37 Videos That Will Blow Your Mind and Inspire Renegade Action
It’s been an extraordinary year. And, as one of my thank you gifts for 2009, I’ve compiled this collection of 37 stunningly inspirational videos. Some you may know, many others will been new to you. But, each has immense power to instantly change your state of mind, your state of being…and your life. Not because of the cinematography, the music or the editing. But, because the stories they tell bring us spiraling instantly back to what really matters.
If you enjoy these inspirational videos, please:
- Revisit this post often to recharge and find motivation to come alive.
- Share any other videos you’d like to add to the list the comments below, and…
- Bookmark/share this post on del.icio.us, stumbleupon and twitter.
Without further ado, in no specific order…
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1. The Eyewriter – Giving graffiti artist paralyzed by ALS a way to create art with his eyes
2. Challenge Day: Powerful school experience changes kids’ lives.
3. The Years Are Short: Wonderful story about awakening to present moment
4. Radio: scene where coach reveals why he has to help Radio
5. Rudy: based on the true story of Rudy Ruettiger at Notre Dame
6. Legendary Knute Rockne Locker room speech
7. Girl’s Softball Magic: Incredible moment captured on film
8. Murderball: trailer to amazing film about wheelchair rugby players
9. Womens’ World Cup Soccer Moments
10. Any Given Sunday: famous motivational speech by Al Pacino
11. Lou Gehrig: On his last day shares how he’s the luckiest man alive
12. Jim Valvano: Extraordinary speech as ESPY awards about laughing, crying and learning
13. Meatballs - Epic Bill Murray “It just doesn’t matter” talk
14. Almost Famous – Tiny Dancer brings the band together
15. Dad returns from Iraq and surprises 6 year son in class
16. Paul Potts charms the world
17. Susan Boyle brings tears to the judges’ eyes
18. Good Will Hunting – It’s the little things you remember
19. Good Will Hunting – the bad times always wake you up to the good stuff
20. Stand By Me – sung around the world
21. Hip Hop Violin
22. Martin Luther King – I have a dream
23. Elizabet Gilbert talks about creativity
24. Benjamin Zander on shining eyes and one-butted playing
25. Tony Robbins on change
26. Jill Bolte Taylor shares her stroke of insight
27. William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind
28. Julie Moss defines will in 1982 Ironman
29. Ben Underwood sees with his fingers and ears
30. Nick Vujicic on life without arms and legs
31. Autistic basketball player, Jason McElwain sinks a ton of shots
32. Michael Jordan failure Nike commercial
33. Steve Jobs on the mandate to do what you love
34. Randy Pausch’s last lecture at Carnegie Mellon
35. Free Hugs around the world
36. Dick and Rick Hoyt – what the love of a dad can accomplish
37. Rodrigo y Gabriela- Exquisite guitar reveals the outcome of passion and practice
If you’ve enjoyed this collection of my 38 most inspiration videos, please take a moment and bookmark, then share them.
And, feel free to add your own comments and additions in the comments below…
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POSTED IN: Mindset, Motivation & Success | 12/7/09
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Jon, thank you. I’m sure as we look towards the new year, a lot of us needed this. To all of us looking to do what we love in the coming year, good luck, and may we all succeed.
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Hi Jonathan,
This is a fantastic list of motivational videos. I’d like to add another two of my all-time favourites. The first one is an absolute MUST-WATCH! This is definitely one of the best of the best. Enjoy.
Motivational… Period!
Validation
Cheers~
Mark
Wow…what a collection. I could see people having these playing during the beginning of a leadership conference, or a team offsite. Very nice work. Thanks.
Wow… This is quite a list.
If you’ve ever had to say good-bye to your kids when you really wanted to say “let’s play today”… if you’ve ever sat in your near-freezing car while heading down the highway to a job you absolutely hate… and if you’ve ever wondered if there was anything more to life… then this is the list to watch.
Steve Jobs’ Stanford speech is great too. What a story!
“Stay hungry; stay foolish.”
Jonathan,
Thanks for these reminders to be carefree, enjoy play, observe and absorb the here and now.
It’s a good thing I didn’t have on makeup or my tears would have washed it away.
