The 10 Most Inspirational Songs

How did Rourke not win best actor for his role in the Wrestler?!

We all have a reason why, we just have to find and identify the best reason, and hold it close to our hearts and minds on a daily basis.

The difference between the most successful people in the world and those that aren’t living their dreams, is that the uber successful know what they want to do, why they want to do it, and attack that expectation, goal, or whatever you want to call it with a relentless tenacity that is hard to match.

So what does that have to do with music?

The 10 songs on this list remind me of my why. My reason to push on when things get tough, or to work hard when all I want to do is lounge, party, or envelope myself in laziness. These songs inspire me. They’re stories that remind me of the struggle, the suffering and even the redemption of characters that were headed down an endless pitt of self destruction (see The Weary Kind).

The 10 Most Inspirational Songs.

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The Meaning of Life

It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist, not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual. ~ From Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.

If a man can find meaning in a concentration camp – where he has been imprisoned for no wrongdoing of his own. Where there is no end in sight – surely we can find meaning in our daily lives where we think none exists.

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How to Find Inspiration Around Every Corner

There are times when it’s hard to be motivated or hungry. When a perfect day consists of sitting on your ass in front of the TV. We’ve all been there. However, there are also times – hopefully this is the vast majority – when it’s hard to not be motivated. When everything you encounter, and everything in your life inspires you to be great: to be extraordinary.

A day in New York

I’m actually writing this on the plane ride back from New York to Vancouver. I had an amazing trip and was lucky enough to spend two weeks in the company of an amazing girl. I was also surrounded by things, people, and situations that inspired me to work harder, and to achieve more.

Like I said earlier, sometimes it’s just easy to be motivated.

I’d start my day with a solid breakfast, usually 4 eggs with toast and an avocado, and then sit down at the computer and answer emails as well as other online stuff like posting an article on my blog.

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The Balanced Life: Success

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure. - Sven Goran Eriksson

Everyone is tested in life, everyone has something that they want but the fear of failing is greater than the need to succeed.

I’ve done it before and I’m sure that at some point in you’re life you have as well.

You have a goal, but then you realize just how much hard work it will take to succeed in making this dream a reality and you begin to cheat, or skip out on some of the work, or procrastinate and find something else to occupy your time.

• Here’s an example of what I’m talking about: Your goal is to get ripped for the summer and you go 2 straight weeks without missing a workout. Then one morning you wake up feeling a little flat and you decide it won’t do much harm to skip out on just one. A week later you miss your second, a few days after that your third, you continue repeating this patter until you’re only making it to the gym a couple times a week, if that. Needless to say your goal of getting ripped by summer has taken a back seat to sleeping in every morning. Read the rest of this entry »