May 23, 2011 Matt Morris -
Written By Matt Morris -

Motivational Monday #41

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…

  • Rogersalah

    Amazing talent, powerful determination of success inspite of the physical disablity. One CAN achieve what others may not think so.

  • http://www.freedom-to-be-your-own-boss.com Willie Robertson

    Wow Matt, This is so awe inspiring. I was near tears watching it, as some in the video were too.

    I have wanted to play the piano and I have two good hands, so what is my excuse?

    Prior to reading your email, I was watching the news where they were talking with some of the people in a small KS town that got hit by the tornado last evening.

    With all the destruction around them, the people were saying they were happy to be alive and they were also talking about the progress they had made in a few hours removing debris.

    Man talk about removing the T from can(‘T).

    The human spirit is powerful.

  • http://profiles.google.com/richardokelo richard okelo

    Touching video,surely it is a matter of making use of the God given things,we should use the ability that we have instead giving excuses on the disability that we have!

  • Jose Rivas

    Wao Matt!
     This video lets us understand that, where there is a will there is a way!
    Thanks.

  • mary jane myers

    that is amazing — makes me feel fortunate and reminds me we should always make the most of what we have  there is always someone with more to overcome to achieve success than you do 

  • CHICOHRSANCHEZ

    THAT IMPRESSIVE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I ONLY HAVE NINE FINGERS.
     

  • Jayd0204

    She is truely inspirational. She plays beautifully. In all truth words can not begin to describe her telent. She plays the piano magnanimously dispite of her disability. Oops what disability???

  • Jan Børre Auen, Norway

    Nice little amazing girl.
    As always, if you can deam it, you can do it. The only thing wich realy stand in your way is you. If you can see your self, truly see yourself at the topp. Ok, then you can get to the top.

    From a little viking who has broken his neck 3 times, if Ican. You most sertanly can. See you at some nice beach somewhere warm.
    WVis making you living large.

  • http://www.Thomashoi.com Thomas Hoi

    Awesome video, reminds me of Nick Vujicic who lives life to the fullest even when he’s born without arms and legs. And also the winner of China Got Talent Liu Wei – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Qut0Nrsiw – who played piano with his toes because he lost his arms due to an accident when he was 5… Their stories have brought hope to thousands and thousands of people… I like the quote “You are responsible for your own dreams!”

    It seems that no matter how bad a situation is, even with the lost of arms and legs, anyone can still achieve greatness and pursue their dreams and desired lifestyle.

    • Anonymous

      Nick is the first Motivational Monday I did! :)

  • Oleacibotaru1972@rambler.ru

    Extraordinar ,SUPER nu am cuvinte sa vorbesc aceste persoane ,imagini sunt niste valori foarte mari pentru societate. anume Luni organizam o mica sarbatoare a copilului de 1.iunie ”Spranta si viitor ne dorim”  la noi in centru de reabilitare de zi ”INCREDERE” pentru persoanele cu desabilitati din teritoriul comunitatii. eu personal fiind presedintele acestui centru stiind ce inseamna sa fii in aceasta soarta ,totdeauna sunt penru a ajuta aceste persoaane in diferite dificultati din toate punctele de vedere,de’ai ajuta sa se integreze in societate si sa le apreciem abilitatile,capacitatile ca sa se poata dezvolta la toate deprinderile de viata necesare Bravo………un mare salut din RMoldova.  

  • Alice

    Matt,  I am so o o o o overwhelmed with emotions.    Thank You for inspiring me to work even more vigorously with my Young Adult Group, with a new angle. ” Removing the “T” out of can’t

  • nJUSH

    such an inspiration!

  • Marie Teclaire

    God is the man that hold the world, without fingers she can play piano. To God be the glory

  • Marie Teclaire

    God is the man that hold the world, without fingers she can play piano. To God be the glory

  • Dwight Hanson

    Awesome,just outstanding! Look forward to training with you June 11th in Madison! Dw.ight Hanson

  • Kim Ha Campbell

    Thank you Matt, that was amazing. You are the leader that I’m inspired to become…

    • Matt

      Thanks Kim, you are the best!

