*This is kind of like my Best things about YouTube post.
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.–Zig Ziglar
Since I work at home, during my “lunch break” I can do whatever I want whilst stuffing my face, and that generally involves something passive like watching Hulu or YouTube (I don’t own a TV).
If a new episode of Family Guy or The Office is out, I’ll watch that, but generally I watch something on YouTube which can be considered either educational or inspirational.
Something I’ve LOVED to watch over the years is Inside The Actors Studio.
They bring in a big celebrity and ask them personal questions about their journey to the top.
I don’t watch these interviews to become an actor, but rather for inspiration. Almost everyone on the show is considered “at the top of their game”, and you get a fantastic inside view of what makes them tick and how they got there.
If you watch a few of these you’ll see some clear trends most of the people at the top have had:
- Work ethic – Being consistently good.
- Some sort of strife in their life that makes them “prove” themselves to others.
- To them a loonng time to get to top. Their success was many years in the making.
- Constantly making new things (movies, shows, books, projects etc).
The host, James Lipton, does a tremendous amount of research and knows everything about the person before they get on stage…then he just shuts up and lets THEM speak! Because of this, I’ve seen some of the BEST interviews with celebrities on this show.
To find something that inspires you, try going to YouTube.com and typing in:
(Name of some show biz person you admire) + Inside Actors Studio
If that doesn’t give good results, try the same thing on Google.com (some of the good interviews can’t be found on YouTube).
Here’s some interviews of people whom I learned something from: