Top 5 Most Inspirational Videos on YouTube
Filed Under (All, internet, story) by Ph4][)HL1 R4Ph1Q1 on 13-08-2008
Tagged Under : Carnegie Mellon, Childhood Dreams, Drop Me A Line, Free Hugs Campaign, Goodness Sake, Greatness, Key To Life, Little Inspiration, Mellon Professor, Million Viewers, Minimalist, Pixar, Prominence, Pursuing Your Dreams, Randy Pausch, Revolutionary Idea, Stanford Commencement Speech, Steve Jobs, Will Smith, Youtube
Sometimes we all can use a little inspiration. I thought I’d share some of my favorite inspirational videos with you, hoping that it’ll help pick you up today.
Play these as needed. Warning: you might be inspired to greatness, so use with caution.
1. Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Watched by over 6 million viewers, this video of a Carnegie Mellon professor who is dying of pancreatic cancer contains more inspiration and wisdom than almost anything else you can watch online. Watch it!
2. A Father’s Amazing Love
Unless you’re a cold-hearted bastard (and none of you who read this blog are, I know), you will get teary-eyed watching this video. You can’t help it. There is no more powerful demonstration of a father’s love than this.
3. Steve Jobs’s Stanford Commencement Speech
I admit, I’m a Steve Jobs fanboy — the guy invented the Mac, the iPod, and Pixar for goodness sake! He’s also a minimalist, like me, and in this speech he shows the power of pursuing your dreams, something I fervently believe in. And Steve, if by any chance you happen to read this blog, drop me a line! (I know, not much of a chance, but I had to give it a shot.) Correction: Steve didn’t invent Pixar, as one reader pointed out. He probably didn’t invent the iPod either, but he did lead both to prominence.
4. Will Smith - Running & Reading (The Key to Life)
Will Smith is right on in this speech. As an avid runner and reader myself, I’ve noticed these same phenomena have changed my life, and I recommend both to anyone I talk to.
5. Free Hugs Campaign
I’m a big fan of the Free Hugs campaign. Such a simple yet profound and revolutionary idea — offer free hugs to strangers and change their lives in small ways. I love it.
Have a favorite inspirational video? Share in the comments!
