Today is Memorial Day which is why I chose this week’s Motivational Monday video. It features an amazing story of how one U.S. soldier surprised his daughter in school after being away from his family for 350 days.

Freedom isn’t free so please remember to set aside a few moments today to honor the selfless & courageous people serving our country. As a former Marine, this video has inspired me to express my gratitude to the men & women who are sacrificing time with their loved ones to serve our country.

How has this week’s video inspired you? Be sure to share your answer in the comments section below!

P.S. For more motivation, click here to check out last week’s Motivational Monday.

This video of a young Chinese girl playing the piano is about to make your day. (I know because watching it absolutely made my day!)

The footage will force you to examine the excuses you make not to tackle those major challenges in your own life. The young girl in this video first sat down at a piano just three years ago!

And the piece she’s playing, “Souvenir D’enfance” by Richard Clayderman, is not an easy piece to play. The girl plays beautifully, with the sort of lyrical maturity not often found in youngsters new to their instruments.

And if that wasn’t enough to wow you, she has no fingers on her right hand. I loved this video because it’s a great reminder of what we can achieve by taking the “T” out of can’t and focusing on what we CAN do instead.

How have you been inspired this week’s Motivational Monday video? Share your answer in the comments section below!

P.S. For extra motivation, click here to check out last week’s Motivational Monday…

This week’s Motivational Monday video came from an unexpected source… It’s actually a CLIF Bar commercial but it features Chris McCormack’s fantastic story of overcoming the odds to win the 2007 Ironman World Championships in Kona Hawaii.

The 2007 event was Chris’ sixth try at the World Championships race. The year before, Chris finished in second place and was only 2 minutes behind the winner so his victory in 2007 was extremely sweet!

Chris’ victory celebration was very inspirational! How has this week’s video inspired you?

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P.S. For more motivation, click here to see Motivational Monday #39.

In this week’s Motivational Monday video, Mark Bezos shares his first experience fighting a fire as the Assistant Captain of a volunteer firefighter company in New York City. During his first excursion as a volunteer firefighter, Mark made it to the scene of the fire & found the Fire Department’s Captain on Duty shortly after one of his fellow volunteer firefighters.

After finding the captain so he could get his assignment, he overheard the Captain give the other volunteer firefighter his assignment…

Mark’s fellow volunteer firefighter was asked to go inside the burning house to save the homeowner’s dog.
At the time, Mark felt that his assignment of running past the fire to find a pair of shoes for the homeowner paled in comparison to saving the homeowner’s dog.

A few weeks later the firefighters received a letter from the homeowner thanking them for their courageous efforts. Mark was pleasantly surprised to see that the homeowner noted that ‘someone had even gotten her a pair of shoes.’

What I love about this video is how it teaches us to be a hero all the time, instead of waiting on major opportunities to become a big hero…

How has Mark’s story inspired you to become a hero? Share your answer in the comments section below!

P.S. If you missed Motivational Monday #38, click here to watch it now.

This week’s video left me speechless and amazed… The story of Patrick Henry Hughes and his father is absolutely incredible!

Watch their story and let me know what you enjoyed most about this week’s Motivational Monday in the comments section below!

For extra motivation, check out last week’s Motivational Monday here.