Motivation is a feeling you can have. Action is actual activity that brings results (positive & negative).  Many are motivated, many dream, and relatively few take action. Anyone can have a lull in the action, and sometimes it just takes listening to others to get going again.

1. Think Big – Donald Trump: An audio clip of Trump discussing thinking big, staying focused, and momentum. Focus on the solution, not on the problem, and see an opportunity for what it is. Use frustration as a motivator. Be passionate, and see yourself as victorious.  “Never give up, never quit.”

2. Taking Action vs. Procrastination: Jeff Chavez. Why do we procrastinate?  Three suggestions: (1) we’re bored, (2) we’re overwhelmed, and (3) you’ve lost confidence.

3. Action Creates Energy: – In this video, more on action, in a discussion with peak performance expert Ed Tseng. Dr. Rob Gilbert states “Action creates energy” at just past the five minute mark in the clip, and mentions that energy level doesn’t have to be connected with how you feel.

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Success is a continuous journey – Richard St. John – talks at a TED event about success in terms of learning and re-building… an initial “success” is not the end-game.

The video is just under 4 minutes long.

The second clip is a two-minute montage from down under (Australia) -

Passion Is The Key - an Australian TV show, Your Business Success, provides business tips from leading entrepreneurs. This video discusses concepts including unbridled confidence, momentum, and persistance, along with the statement “it’s important to have a passion for what you do“.

And the next video uplifts from a realistic view of the spectrum of success -

A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success – Alain de Botton – talks about success in terms of many areas, including talking about types of “self-help” books, careers, meritocracy, and other topics in the context of alternatives.  Memorable quotes include: “You think you know what [success] means“, “…a lot of the time our ideas of what it would mean to live successful are not our own“, and “…make sure … that we are truly the authors of our own ambitions.” and “Let’s make sure our ideas of success are truly our own.”

(17 minutes)

and, wrapping up, another upbeat short clip is presented…

8 Secrets Of Success – Richard St. John – talks about success in terms of:

• Passion
• Work
• Focus
• Persist
• Ideas…

…and the rest of his 8 secrets, in just 3 1/2 minutes:

Whatever the day, these videos and ones such as John Wooden on True Success can get your motivational mojo going!

Where does passion come from?  It depends on what type of passion.  One way to divide it is into the two camps of  “Carrot” or “stick“.  The carrot is pleasure, reward, success, money, and other positive outcomes that one has pulling them forward.  The stick is pain, fear, concern, failure, and other negative areas.

Are you looking to save the world from ecological disaster?  Stick.  Are you looking to retire by age 35 with the admiration (and envy) of friends and family?  Carrot.  Are you looking to help people avoid catching the H1N1 virus with a plastic sneezeguard to make a quick fortune?  Carrot and stick.

Your passion – that energy – also contributes to confidence.  The energy of your pursuit flows through you and builds confidence. (And that confidence may be what makes you be the one who is launching when others are still waiting).

The video for this post is the Rolling Stones “Waiting on a Friend” from 1981.

The video is about 4 1/2 minutes long.