Motivational Stories

There has been a lot of chatter lately about how the rich can use their resources to solve all the world’s problems, specifically things like world hunger. However, can the rich really solve these problems? Sure they have billions of dollars, far more than I have ever seen as I sit here with hundreds in my bank account, trying to pay my bills and take care of my family like everyone else. It is so easy to wish that some random billionaire would donate billions to stop world hunger, or randomly deposit money in my account. My sister said the other day that all her money troubles would be solved if we just “ate the rich.” But would they really? “If a person is poor and thinks rich people are bad, they will never be rich. To envy the rich is to cause yourself to never achieve riches. Poor people often despise rich people and blame rich people, and this is one of many reasons why they remain poor all their life.”   ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, The Wealth Reference Guide: An American Cl

“Give up being perfect, for being authentic. Give up the need to be perfect, for the opportunity to be authentic. Be who you are. Love who you are. Others will too.” ~Hal Elrod I’m not perfect. Not that this would come as any kind of surprise to anyone who knows me. But I often feel pushed in the direction of trying to represent myself as someone who has it all together. Especially because of the nature of my work as a coach and facilitator. What about you? Do you ever feel like you’re putting on a show for others? The more I find myself trying to represent a perfectly put-together person, the less confident I feel in who I am because I know I am being inauthentic. It’s a big part of what took me off social media a few years ago. I don’t like that social media has the ability to mold what you think about yourself by way of comparison and encourage posturing. It’s a slippery slope, as we’re hardwired to yearn for love and connection as part of our survival. For me, it didn’t feel li

Many of these  Self Reliance  quotes demonstrate the predominant elements of Transcendentalism: nonconformity, self-reliance, free thought, confidence, and the importance of nature. Self Reliance , an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1841, is about the importance of following one’s own thoughts and intuitions, instead of pursuing public norms. Emerson, a transcendentalist poet, author, and philosopher uses several transcendentalist themes to urge his readers to follow their individual will, instead of conforming to social expectations. Another theme that Emerson speaks about is “being misunderstood.” This is aligned with several of the transcendentalist themes, such as free thought, confidence, and nonconformity. The quotes about being misunderstood posit that it might not be a bad thing at all. What does Emerson mean though when he speaks about this idea of self-reliance? Keep reading through the list of Self Reliance quotes for a better understanding of the term, and lea

If you’re a fan of action films, you’ll enjoy reading these Taken quotes. Taken  is a series of English-language French action films.  Taken  premiered in 2008,  Taken 2  in 2012, and  Taken 3  in 2014. All three films star Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills, a retired CIA operative. The dialogue of all three films is primarily English, and these  Taken  quotes from the movies are also in English. They are predominantly from Bryan Mills, although there are some great conversations between him and the other characters. In the first movie, Bryan Mills’ daughter Kim is kidnapped by a human trafficking ring. In the second film, the father of the man Mills killed in the first movie plans to take Mills and his family. Bryan is framed for the murder of his ex-wife in the last installment of the franchise. The first film received mixed reviews from critics, but audiences loved it and it was a commercial success. The series grossed a combined $929,451,015 worldwide, despite receiving diminishing a

These Les Miserables quotes will remind you about just how much the human spirit can overcome. Les Miserables , a novel by Victor Hugo, has been adapted into several stage versions and films. It is affectionately called  Les Mis  by fans, but actually had several other titles including  The Miserables, The Wretched, The Miserable Ones, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, The Victims, and The Dispossessed.  It is often referred to as one of the greatest novels of the 19th Century. The novel begins in 1815 and culminates in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris. The story follows the lives and interactions of several characters, all of who have become beloved to readers around the world, especially the hardships ex-convict Jean Valjean encounters and his experience of redemption. The novel examines the nature of law and grace, which is why so many of the Les Miserables quotes are about the human soul, God, and faith. The novel also expands upon the history of France and the architecture an

You might have heard the saying that the only things in life that are certain are death and taxes. However, what are you really wondering when you ask “What can we know for certain?” Surely, it isn’t just about paying your tax bill, or knowing that life on earth is limited. Do we even know that for certain? It might be true at this moment, but who knows what kind of medical advances or sci-fi movie-worthy gadgets of the future could do to the human lifespan? We go through life with a series of projections, predictions, and assumptions thinking we know things for certain, only for them to be wrong. This can leave us shaken and floundering with what to do next. Let’s look at the argument for both sides, before trying to answer the question. The argument for knowing things for certain People who think there are things we can know for certain will use a series of arguments based on logic and deductive reasoning. One of the most popular arguments I have seen is that 1+1=2. We know tha