Motivational Stories

“OMG — could anything else go wrong?” Know that feeling? When life keeps piling on problems one on top of another? Maybe you’re strong enough to handle the first few. But then another gets thrown into the mix. And another. And another. Before you know it, you’re drowning in a sea of stress and overwhelm. You find yourself thinking, “Seriously!?! I can’t take much more. How the heck am I going to overcome all these challenges?!” In the face of massive problems — or even a pileup of tiny ones — it’s natural to feel defeated. It’s important to acknowledge your feelings of disappointment and even despair.  You don't need to know the big picture right now. You just need to get moving.  Click To Tweet But it’s even more important not to dwell there. In today’s episode, we’ll talk about how to meet life’s challenges head on and create a healthy way forward, even if that sounds near impossible right now. 4 Mantras to Help You Overcome Life’s Tough Challenges In t...

If you’ve been feeling stifled or stuck in your head, get ready for your creative floodgates to burst open. Seth Godin, one of the most prolific writers on the planet — with 19 bestselling books and 7,500 blog posts written over 20 years of daily blogging — is here to spring you from your creative rut. After I read his latest book, The Practice , pages and pages of new ideas poured out of me. It felt easy, expansive, ELECTRIFYING. Tough circumstances? Motivation stalling? Feeling bleh? Seth says, “Creativity is an action, not a feeling. Your work is too important to be left to how you feel today.” Creativity is an action, not a feeling. Your work is too important to be left to how you feel today. @sethgodin @ThisIsSethsBlog Click To Tweet If you’re ready to dissolve your resistance and find the courage to keep creating no matter what the world throws at you — get your notebook ready. In this MarieTV, Seth Godin dishes up aha moments like hotcakes on Sunday morning. You’l...

What do you really want? Just for a second, ignore what your friends, Instagram feed, culture, and coworkers say you should value. Because if you get quiet and ask your soul? I bet we’re not that different. “At the core, all of us want to be true to who we really are, make a contribution that matters, and be well-compensated for the contribution that we make.” When today’s MarieTV guest, Rha Goddess, said those words, it struck a deep chord. After starting her career as a “starving spiritual artist,” Rha became the CEO and changemaker behind Move The Crowd , a coaching and consulting firm that’s been featured in Time Magazine, Variety, Essence, and Fast Company. Stop hiding. Own your greatness. Own your power. Own your brilliance. Own your majesty. Let's go. @RhaGoddess Click To Tweet She’s a social entrepreneur, activist, and author of the brilliant book The Calling , a step-by-step blueprint for finding your purpose and making your highest, most profitable contribution....

I love marketing. I love having conversations about marketing, planning marketing strategies, learning new techniques — because I believe in what I do and I’m not shy about getting out there and selling my products. A lot of entrepreneurs are excited to start a business because of what they want to create or the people they hope to serve… but aren’t as enthusiastic about marketing. But here’s the truth: you can’t have a successful business or make a positive impact without marketing. Businesses must make money. To make money, you’ve got to sell. To sell, you need to tell people about what you do. That is marketing.  If you believe that marketing is unethical, slimy, and salesy — and diminishes the beautiful and beneficial work you create — don’t despair. The most effective marketing is rooted in generosity, creativity, honesty, and transparency. I’ve been in business for over two decades, and I’ve helped more than 64,000 entrepreneurs create their dream businesses with my ...

Mentors, peers, and teachers all told her, “You’ll never make it as a dancer.” After a decade of setbacks –– a spinal stroke, multiple assaults, and repeatedly being passed over because she “didn’t look the part” –– not only did today’s guest make it as a professional dancer, but she also paved the way for dancers of all abilities and disabilities to do the same. Marisa Hamamoto is a performing artist, speaker, and founder of Infinite Flow , a nonprofit and professional dance company for dancers with and without disabilities. She’s on this MarieTV sharing how she’s using the universal language of dance to change how people think about disability. She says, “Dance doesn’t discriminate. When you’re dancing with someone, you see beyond race, color, size, gender, ability, and disability.” Marisa’s path to becoming a champion of diversity, equity, and inclusivity was not straightforward or easy. How’d she defy the odds? She listened to her heart, even when it wasn’t crystal clear, ...

“Broke doesn’t scare me.” Arian Simone — entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, international speaker, and best-selling author of The Fearless Money Mindset — says that from experience. After getting laid off, moving into her car, and selling her clothes to buy food, Arian applied to 153 different jobs and got hired for exactly zero of them. Plan…Z? She got scrappy, built her own PR and Marketing firm from the ground up, and landed entertainment clients like SONY, Universal, and Walt Disney Pictures. After massive success in business, Arian went on to co-found The Fearless Fund — the first ever venture capital fund led by women of color that invests in women of color — because she’d promised herself, “One day you’ll be the business investor you’re looking for.” People have more fear of being broke than have faith in abundance. @ArianSimone Click To Tweet In today’s MarieTV, Arian Simone reveals what really determines your wealth (hint: it’s not your IQ, address, a...

Great advice everyone’s sick of hearing in 2020: Look on the bright side! There’s always a silver lining. Everything happens for a reason. Even as a relentless optimist, this year has brought seemingly never-ending reminders that we never know what’s coming next. It’s in these times of uncertainty that we need hope the most. Today on MarieTV is a woman who knows about the resiliency of the human spirit. Dr. Edith Eva Eger survived the Holocaust, became an eminent psychologist and PTSD expert, and might be my favorite MarieTV guest of all time. She wrote her first book at age 90 and just published The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life , which should be required reading for all human beings. This is not hyperbolic. I’ve read thousands of books at this point, and I assert this with confidence.  Edith writes, “I can’t say that everything happens for a reason, that there’s a purpose in injustice or suffering, but I can say that pain, hardship, and suffering are the gift that he...

This just in: working harder is OUT, peace is IN. Sheri Riley, the award-winning author of Exponential Living: Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are , says “Peace is the new success,” and this woman knows about success. By age 27, Sheri had landed her dream job at LaFace records working with artists like Usher, TLC, and OutKast. She was ticking off big dreams like a grocery list: 6-figure salary, check; buy mom a house, check. There was just one little problem —  she was miserable. Never let the drive for what you want to accomplish rob you of the joy of what you've already achieved. @SheriRiley Click To Tweet Now a mother, entrepreneur, author, and empowerment coach, Sheri’s on MarieTV to give you her hard-earned roadmap to a full and fulfilling life. She shares the story of following her heart even when everyone around her thought she’d “lost it,” and why it’s so important to put peace first. If you’ve ever felt like you’re chasing goal after goal and nev...

Have you ever brushed your teeth for 90 minutes straight? Of course not. Because it doesn’t take that long to get fresh breath and a sparkling smile. Two minutes twice a day is plenty. What if taking care of the rest of your health –– mental, emotional, and physical –– could also be that easy? Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, resident BBC Breakfast doctor and author of the internationally bestselling book Feel Better in 5 , is on MarieTV today to tell us that “Yes, great health really CAN be that simple.” It’s not repetition that wires new habits –– it’s emotion. @drchatterjeeuk Click To Tweet From reducing anxiety and pain to upping your energy and focus, Dr. Chatterjee shares simple, effective ways you can transform your health in 5 minutes a day. In our conversation Dr. Chatterjee breaks down decades of medical practice into digestible “health snacks” you can use today: 4:40 — The Motivation Myth debunked. 9:01 — When to set new health goals (& why most people get it wrong...