Oh, thank you! I am bookmarking this for my holiday viewing list.
This is quite a collection you have, Jonathan. I just heard you speak about your yoga business. What an inspiration. Thanks!
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Thank you! I was looking for THAT Tony Pobbins to review..again..
andTiny Dancer.. gotta love that.. Many hugs for a happy holiday season, Jonathan.
Hey, Thanks for this amazing list of videos! What a great idea!
Here’s a video by Barbara Sher, best-selling author of 7 incredibly inspiring and down-to-earth books about how to figure out what you really want.
I’ve been a fan of hers for years.
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfQAOPfi1o4
Dear Jonathan!
Great list! I am bookmarking this link for future reference as motivation is something I really need right as I am trying to start of as a financial planner.
Thank you
Best,
Tomas
Thank you for putting this together.
Since you posted Almost Famous Tiny Dancer – it’s become a favourite ‘storecupboard standby’ for state shifting.
With this many additions the cupboard’s going to be full to overflowing!
What a great list. I will be referring to this often.
Here’s an oldie but a goodie you might want to add:
Well, that didn’t work too well.
Here the link to We are the World: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmxT21uFRwM
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Hi Jonathan,
As a life design strategist I know from experience that the kinds of messages that we are exposed to on a regular basis have a profound impact on how we view ourselves and the world around us.
Unfortunately, far too many TV shows and movies offer negative, disfunctional, gruesome or just plain mindless content. To move our lives in a positive direction, we all need to find ways to expose ourselves more often to uplifting, inspiring and enlightening stories. Thank goodness for little gems like the videos in your list. They allow us to get a shot of inspiration whenever we need one.
What a terrific list and wonderful gift for your readers. Thanks for sharing.
I would second Mark Foo’s mention of Validation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao
Fabulous collection. Thanks, Jonathan. This is just what I needed (and didn’t know it).
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Wow – that is amazing. 37 videos that will probably make you cry would have been a better title.
What a fantastic list. Thanks Jonathan. I’d like to suggest another. I know it’s another Ironman one, but I can’t get enough of Ironman Crawl.
Don’t put those tissues away just yet.
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Bookmarked! What a great idea for a post and a great lunch-time activity.
Thanks Jonathan.
Wow, incredible videos. I am a huge Lou Gehrig fan and that video gave me goosebumps knowing how terrible that disease is. Many great videos, thanks Jonathan
This is awesome …
Love it!
Thank you Thank you Thank You Great post
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Great list jonathan, some inspiring videos
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Great list! I would add the “fair play for dreamers” Academy Award speech by Marketa Irglova – except that the Academy’s lawyers have apparently protected us from it. #irony #oscarfail
Jonathan, thanks for compiling this wonderful list! The key to a positive mindset is the stuff we feed our brains and hearts with. thanks for putting this together. I’m going to bookmark this article!
Made my own list of videos today:
http://moourl.com/6lsh1
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oo very nice scenes in there yes. very nice video. really had fun:) thanks.
I wanted to start off 2010 on as positive a not as I could, and this post has been a gold mine of inspiration for me. I linked to it from a post on my own blog. Thanks for posting these.
Thank you for this write.
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This is quite a collection you have, Jonathan. I just heard you speak about your yoga business. What an inspiration. Thanks!
Wow, great list of videos. I can tell that you probably spent a lot of time on this post. Thanks for the great videos.
If you liked these videos there are 50 more great ones (although a few are the same) at the site http://www.Mouvment.com
With so much crappola littering YouTube it’s great to find some places where the good stuff lives.
Thanks for the effort Jonathan.
I loved it. Thanks for this great post. I special like the post n15 the marine arrival.
I’m going to bookmark you.
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“If you’ve enjoyed this collection of my 38 most inspiration videos, please take a moment and bookmark, then share them.”
Hey it’s 37 not 38 :p
Great stuff.
Great set of collection here. Thank you for putting this all up and spending some time to make this amazing list. Kudos to you for this great set! truly inspirational.
thanx for sharing! I am bookmarking this for my holiday viewing list.
jo thanx for improving the quality of our life and making us to know the real meaning of it.GOD shall shower all his blessings on you.