Motivational Videos

Don’t just stand there, say something.

Express yourself.

Speak up.

Let others know how you feel about them, especially if you have something positive to say.

Share a few good words with them.

Root for them.

Cheer for them.

Rally them on to bigger and better things.

It’s one thing to think something, it’s another thing to say it.

Say, you look great, you got this and congratulations.

Say, go for it, hit a home run, score a touchdown, whatever.

Say, you are ridiculously awesome.

Whatever you do, don’t just stand there, say something. Say something positive. #Motivation

#Encouragement #PositiveVibes

P.S. Thank you, Coach Nadolny!

Life can be a series of losses.

Life can be a series of defeats.

But if we don't get back up more times than we fall down, we'll never know that life can also be a series of gains. Life can be a series of victories.

When I was a kid growing up in the ridiculously awesome town of #Franklin, #Massachusetts, I ran the mile and two-mile races on the winter track team in high school, 11 and 22 laps, respectively, around our indoor track.

That was a lot of #running in circles.

It could get monotonous.

It could be exhausting.

To make the time go by quicker, though, besides running as fast as possible, I had another strategy I employed.

I would take it one lap at a time, even one step at a time. I wouldn't think about how far I had to run or even who I was running against in the race.

I would just focus on putting one foot in front of another, time after time, over and over again until I crossed the finish line.

I would concentrate on the ultimate goal, not anything or anyone between me and my desired result.

I would do everything I could to both mentally and physically stay in the moment for the duration of that long, grueling race, whether it was 11 or 22 laps long, whether I was being challenged by my competitors or my own limitations.

I would keep my head down and my spirits up from beginning to end.

You can’t always get what you want in life.

Back in the day, when I was a kid growing up in the ridiculously awesome town of Franklin, Masssachusetts, I wanted to be a star running back and score touchdowns on the high school football team like my big brother, Tom.

That didn’t happen.

One time I had a chance to score as a backup halfback, but the quarterback kept the ball and ran it into the end zone for six points himself, even though the play called to give the ball to me.

I never even played football beyond my freshman year, when I was a starting offensive guard lining up against opponents who seemed like they were twice my size.

But I took advantage of the opportunity to play a game I loved, even if it was at a different position, while I had it. I gave it my all and then some.

Sometimes you just have to make the most of what you’ve got.

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You can’t win ‘em all.

Everybody makes mistakes.

Nobody’s perfect.

You. Me. We all have our share our bad days and missed opportunities.

What’s important is that we pick ourselves up after we fall down, that we keep on keeping on, time and time again.

What matters is that we learn from our mishaps, blunders, errors and losses, reinventing ourselves each and every time into even better human beings.

It’s not losing, it’s learning, learning that life is not always fair, that things are not always going to go our way, that everything we have to give up during the course of our personal and professional journeys is worth it in the long run.

When the odds seem to be against you.

When you've got an uphill climb ahead of you.

You don't have to worry...'cause you've got what it takes.

You've got strength.

You've got courage.

You've got faith.

You've got hope.

You've got this.

Imagine a day with no challenges, no obstacles, no hurdles, no difficulties, no limits.

Well, if you can imagine it, you can have it.

That day is yours for the taking if you put your mind and your heart to it.

That day and every day if you want it badly enough.

Don’t ever sell yourself short.

Don’t ever think you can’t overcome whatever gets in your way.

If there are no limits to what you can imagine, there are no limits to what you can do. #motivation #inspiration

Words alone have the power to encourage or discourage, reward or punish, permit or prevent, help or hurt. Be mindful how you use yours.

After sharing those words on Twitter over four years ago, I recorded a video about them as well. I was thinking of the president-elect at the time, as he was already establishing himself as a master of negative language.

I wanted to call attention to the exceptionally big responsibility not just he but anybody in an authority position has to choose their words carefully, as everything they say is taken seriously by their constituents, colleagues, followers and fans.

His behavior over the course of the last four years has certainly made my point.

At the time, I was imploring people to be kinder to others and more respectful of them, and I am asking for the same thing now.

There is no reason and no place anywhere in this world for bullying, mocking, ridiculing, teasing, taunting, insulting, demeaning and provoking others.
[This video clip was excerpted from a much longer video I recorded on December 27, 2016 about name-calling, bullying and the use of hurtful words.]

Name-calling hurts.

Whether it’s among kids or adults, name-calling should be unacceptable behavior.

Wherever we see it, whenever we see it, we should not tolerate it. We should call it out for what it is, verbal abuse.

People should be lifting each other up, not putting them down.

People should be encouraging and supportive, not discouraging and combative.

People should treat others the way they would like to be treated themselves.

Don’t ever question yourself.

Don’t ever second-guess yourself.

Don’t ever doubt yourself.

Don’t ever blame yourself.

Always believe in yourself.

Imagine yourself the winner.

Make believe you just won first prize.

Picture yourself crossing the finish line before anyone else.

Confidence over skepticism.

Optimism over any second-guessing whatsoever.

If you can dream it, you can do it.

Imagine yourself stepping up to the plate, taking a big swing and hitting it out of the park.

It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do for a living.

It doesn’t matter that you’re not a superstar professional athlete making millions of dollars.

Neither am I.

You. Me. We can all picture in our minds what it must feel like to hit a homerun.

That’s how we should all think whenever life throws us a curveball.

We should all believe in ourselves.

We should all imagine ourselves hitting a game-winning homerun.

We should all know how good that feels.

Ignore the haters.

You can’t please everybody.

Don’t let anybody or anything get between you and success.

Overcome the obstacles.

Overtake the opposition.

You’ve got what it takes.

You’re up for the challenge.

Be confident of your capabilities.

Believe in yourself.

In this episode of my marketing show, I don’t talk about marketing at all. Instead, I talk about overcoming challenges and coping with crises with a friend of mine from Franklin, the town in which I grew up, Debbie Bean.

Debbie, 66, has experienced more than her fair share of health issues, the most severe being the loss of her hands and feet due to a very serious case of streptococcemia she suffered in late 2006. She was so sick at the time that the doctors were telling her family to say goodbye to her because she was not going to make it.

Says Debbie now about that incident, “It changed my entire world. Instead of being so darned independent, I found myself dependent on everyone for everything. But every day thereafter, I’ve tried teaching myself how to do what I need done. I try to reinvent the wheel to make things work for me.”

Not only did Debbie survive that terrible scare, though, she also has beaten cancer and undergone a handful of other successful surgeries.

And as if all that weren’t enough, both of Debbie’s parents’ lives were cut short tragically, her mother’s due to cancer and her father’s as a result of an auto accident.

Today, Debbie works as an administrative assistant, attends church on Sundays and drives herself around town, enjoying life as a single mother of two daughters and a grandmother of four. Her attitude is as positive and optimistic as anybody’s you’ll ever know, which makes you feel good all over just being around her. She says she can either laugh or cry, and she chooses to laugh. I say I’m sure you’ll love listening to our conversation as much as I loved having it. Get ready to be inspired and impressed by Debbie Bean.