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Fact: Nike continues to have the best content on the planet.
From the same people who brought you “Just Do It” and this much lesser known gem “No Excuses” comes an amazing new line of commercials — “Find Your Greatness”
Not only is this is an amazing visual of 12 year old Nathan from London, Ohio, but the transcript is even better.
Greatness. It’s just something we made up. Somehow we come to believe that greatness is a gift reserved for a chosen few for prodigies, for superstars, and the rest of us can only stand by watching. You can forget that. Greatness is not some rare DNA strand. It’s not some precious thing. Greatness is no more unique to us than breathing. We are all capable of it, all of us. (Source: LYBIO.net)
If this commercial doesn’t get you fired up, I’m pretty sure you’re not really alive.
Keep up the incredible work Nike. This definitely goes on the list of one of the most inspirational videos of all time.
The new year brings a chance to start fresh. Sadly, 25% of you won’t even stick to your resolutions after the 1st week. So I decided to help.
Here are my all-time favorite most motivational / inspirational / truly awesome videos I have ever seen. For those days when you need a little extra boost, here you go:
8. Michael Jordan Response to Lebron’s Commercial
Reason #87 why MJ > > > Lebron. This is fact. You want to know what you should do Lebron.. step your game up. “Maybe you’re just making excuses.”
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7. Grinding the Crack
This is just nuts, and an awesome song to go with it. As a person who has recently experienced the incredible rush of skydiving, I can’t even begin to imagine what this is like. (And yes, a part of me definitely wants to try this)
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6. Mel Gibson - Braveheart
True, Braveheart is my favorite movie, but regardless this is just oozing awesomeness on so many levels. “Dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance….”
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5. Warhawk Matt Scott in Nike “No Excuses” Commercial
Nike kills it again. Absolutely awesome. No surprise though from the company with probably the most motivational slogan ever — Just Do It. How many of these excuses do you use?
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4. The Girl Who Silenced the World for 5 Minutes
Such an incredibly powerful message + delivered by a 13 year old girl = hope for the future. “If you don’t know how to fix it, please stop breaking it”
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3. I Love Living Life
This is an incredible story. Whenever you start to think your having a bad day, just watch this. Really puts things in perspective.
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2. Al Pachino - Any Given Sunday
I don’t think there has ever been a better halftime speech in the history of the world. If this doesn’t get you motivated to dominate life and fight for every inch, I’m not sure what will.
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1. How Bad Do You Want It
Definitely the best inspirational and motivational video I have ever seen. I normally start every morning by watching this before I even get out of bed. Seriously.
I do not claim to be an all-knowing source of motivational videos, but I do have to give a little shout-out to Shelby.tv for helping me discover about half of these. Please add your favorites in the comments for all the great ones I missed.
What a great year it has been and looking forward to an even better one in 2012. Happy New Years world.
“How Bad Do You Want It”
Before you read any further, I am forcing you to watch this video first. If you can’t watch the video right now for whatever reason, come back at another time when you can. Seriously.
How many people do you know that want to succeed? I mean really want to succeed as in the definition of success in this video. People that are willing to make every sacrifice necessary in order to succeed - partying, relaxing, hanging out, watching TV, sleeping, everything.
Up until recently, I did not personally know any.
I thought I wanted to succeed. I worked a lot. Made some sacrifices. But I could never honestly tell myself this statement:
“When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.”
Behold the power of video. I have watched this video every morning this week as soon as I wake up. And I keep asking myself, “Do you want this as bad as you want to breathe?”
I have recently met two people that live this every day. One is Reece Pacheco, CEO of shelby.tv (where I discovered this video). And the other is Joe Yevoli, CEO of Homefield. They are both working on really exciting startups in NYC, but more importantly, they both have this passion, this energy, this commitment that I have never seen before.
One way or another, five years from now you are going to see these guys on top, because they have eliminated all other possible outcomes from their reality. I need to surround myself with more people like them in order to ensure I have done the same.
“I’ve got the opportunity to make a dream become reality.”
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Update: I had to add this - can’t even make this stuff up. I was just talking to my roommate at 8am in the kitchen and said, “My knee is hurting from sitting in my chair for too long.”
His response, “Try sleeping more”
I just looked at him with a smile and said, “No thanks.”
