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Motivation is the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.

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When forty five year old Randy Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer he chose to focus on living rather than dying. As a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Randy was as...

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Heroes

Motivation Hero: Chris

Submitted by Gretchen Chris is constant motivation and inspiration for all those around him. Diagnosed as a 21 year old Marine with a degenerative nerve disorder, Chris was forced to cut his career in the Marines short and has gone from using canes to a wheelchair over... Read more

Motivation Hero: PEDRO

Submitted by Ceci My hero would be my dad. I believe dads are the real heroes of the world. My dad has 10 children including me. I'm now 20 years old but lived in a small town from Mexico until I was 12 years old. We grew mostly with my mom since my dad spent most ... Read more

Motivation Hero: Mentors

Submitted by Aleli I have more than one hero: God is my ultimate hero above all. Without Him, I wouldn't have been blessed with other heroes in my life such as my family and friends. My parents & big brother who always taught me about not giving up and believing in ... Read more
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Personal Stories

Humble Beginnings

Submitted by Anonymous I have come a long way from riding on the back of a donkey as a child in Portugal in the 50's and 60's, where I grew up. My family was poor; in fact, I recall times when my courageous mother had to literally beg for food to feed four hungry boys. ... Read more

Laziness

Submitted by George During my second week of classes I hit a road block. I found every possible way to procrastinate and made every possible excuse to hold off doing my assigned readings and writings. Then I would find myself doing last minute work. I was reminded of... Read more

Mile Friday

Submitted by Monika Perez It was Friday and it was time to run our mile. Once we stepped on the track I could feel the breeze passing through my face,it was about 32 degrees outside. It was time to run and once the stopwatch started, I sprinted the first lap. Usually I was... Read more

I'm going to strive...

Submitted by Anonymous Christmas break had just arrived promising two weeks off. My intention for these two weeks was to clear my head of some problems I faced. I spent time with my family having as cheeriest of a time as possible. Anyways, there are too many times a da... Read more

Kindness

Submitted by Anonymous Today a representative came to talk to my school about Rachel Scott. She was a great person who died in the horrific Columbine High School tragedy. The assembly was inspiring and really moved me. Before the day of the assembly, I had been tryi... Read more
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MOTIVATION

Quotes
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The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.
Ben Stein Actor, Writer, Political Commentator (born 1944);
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If I only had three words of advice, they would be, Tell the Truth. If got three more words, I'd add, all the time.
Randy Pausch Professor, Author (1960-2008);
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Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
Howard Thurman Author, Philosopher, Theologian, Educator, Civil Rights Leader (1899-1981);
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Despair shows us the limit of our imagination. Imaginations shared create collaboration, and collaboration creates community, and community inspires social change.
Terry Tempest Williams Author, Naturalist (born 1955);
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Be great in act, as you have been in thought.
William Shakespeare Dramatist, Poet (1564-1616);
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MOTIVATION

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Randy Pausch - Motivation

Randy Pausch wrote a book on living while dying. Today, his legacy continues on through the motivating words he shared.

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The Foundation for a Better Life began as a simple idea to promote positive values. We believe that people are basically good and just need a reminder. And that the values we live by are worth more when we pass them on.