Tag: inspirational

Creativity, teamwork, innovation and action

On Friday and Sunday I attended the start and finish of a startup weekend where groups of people come together for the first time to turn an idea into a business. To see startup businesses making sales literally hours after business creation was inspiring. The creativity, teamwork, innovation and action involved was stunning.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself

This powerful quote from inspirational author Orison Swett Marden reflects the unlimited potential we each have in our lives.

If I truly want something to happen, I can make it happen.

Our choices and actions can create the most opportunities and we should not wait on the environment, other people or lucky charms to lead us to where we want to be.

The biggest potential we have is within ourselves – let’s use it!

I’m alive, I’m well and I feel great!

At university I was a member of the global student organisation AIESEC. One of many great things about the organisation was the conference: long days of meetings and events followed by partying late into the night. Many attendees became very tired as the conference wore on.

To get the audience enthusiastic again, speakers often got the crowd to stand up and shout out the following mantra, punching their fists into the air while stating each line:

I’m alive!
I’m well!
And I feel great!

Even if really tired, this mantra helped rev up the audience again. As well as motivating groups of people, I think this mantra is great for individuals. When feeling down or requiring extra motivation, passionately stating out loud I’m alive, I’m well and I feel great can make one feel vibrant again, at least temporarily.