I chose this clip because it goes straight to the point. Sometimes all you need is a few words of encouragement to keep going. I find it a lot easier to relate to clips like these of people just doing ordinary things than to elaborate speeches. I’m about to graduate from college in a few weeks so I can relate to the phrase where he says “you’re almost there.” I continuously tell myself that I just have to keep trying a little harder for just a while longer.

This video is inspiring to me because I live this everyday. I have been trying to start working out and get into better shape but it has been tough. Everyday I try to find an excuse to not go and my mind tells me to just stay home and watch tv. But I know that it is always better to get up and go run or lift or whatever other exercise I choose to do. This ad hits those points and makes it very personal for me and I’m sure many others as well

The reason I chose this clip is because it is so powerful. It talks about how we all have different problems that we face every day. Sometimes we also feel like failed some where in life. Bad grades on exams, divorce, didn’t finish school and so on so we start over when something bad happens to us. Starting over with something new and seeking new things. To be the best person we are meant to be in life. I feel like many of us at some point feel like we failed in some way and there is always hope and we get the chance to start over. This video is such an inspiration to start over and the message it conveys is awesome. When I think of starting over is telling myself to believe the impossible.

-Karina Maldonado

I agree that before anyone believes anything you have to believe first. To prove others wrong you have to believe no matter what anyone says, if you believe you will go far and that it is what is best for you. You make the choices, and others follow along. We real are who we choose to be, we strive for what we want and even if others don’t believe in us nor do they support us we do it for ourself we do it to get far in life. I think that in life we have to prove to everyone no matter what it takes, we have to fight we have to suffer and go through pain but that is because we do what it takes to succeed. We don’t just give up, we strive!

Joseph Greenwood

The speech that i chose was the Presidents George W. Bush’s to the firefighters of 9/11. What President bush did was to encourage hope and rally the firefighters to save as many lives as they could. But what makes this speech special was that it was an impromptu. His advisers told him not to do this speech, but Bush chose to. He believed it was a necessity for the men in the video to hear his words. I feel that his speech was more from the heart and seemed powerful. It might have had a similar effect if it was written before hand. But over all, i feel that President Bush’s speech was one of the kick-starters in saving civilians during 9/11 and more speeches should follow this example.

This video is very important for me because I’ve come across people who have told me that I probably wouldn’t be anything successful in life. These speeches only made me understand that it doesn’t matter what people have to say. What really matters is what you make of it. Fear of failure is common for many people, but you have to believe in yourself. Every day, you have to wish you were better. No one really thought I would graduate from college when I said I would, but I proved them all wrong. I graduate from college in May and that is my trophy to show off.

I found this clip of a Steve Jobs’ speech to be very motivating. With graduation around the corner for me, I have been feeling very anxious and stressed. This speech made me feel a lot better about my career choice. In his speech, Steve reiterates that we should “love what we do.” This is the mentality I like to have, and be around. This is definitely an inspirational speech that we can listen to as extra motivation in life!

This advertisement, an ad for a “human optimization website”, is very inspiring to me. To me this ad is supposed to remind the listener to be the best they can be and to not make excuses. I have heard this ad while listening to Youtube, procrastinating and it made me get on the work that needed to be done. While the ad is directed at the fitness community, I think the message can be applied to daily life in general. In the end hard work will pay off, and you can enjoy/value downtime more than if you were to procrastinate all the time.