Five Videos to Get You Motivated for Anything

We all need a little boost sometimes. It’s easy to get demotivated when things aren’t going your way and you’re feeling down. We’re here to help! These five videos will get you motivated and back on track in no time.

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1. Jack Ma: ‘Harvard rejected me 10 times’

This short video featuring excerpts from an interview with Jack Ma, the founder and chairman of Alibaba, a Chinese e-commerce company worth $23.7 Billion as of July 2016, will get you over recent rejections in no time.

2. A Pep Talk from Kid President to You

This video is a world favourite. Play it every morning to start your days off with a little encouragement.

3. Steve Jobs: Ask yourself one question

Watch Steve Jobs’ famous 2005 Stanford commencement speech now and try to answer the question to Jobs used to ask himself every day: “If today were the last day of your life, would you want to be doing what you’re doing?”

4. Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career

TED is a non-profit organisation devoted to spreading innovative ideas through the power of video. This video by economist and professor Larry Smith goes through all common excuses that people use to avoid following their passions and destroys them.

5. Dream

This beautiful inspirational video compiles extracts from movies such as Into The Wild, Rocky 4, Seven Pounds and A Beautiful Mind combined with speeches by Les Brown, Eric Thomas and Will Smith. Watch this and start believing in yourself now!