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21 Les Brown Quotes to Achieve More
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21 Les Brown Quotes to Achieve More

Les Brown is one of the most successful and well-known personal development speakers in the world. His Georgia Dome speech remains one of the most impressive and motivational speeches since Steve Jobs commencement speech. While his success is impressive, his life story makes it seem that achieving greatness would be impossible. Les Brown was born in an abandoned building with his twin brother Wesley in a low-income section of Miami known as Liberty City. His mother gave them both up after birth and was adopted by a 38-year-old woman who was a cafeteria attendant. At five years old he was labeled educable mentally retarded (EMR), held back a grade, and referred to as the "dumb twin" by his teachers. RELATED: Maya Angelou Quotes To Inspire Your LifeAfter a difficult 16 years, Les’ life changed when a high school teacher told him something that would alter the course of his life forever. He told the teacher, “Sorry I can’t do that. I’m educable mentally retarded.” The teacher got up from his desk and said, “Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.”While this moment changed his life, he still struggled both financially and professionally for years. But, with an unending desire to succeed Les Brown finally broke through when he was given a chance to go on air as a local DJ. Once the world heard his voice and his message his growth was exponential. Les went on to host his own TV show, serve in the Ohio House of Representatives, publish several books, and become a nationally recognized speaker.Having heard him speak live I can say his voice echoes the sound of hope and his story proves that anything is possible when you have passion to achieve your full potential.Here are 21 Les Brown quotes to help you find your inner greatness and live your dreams:It’s necessary that you align yourself with people and attract people into your business that are hungry. People that are unstoppable and unreasonable. It’s necessary to get the losers out of your life if you want to live your dreams.Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.You have to know within yourself that you can do this. You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.As you reach your goals set new ones. That is how you grow and become a more powerful person.Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.No matter how bad it is or how bad it gets I am going to make it.You will win if you don’t quit.You need to make a commitment and once you make it then life will give you some answers.Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.The easiest thing I ever did was earn a million dollars. The hardest thing I ever did, and it took years, was believing I was capable of earning a million dollars.Do what is easy and your life will be hard. Do what is hard and your life will become easy.When your why is big enough you will find your how.You gotta be hungry.The greatest revenge is massive success.You are the only real obstacle in your path to fulfilling it.You have greatness within you. You can do more than you can ever begin to imagine.Feeling inspired? Watch this video for more Les Brown wisdom: KEEP READING:13 Self Worth Quotes to Help Build Your Confidence & Self Esteem

Do What Is Hard (Motivational Video)
Self-Development

Do What Is Hard (Motivational Video)

Do What Is Hard (Motivational Video) This video will push you through the hard times and motivate you to put in the work that is needed to get to your goals. Video by Motivation Grid and Ping Pong Studio. Transcript: "At sixteen I quit school. I saved just enough for a one-way ticket to Paris. Maybe I just wanted really bad and when I got it too early, I didn't hold on it. If you do what is easy.. complain about your situation.. your circumstances If you do what is easy.. stand around and be a volunteer victim like everybody else. If you do what is easy.. surrender and give up on your dreams.. become depressed and bitter and angry anybody can do that.... If you do what is easy, your life will be hard! but if you do what is hard keep coming back again and again and again. If you do what is hard.. approaching strangers, talking to people in shopping malls. Get up dressed every day.. Going out prospecting knowing that someway somehow.. When the spirit of expectations... somebody's out here looking for an opportunity.. You can go outside right now and see some pigeons, but you are out hunting for eagles.. and they are not coming And if you do that over and over and over again.. somebody is going to show up. Somebody is going to say I am the one. The only one that can stop you from winning is you.. The enemy is not neighbor.. The enemy is not your co-worker. Your enemy is not your boss. The enemy is staring you in the face every morning you wake up. If tomorrow wasn't promised.. What would you give for today? Forget everything else.. Forget everything else.. What would you spend today thinking about? It's possible you can live your dream It's necessary that you have a plan of action, that you are resilient, that you stick to.. and you work with the system.. that you work with people.. that you give support.. and that you be there for them.. The people that will make it in this life They look around for the circumstances that they want.. and if they can't find them.. they create them. There's something in you that says.. Always try to get on top at life, because it's the bottom that's overcrowded. You are different..you have greatness within you! Don't judge your circumstances and the possibilities for your future based on what you have now.. and because of what is going now.. NO!NO!NO! That's not the real reality there.. What you are going through.. if you are going through some hard times.. It has not come to stay, it has come to pass. It's alright! You said to yourself - I am going to do whatever it takes to build this business. I can do it! If anybody's ever done it in any point of time in history.. then what's possible for one, it's possible for me and I am gonna do it! That's what you said to yourself! Come on buddy, get out of there! Get up, get up! You've got to find what you love If you haven't found it yet keep looking.. And don't settle.. as with all matters of the heart you will know when you find it. Stay hungry, stay foolish! You always wanna hold other people to the fire, but you are not holding yourself to the fire.. You just said that you are giving % You owe you an explanation. You owe you an explanation. You need to look at yourself in the mirror and say why are you only giving % - What's wrong with you? How much time do you spend everyday working on your dream? In the last days how many books have you read? In the last year what new skill or knowledge have you acquired. What kind of investment have you made in you? People that are hungry are relentless People that are hungry are unstoppable. People that are hungry refuse to give up People that are hungry know that no excuse is acceptable.. for not making their dream become a reality. How much money do you wanna make a year? What do you wanna drive? How do you want to live? Stop just waking up like an accident. What do you want? And then once you find what you want.. spend the rest of your natural life waking up and going after it.. If you keep being a victim.. If you keep letting losing happen to you.. If you keep letting people do you and treat you any kind of way.. it's gonna become a culture. Winners win.. and losers lose. You need to tell you that you owe you something! No more tv.. no more snacks.. no more deserts.. We working out right now! No more alcohol, not right now! You need to tell you that you owe you something! I am going to fight, I am going to work I am going to press forward, I am going to learn.. I am going to do everything in my power Every single day I am going to do everything in my power to become a victor and not a victim. Winners win... and losers lose!" Speech: Les Brown Eric Thomas Steve Jobs Bradley Cooper

