This week’s Motivational Monday video features the story of Jorge Munoz – who seems just like a regular guy upon first impression… However, Jorge is one of the most inspiring people you’ll ever meet.  A school bus driver by day and an angel by night.

Every night for the past several years, he has gone home and cooked food for hundreds of people on his old stove.  He then goes to a street corner in Queens, New York and feeds those that are hungry.  He does this with his own money because “it’s the right thing to do”.

How has Jorge’s story inspired you? Be sure to share your answer in the comments section below!

P.S. For an extra dose of motivation, click here to see Motivational Monday #52.

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In 1992, British athlete Derek Redmond became one of most celebrated figures in Olympic history — despite never having won an event. It was the 400m semi-final of the Barcelona Olympics and Redmond, who was one of the sprinters tipped to win, tore a hamstring only minutes from the finish line. As emergency staff rushed to his aid, a weeping Redmond hobbled to his feet and began limping to the finish line — he knew he had to finish. His father ran out from the audience and held him until he made to the end, while an audience of millions stood up and gave him a standing ovation.

The video — a testament to the triumph of the human spirit — has since become immortalized in Nike and Visa commercials. How has this week’s Motivational Monday inspired you?

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P.S. For more motivation, click here to check out Motivational Monday #51.

Today’s Motivational Monday video is short, sweet and utterly adorable! It features a toddler singing her favorite song from Yo Gabba Gabba. The lyrics from the song are simple words we can all live by: “Don’t Stop. Don’t Give Up.”

How did you enjoy this week’s video? Share your answer in the comments section below!

P.S. If you missed last week’s Motivational Monday, click here to watch it now… It features a must-see video on changing your life incrementally with 30-day personal challenges!

Is there something you’ve always meant to do, wanted to do, but just … haven’t? In today’s Motivational Monday video Matt Cutts, a genius SEO engineer from Google, suggests: Try it for 30 days.

30 days is the perfect amount of time to adopt a healthy new habit – or abolish a habit that’s detrimental to success. I chose to share this video today because it’s the first of the month which makes NOW the perfect time to embark on a new 30 day challenge of your choice…

What will you do for your 30 day challenge? Meditate? Improve your vocabulary? Learn a new language? The possibilities are endless and I’d love to hear what you’ll be up to for the next 30 days so be sure you share your challenge in the comments section below!

P.S. For even more motivation, click here to check out Motivational Monday #49!

This Motivational Monday video is worth 1,000 inspiring words so I’m keeping today’s post short and focused on you…. After you watch the video, let me know how today’s video has inspired you!

(You can share your answer in the comments section below.)

For an extra dose of motivation, click here to watch Motivational Monday #48!

This week’s Motivational Monday video features the phenomenal story & voice of Sung-bong Choi. At the beginning of his audition on Korea’s Got Talent, Sung-bong introduced himself as a “manual worker” and shared that he has been living on his own since he was five years old.

For ten years, he lived on the streets alone and sold gum and energy drinks to survive. At one point, he describes how he had to sleep in public on stairs or in restrooms to find shelter.

He graduated elementary and middle school through qualification exams so that he could study at the Daejeon Arts High School. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to continue his formal musical training due to his financial situation.

He prefaced his performance by telling the judges “Rather than saying ‘I sing because I enjoy it,’ I like singing because it was the first thing I liked after living that dayfly-like life. I’m not a good singer, but I just like it.”

Sung-bong Choi’s story is incredibly inspiring to me because of everything he has overcome to make his dream of doing what he loves most a reality.

What have you gained from hearing Sung-bong Choi’s story? Let me know your answer in the comments section below…

P.S. If you missed Motivational Monday #44, click here to see it!

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.