I’m not talking about a Tony Robbins style “whip them up and jump around” seminar, much as I love Tony’s work. I’m not talking about the scare tactic type of “motivational” lecture we saw in the excellent movie, “Glengarry Glen Ross.” I’m talking a movies that motivate you at your core being and can be watched again and again. “Defiance” is such a movie.
Excellent Motivating Movies
Based on a true story, one cannot help but be seriously motivated to achieve ones goals when you watch this movie. Like “The Last Castle” or “The Shawshank Redemption”, you see people who are totally committed to their dreams. “Patton” is another such movie, which, like Defiance, is based on fact. Your own little obstacles fade into obscurity when you see these giants going for their goals. Naturally, “Slumdog Millionaire” also fits this category of motivational movies.
Why Not Go To The Next Level?
Why not get all these movies: Defiance, Patton, Slumdog Millionaire, The Last Castle, and The Shawshank Redemption, and watch them all in two days?
And then, go to the next level of serious motivation: pick the three most successful, motivated people you know, and build relationships with them. Spend regular time with real winners. You will become unstoppable.
Fix Your Energy “Leaks” Too
Finally, mend the leak at the bottom of your motivation bucket. Pouring in great movies and excellent friends is wonderful, but you must stop the leaks at the bottom of the bucket.
The biggest leak is associating with the wrong people: losers, posers, parasites, and whiners. And the other leak is negative input: CNN, newspapers, politics, bad philosophies, and negative places. Only accept positive, upbuilding input.
Control Your Input and Become Unstoppable
Carefully control your input – what you see, hear, and associate with, and you will build a strong, confident, enthusiastic, unstoppable attitude that will carry you over, around and through every challenge on your way to your objectives. You become like the people you spend the most time with, and what you think about comes about. Focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want. Paul J. Meyer said:
“Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon, must inevitably come to pass.”
Take my advice – watch these five, powerful movies ASAP. Start with “Defiance” – you will be seriously motivated.