  • http://www.essanteworldwide.com/tbuduson Titobuduson

    This video is just amazing and I know if you act on the WORD everything is possible for you to obtain. The Chinese Girl is just another person on the planet!!

  • tranneka

    Wonderful inspiration. It shows that there is nothing is impossible if we focus on what we want to achieve

  • Akinsuyi

    This video is great, fantastic and inspirational. It shows nothing is impossible to the person that is ready and willing to embrace positive change.

    Thanks for the video, it really made my evening.

    From. Akinsuyi  

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/István-Polyák/100000764128379 István Polyák

    Köszönöm szépen ez csodálatos Polyák István

  • pgrochfordfacebook

    A great reminder that that yo can achieve what you put your mind to.
    http://www.nurturinglifebooks.com

  • http://www.facebook.com/monicoperez Monico Perez

    Awesome video…thanks for posting this great message.  I got a chance to meet Sean Stephenson this past week. His story is amazing as well.  Keep up the great messages Matt!

  • Anonymous

    Curaj si succes mai departe,aratind aceste valori vom deveni mai sufletisti,mai buni.
    sper de curaj si de experienta totala cu ajutoru sufltului dv.. 

  • Equisan12

    If you have the “want to” strong enough,  you have the “can do”.

  • Viktar Tsakunou

       Respected Matt Morris.

     

       Thanks for
    interesting video. The history about the young Chinese pianist perfectly
    playing a piano, has struck me on the spot. I was some days under impression of
    this plot. On my course of life there was one not so young woman, with defect
    of a hand, but it excellently consulted with the pedagogical activity. My more
    low following story about this remarkable woman.

       It is video
    has inspired me. I have written the small story of “DELICACY”.

                                                                            

                                                                      
    DELICACIES

     

    Viktar Tsakunou

     

       With
    warm-heartedness I recollect the old teacher of children’s home Anna Moiseevnu.
    Its eyes were shone by kindness and any kind cunning. The palm of the right
    hand at it, except the big finger, was not bent. When a direct grey hair fell
    down on eyes, it brought the right hand to the person and the big finger took
    away hair back, and then smoothed with their direct palm.

       Happened, I
    noticed the latent kind smile and especial shine of its grey eyes on her lips.
    Such minutes mysteriously, gesture of the right hand, she will call up me, the
    seven-year boy, and will withdraw in the next room where was nobody, and there
    was a silence. Here it will lay out any parcel on a table, will develop it and
    will treat me with pies with meat or jam, fried fish with bread, cookies,
    apples or still something tasty.

       – Eat, good
    my boy, – it tenderly sentenced, stroking me on a head not bent palm.

       I hasty
    absorbed its gifts. It was somehow inconvenient me, I was afraid, that somebody
    will enter into a room and will see me behind this employment. On the quiet
    absorbing Anna Moiseevny’s gifts, I realised, that I do something not that I
    betray our children’s orphaned brotherhood where all the general and even the
    slightest aspiration to something personal, whether it be the thing or feeling
    of tenderness and caress, without was meaningly regarded by pupils as
    treachery.

       Having
    stopped to eat, I escaped in other room or in a court yard to children, trying
    not to look them in the face.

       I very much
    loved Anna Moiseevnu and regretted her when she became angry about any rascal.

       Later, in
    some years, I have learnt, that Anna Moiseevna “fed up” not only me, but
    also others seven – eight-year pupils of children’s home.

     

    Viktar Tsakunou.

    City Minsk, Belarus.

    On May, 26th, 2011

  • PKC Rajah

    Awesome!

    Really inspiring!!

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  • Artha Dharma

    Amazing to see what we can do achieve and accomplish.

  • Marie Denise

    Absolutely superb!.  I am a piano teacher for the past 27 years. This girl is AWESOME! HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS.  Thank you Matt for this gift of inspiration. Marie Denise.
     

  • Chris Harvey

    Wow Matt, I think that is the most amazing video in the series so far. Unbelievably moving and inspirational. Most of us are soooooo blessed yet how easily we forget it.