[ INSPIRATIONAL MOVIES To Learn From ] The “Pursuit of Happyness” movie trailer (2006) The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film based on Chris Gardner’s nearly one-year struggle with homelessness. Directed by Gabriele Muccino, the film features Will Smith as Gardner, an on-and-off-homeless salesman. Smith’s son Jaden Smith co-stars, making his film debut as Gardner’s son, Christopher Jr. and Thandie […]
Happy for No Reason
– Marci Shimoff
A BREAKTHROUGH APPROACH TO HAPPINESS What would it take to make you happy? A fulfilling career, a big bank account, or the perfect mate? What if it didn’t take anything to make you happy? What if you could experience happiness from the inside out —no matter what’s going on in your life? In Happy […]
Outliers: The Story of Success
– Malcolm Gladwell
“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.” There is a story that is usually told about extremely successful people, a story that focuses on intelligence and ambition. Gladwell argues that the true story of success is very different, and that if we want to […]
The Lion King
[ INSPIRATIONAL MOVIES To Learn From ] “The Lion King”(1994) – Movie Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHDRl1eBD-M The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. The story takes place in a kingdom of lions in Africa, and was […]
The First 30 Days
– Ariane de Bonvoisin
Has a change happened in your life that you are having trouble accepting? Is there a change you would like to make to help you love life more? If you answered yes to either of these questions, this is the book for you. This year alone, many of us will fall in love, get in […]
Make Someone Happy
“If you have the power to make someone happy, DO IT. The world needs more of that”
Say Yes!
“Say Yes” “Find a way to say yes to things. Say yes to invitations to a new country, say yes to meet new friends, say yes to learn something new. Yes is how you get your first job, and your next job, and your spouse, and even your […]
Always Believe in Yourself
“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not on the branch but on her wings. Always believe in yourself.”
The Dalai Lama
[ PROFILES – ICONS ] an ongoing series on inspiring leaders “The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.” The Position: The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or “Yellow Hat” school of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by Tsongkhapa(1357–1419). The name is a combination of the Mongolic word dalai meaning “ocean” and the Tibetan word བླ་མ་ (bla-ma) meaning “guru, teacher, mentor”. The Dalai Lama is traditionally […]
Measuring what makes life worthwhile
– Chip Conley
From TED.com When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the wisdom of a Buddhist king, he learned that success comes from what you count. Chip Conley creates joyful hotels, where he hopes his employees, customers and investors alike […]