I chose this clip “No Excuses” because I can truly relate to this video. All my life when I don’t want to do a certain task I will make excuse and procratinate it, even though I know it isn’t good for me. I think everyone struggles with this a little but I loved this video because it really shows the attitude that we need to have when we feel this way. The clip showed how we can overcome these feelings and even find ways to where we can do better and overachieve this. I believe that you will get no where in life if all you do is make excuses because I think everything is possible if you just truly work hard for it and put your mind to it.

Hi everyone,
I chose this video because it is something I did for so long. In high school I often found myself making excuses just like the examples used in this video. I went through a very difficult time my junior year and did not put forth my best effort in a lot of activities I participated in. It took me awhile to realize the only reason things were not getting better was because of myself and all the excuses I was making. I then realized that no one has a perfect life and there are people going through things 100 times worse than I was. I eventually used that as motivation and stopped making excuses for my own actions. I think this video has a bigger message than initially interpreted, once you start thinking of your life and all the things you made excuses for you might question yourself. At the end of the day everything that happens in your life is dependent on you and how to react to situations, if you stay motivated and on track things will continue to prosper and grow, but if you make excuses you will just make things harder on yourself.

Hello, my name is Sebastian Garde and for this assignment, I have chosen Stan Lee’s 2017 UCLA Extension Graduation Keynote speech. I chose this speech because Stan Lee was a great man who created stories and characters that entertained and inspired many through many years. I find this video particularly motivational because it showed me the importance of confidence and belief in yourself. The video features Stan Lee telling the story of the creation of Spider-Man to a graduating class at UCLA. Spider-Man is one of the most iconic superheroes of all time however Lee’s publisher at the time disliked the character. Some complaints that Lee’s publisher had included, they couldn’t use the name Spider-Man because people dislike spiders, teenagers are only supposed to be sidekicks, and superheroes are not supposed to have personal problems. The idea of Spider-Man seemed to go against many of the conventional ideals of superhero characters. Despite Spider-Man being introduced in the last issue of a poorly-selling comic series Spider-Man went on to get his own series and become one of the best-known superheroes of all time. One of the most powerful statements Lee made in this speech was “If you have an idea that you genuinely think is good, don’t let some idiot talk you out of it”. This statement was partially motivational to me because I often second-guess myself when it comes to achieving goals or certain ideas because of other people’s influence. To me, Lee’s statement acts as a reminder that one must have confidence in themselves in order to achieve a goal or see an idea through to fruition. While many others discourage pursuing certain ideas or goals as they seem too outlandish or impossible, it is up to you to believe in that idea or goal and to see it through to the end. Lee in the speech also acknowledges that not every idea or goal will come to fruition, but if it is something you strongly believe in and have confidence in both the idea/goal and yourself you should at least try because at the very least you will have done something you believed in. I find that sentiment very motivational because it is important to recognize that while our ideas or goals may not pan out how we want, the fact that we did something or at least tried to do something that we strongly believed in is still fulfilling. Simply trying to bring an idea to fruition or attempting to achieve a goal is still fulfilling because you did something that you believed in. I believe you can find pride in the fact that you came up with the idea or tried to accomplish something. Overall Stan Lee’s speech is a great motivational piece as the overall message is to have confidence in yourself and to not let the influence of others discourage you from seeing your ideas to fruition or achieving your goals.
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