Your Mind Will Sabotage You! (inspirational video)

Listen to Kyle Cease explain why you may not be successful.

Steve Goodier Wisdom: A Spittin’ Image

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about our spirit. Enjoy!

A young mother enlisted the help of a friend in taking her infant identical twins to the doctor. Since the waiting area was full, the two women, each with a twin, were seated on opposite sides of the room. After a few minutes someone commented, “It’s amazing how much those two babies look alike!”

The friend was quick to reply, “Well, they should. They have the same father.” I haven’t heard whether the misunderstanding was ever straightened out.. Read more

Brene Brown interviews Oprah Winfrey (inspirational video)

Brene Brown asks Oprah Winfrey about living a brave life.

How I Survived A Plane Crash (inspirational video)

See how a plane crash changed Matt Morris’ life forever,

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Do It Today

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about temptation. Enjoy!

A true story is told of a woman from Switzerland who was served dinner on a domestic American flight. She immediately opened up her dessert — a delicious looking piece of chocolate cake– and heavily salted and peppered it. The flight attendant was shocked and said to the passenger, “Oh! It’s not necessary to do that!”

“But it is,” the woman replied, smiling. “It keeps me from eating it!” Read more

Why some of us don’t have one true calling (inspirational video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: What do you want to be when you grow up? Well, if you’re not sure you want to do just one thing for the rest of your life, you’re not alone. In this illuminating talk, writer and artist Emilie Wapnick describes the kind of people she calls “multipotentialites” — who have a range of interests and jobs over one lifetime. Are you one?

The ripple effect of training young leaders (inspirational video)

From the TEDx.com YouTube channel: Fred Swaniker has lived and worked in 10 different African countries. He passionately believes that good leadership is the most critical need for the continent. He has founded two organizations that aim to catalyze a new generation of ethical, entrepreneurial African leaders: African Leadership Academy and the African Leadership Network, both fulcrums of leadership training for the continent.
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Steve Goodier Wisdom: Toll Road to Success

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about success. Enjoy!

An airline passenger struck up a conversation with a stranger who was sniffling, apparently due to a recent head cold.  “Look at me!” he said. “Never a day’s sickness in my life, and all due to simple food,” he boasted. “Why, from the age of twenty to that of forty I lived an absolutely simple, regular life — no pampering, no late hours, no extravagances. Every day, in fact, I was in bed regularly at nine o’clock and up again at five in the morning. I ate a plain meal at noon and, after that, exercised for an hour, then…”

“Excuse me,” interrupted the sniffling stranger in the next seat, “but what were you in for?” Read more

Oprah’s Master Class: Dr. Maya Angelou (inspirational video)

From the Oprah’s Master Class YouTube channel: Oprah’s Master Class: Dr. Maya Angelou .The late poet, author, icon and activist Dr. Maya Angelou speaks about her creative process, the power of words and how she overcame a traumatic childhood. Dr. Angelou says that in order to be the best human being you can be, you must follow one simple directive: “Just do right.” She also discusses what it felt like to stand side-by-side with leaders of the civil rights movement. Dr. Angelou’s most notable work, “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings,” in on TIME magazine’s list of the “100 Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time.”
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Steve Goodier Wisdom: Everything Counts

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about what counts in life. Enjoy!

African-American poet Countee Cullen spent the summer of his eighth year in Baltimore, Maryland. Shortly after he arrived he noticed a little white boy staring at him. Countee smiled, but the little boy did not smile back. Instead, he stuck out his tongue and called him a “nigger.”

Cullen later wrote a poem that included his recollection of the summer when he was eight. In it, he says this: Read more

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