Mindshift: Change Your Mind (Motivational Video)
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Mindshift: Change Your Mind (Motivational Video)

Mindshift: Change Your Mind (Motivational Video) In this amazing motivational video, we are encouraged to make use of the power of our mind to overcome our obstacles. Video by Ping Pong Studios. Transcript: There is nothing as powerful as a changed mind. You can change your hair, your clothing, your address your spouse, your residence. But if you don't change your mind the same experience will perpetuate itself over and over again because everything outwardly changed but nothing inwardly changed. If you want something out of life if you want to change yourself, if you want to acquire something If there's some goal that you want to reach, changing your behaviors, overcoming negative habits. It's challenging, it's hard Most people go through life never discovering what their talents are. Most people never develop their talents. The only thing that's gonna make you happy my friend in this year any other is to step up. It's to raise the standard, it's to discover what you're capable of and feel that incredible power of pushing through whatever's holding you back and get to the other side of more of your true self. That's what this game is all about When you step into your fears and continue to push yourself to go on.... something happens for you. If you look at somebody who's really successful and you think "Wow I mean they're so amazing they're such a genius. You gotta dig underneath and you remember something. People are rewarded in public for what the've practiced for years in private. If you don't develop the courage to do that which has been given you to do, and you spend a lot of time going around trying to convince other people, or trying to get their approval. What will happen is, that you will lose your nerve, and other people convince you that what you're doing doesn't have any value, and you'll give up on your dream. How much time do you have left? How much time do you have left? When you start thinking about that we don't know. Most of us don't use the stuff that we have brought into the universe. Stop wasting valuable time. If you want something you have got to be relentless. You've got to learn how to become resourceful, you've got to learn how to become creative. The power to hold on in spite of everything, the power to endure, this is the winners quality. The hunger, the ability to face defeat again and again without giving up. This is a winners quality. What this power is I cannot say. All I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man or woman is in that state of mind in which he or she knows exactly what he or she wants, and is fully determined not to quit until they find it. There's greatness in you! And you've got to learn how to tune out the critics outside, and the critic inside. I'm gonna harness my will! And I'm not going to let anything stop me. I deserve this. Most people give up on themselves easily. You know the human spirit is powerful? There's nothing as powerful. It's hard to kill the human spirit. You are unstoppable! Live your life with passion! With some drive! Most of us go through life with our breaks on Holding back! Decide that you're going to push yourself! You've got to focus on you. And as you convince you. As you sell yourself everyday, everyday, everyday, you will begin to see a difference in the things that you're doing. Selling yourself on your ability to perform a job, to achieve a certain objective, telling yourself everyday here I go again and I've got what it takes. This is my day, and nothing out here's going to stop me. And you'll never see me coming. Speakers List: Bishop T.D. Jakes Tony Robbins Les Brown

Prove Them Wrong (Motivational Video)
Self-Development

Prove Them Wrong (Motivational Video)

