stable to stable, from ranch to ranch, training horses. Thus, the boy‘s school career was constantly interrupted. One day, when he was a senior, teacher asked him to write about what he wanted to be when he grew up. He did not hesitate a minute and wrote seven-page paper about his aim to be an owner of a horse ranch, he wrote many details and drew a location of buildings and stables and even a detailed house plan. 

Two days later he received his paper back with letter „F“ on the front page. After class he came to teacher and asked: „Why did I receive an F?“. The teacher responded: „This dreams is so unrealistic for a boy like you, who has no money, no resources and who comes from itinerant family. There is no possibility that you will reach your great goals one day.“ Then the teacher offered to rewrite the paper with more realistic attitude.

The boy went home and asked his father, how should he act. The father answered: „This decision is very important for you. So you have to make your own mind on this“.

After several days the boy brought the same paper to his teacher. No changes were made. He said: „Keep the F and I will keep my dream“.

Now Monty Roberts owns 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of 200-acre horse ranch and he still has that school paper, which now is framed over the fireplace.

Remember, you have to follow your heart and never let anyone to steal your dreams.


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Motivational speaker: TONY ROBBINS - Raise Your Standards & Change Your Rituals

ANTHONY ROBBINS - Raise Your Standards & Change Your Rituals. 
Motivational speaker Tony Robbins gives a motivational and inspiring speech about life and it's possibilities, how you can have a better and happier & more successful life by changing your rituals and raising your own standards. 

Inspirational stories

Let us stop for a moment and look at oulselves in another way.

From time to time it seems that despite of all our efforts, we experience various negative emotions in our lives, such as despair, anxiety, fear, apathy, mistrust or anger. When we have troubled relationships with our family members or collegues at work. When our destiny leads us into some difficult situations in business or we have problems with health. Or we just feel tired of our daily routine... 

Sometimes all of us might feel lost in this life, when we need support and encouragement as well as wise words, that may help to look at the situation from another point of view. Maybe it would be a spiritual conversation with a person, that you feel trust and respect for. Or reading of the Bible, or other spiritual literature. Or you can spent some quiet moments in the forest, by the lake, or other place in nature, trying to listen to the voice of your heart, as when you learn to listen, it might tell you much more then you could expected.

In this page we offer you to have a look at inspirational stories. Sometimes they encourage us to seek for our dreams, trust life and ourselves and never give up. They teach us to notice the magical beauty of the world that we live in and that surround you every day, as well as they show, what are the true values that are worth aiming for in our lives. Also they tell about God‘s caring and the power of unconditional love. 

We get inspired by the strength of the human spirit and we learn, how to be a better person, more sensitive, supportive, kind and loving. 

After all, inspirational stories help us to feel harmony with the world that is around us and find true happiness inside ourselves.


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Kevin Plank - "Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur"

Kevin Plank, founder and CEO of Under Armour, talks about the keys to becoming a successful entrepreneur. Plank spoke at the 2010 Cupid's Cup for the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

Strategies to increase your motivation

It's easier to stick to your studies when you're strongly motivated. This page explains what you can do to stay motivated.

Motivation is not endless stream or a switch you can turn on and off. Neither is it something that you're born with or not born with. Even creative geniuses can find themselves unmotivated. But everyone can harness their own motivation with a simple tool of setting goals. Watch this video below for some tips to help you stay motivated:

Think positively

• Listen to what you say, either to yourself or to others: Do you put yourself down? Are you negative about your chances? (For example: 'I can't do it.' 'I'll never get through all the work.' 'I'm not very good at ....'
• Try changing your talk, and your ‘self-talk’ and give yourself positive messages. (For example: 'I can succeed.' 'I’m good at …', 'I passed my previous assignment so I can pass this one too.')
• Make a list of all the things you’ve completed successfully in the past, include assessments and exams but add other things as well (i.e. got a job, painted the house, learned to cook, etc ). If you succeeded once, you can do it again.Think about how you did it and use those techniques again.
• Form mental images of working towards successful outcome, i.e. studying hard and passing! (It's very important to include the 'working hard' bit: you won't pass if you don't do the assignments or study for the exam!) Keep thinking about this, reinforcing the image.
• Revise with a friend or fellow student (perhaps you could link up with someone you've 'met' through the course page). Then, if one of you is having a bad day, the other can be encouraging and get you motivated again.

The power of positive thinking - Dr Aaron Jarden, senior lecturer in Psychology, Open Polytechnic (opens in a new window)

Set realistic goals

• If you feel overwhelmed by the amount of work you have to do, try setting some realistic goals.
• Start by dividing large tasks into smaller, more manageable parts. Then set a mini deadline for each of them.
• Accept that whereas an A is great, a pass is really all you need.
• Accept that you can’t do everything and try to work out what is possible.
• Think about your learning – what works for you and what doesn’t. It’s amazing how many students continue to use strategies and techniques that don’t work for them simply because that’s what they’ve always done. If you don’t think the strategies you’ve been using work all that well for you, then try some new strategies.
• If you feel you're not coping, ask for help: ask your lecturer/tutor or ask a learning adviser by calling 0508 650 200; there may be something we can do to help. And ask for help sooner rather than later, then there's a better chance that you can get back on track.

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