Prove Them Wrong (Motivational Video) A reminder that on your path to success there will be doubters and non-believers, this video will motivate you to do what is necessary to prove them wrong. Epic Motivational Video created by Be Inspired. Transcript: "Beware of vision, dream, and passion killers. Family and friends, in most cases, sad to even say this. Family and friends, in most cases, would be the first who try to talk you out, of something that you are passionate, excited about, and that you have a vision before. Most of the people that have no dreams, would wake up every day try to talk you out of your dreams. They have no goals, they have nothing that they are ambitious about. Create your own reality by choosing your future, and not only is it important for you to know it's possible for you to choose your future, but it's necessary, that you work on yourself, that you develop yourself. It's necessary, that you get the energy drainers out of your life. People who don't want you to think. The most powerful, motivational speeches that I have ever heard came from people who told me I couldn't do something. You know why ? Because when they told me I couldn't do it I was bound and determined to show them, that I could. Tell me I can't do it. I will prove you wrong I will show you That you´re mistaken. Because I believe and this is real important "I can't" would fought you, would stop you, would slow you down, would turn you around, and cause you to move backwards if you let it. But if you have the proper mindset. "I can't" would do nothing, but make you that more determined to get to your goal One problem, the violin. Because to do you what you do, you have got to be a world class violinist Because if you don't When you are moving around, being thrown around and still try to play You end up doing you did with not missing loads of notes And there was a time when it sounded to me like a bunch of rats being strangle. Seriously that bad But you're not good enough, I don't think, to get away with flying through the air, and trying to play the violin at the same time, I don't think what you doing right now is enough to fill a theatre in Vegas. That much movement made you not as great as you were. Made you not as great as you were. Who's got the right to stop you ? I mean, maybe some of you guys got something you never finish, something you really want to do, something you never said to somebody. Something, and you told no, even after you paid your dues Who's got the right to tell you ? Who ? Nobody. It's your right to listen to your gut and nobody has the right to say no. After you earn right to be what you want to be and do what you want to do. People will discourages you know the people that you have in your life who no matter how good of a day you're having, they will bring you down or no matter how bad of a day you're having, they will bring you even lower. You know what I'm talking about ? Think of the three biggest discourages in your life. They are not your biggest discourages, You are. Dear candidate, thank you for your application to our ballet academy, Unfortunately, you have not been accepted. You lack the right feet, achilles tendons, turn out, torso lenght and bust. You have the wrong body for ballet and at thirteen you are too old to be considered. So you don't think you can? You don't think you can do it? Think you can! Know you can. If you haven't done it, keep striving, keep working, don't let up. Things don't come easy You gotta find it, whatever it is, what's in yourself Don't quit. Don't quit. Don't quit. So just because you fail, don't mean you are a failure. Alright ? So I just need you to do me a huge favor I just need you keep going, try to make that one different decision to not maybe for my last one. Is don't let the distractions distract you I know real simple but don't let the distraction distract you. Failure is not an option, when you go into it, I want you to go in everything you do, listen to me, as if failure is not an option, alright ? It's not a button, it's not a label, it does not exist! You can do it! Don't let your body steal your dream, I used to ask myself "can I do this?" And something said within me, "you're the one." You're the one. If you want to be great, not good, not also brand, not second, not third. If you want to be great, you're very best at what you do obsession is a necessity. Once you have that magnificent obsession, once you question the impossible Then when somebody like that, tells you You can't do something, you have chosen the wrong one. To tell something like that to. I will show you, I will show you what I can do. I will show you, I will turn your "I can't" "I will never", "I won't", "It's impossible", I will turn it around and I will show you that I can do anything! you want something bad enough if you really love something you really want to have results and dedicate yourself one hundred percent all." Speakers: Tyrese Gibson CT Fletcher Les Brown Nick Vujicic Sylvester Stallone Eric Thomas

It Takes Courage To Start Over Again (Motivational Speech)
Motivation

It Takes Courage To Start Over Again (Motivational Speech)

Motivational speech that will give you the courage to start over again. Transcript: "That you're going to have some ups and you’re going to have some downs. Most people give up on themselves easily. You know that a human spirit is powerful? There is nothing as powerful – its hard to kill the human spirit! Anybody can feel good when they have their health, their bills are paid, they have happy relationships. Anybody can be positive then. Anybody can have a larger vision then. Anybody can have a lot of faith under those kinds of circumstances. The real challenge of growth, mentally, emotionally and spiritually comes when you get knocked down. It takes courage to act! Part of being hungry when you’ve been defeated. It takes courage…. To start over again." Don't forget to share this video to spread the motivation!

Motivational - Not Over Until I Win (Ft. Les Brown)
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Motivational - Not Over Until I Win (Ft. Les Brown)

An inspiring & motivational video featuring a great speech from Les Brown. Transcript: "I don't know what the dream is that you have. I don't care how far-fetched it might appear to be. I don't care how disappointing it might have been as you've been working toward that dream. But here's what I know. That dream that you're holding in your mind, that it's possible. What if all of us took that attitude after we face a rejection and a no, or we have a meeting and no one shows up? Or somebody says, "You can count on me." And they don't come through. What if we had that kind of attitude? The car's repossessed. Nobody believes in you. You've lost again, and again, and again. The lights are cut off, but you still are looking at your dream, reviewing it every day and say to yourself, "It's not over until I win."