Conan O'Brian and Failure
"It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. It’s not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right, your perceived failure can be a catalyst for profound re-invention." -- Conan O'Brian
Conan O'Brien's 2011 Dartmouth College Commencement Address
A Hilarious commencement speech from the talk show host Conan O'Brian. This 23 minute speech is quite a time commitment for your daily inspiration. It is about failure.
Deena Kastor on Comfort
"I've always taken the philosophy that you have to dream a little in this sport. If you stay in your comfort zone, you're not going to do anything special."
-- Deena Kastor, holder of American marathon and half marathon running records
-- Deena Kastor, holder of American marathon and half marathon running records
Heidi Klum on AOL: Product Review
What its about
Heidi Klum has a style guide. You are probably thinking this is a copycat effort of Gwyneth Paltrow's Style guide, but really they are completely different. Heidi gives advice about running, hair, clothes, and makeup. Heidi lives for fashion, and so does her style guide.
It is a little bit more friendly for a casual peruse. The website is organized magazine style, with articles and high quality full color images grasping for your attention. I can't help but think that a physical print magazine wouldn't be a better medium.
Why it inspires
Normally this is the key section of the review, but not here. I find that this is self explanatory. I don't want to say it. Its not even that nice. Okay, fine. Heidi Klum inspires us to be better by inspiring us to look a little bit more like her.
Who should read it.
Heidi Klum takes a different approach than Gwyneth. Heidi knows fashion and beauty, and that is primarily what she talks about. She doesn't pretend to have substance, and it is refreshing to get what we really want when we ask Heidi Klum for a style guide. Those who want great hair, new clothes, and makeup tips would get a little something from Heidi Klum. Also, if you like looking at hundreds of pictures of Heidi Klum, this is a neat site to go to.
You can sign up for the newsletter, but it won't give you much substance. The weekly emailing is mostly a reminder to go back to the site and check out the in depth articles. Check out her site here.
Heidi Klum has a style guide. You are probably thinking this is a copycat effort of Gwyneth Paltrow's Style guide, but really they are completely different. Heidi gives advice about running, hair, clothes, and makeup. Heidi lives for fashion, and so does her style guide.
It is a little bit more friendly for a casual peruse. The website is organized magazine style, with articles and high quality full color images grasping for your attention. I can't help but think that a physical print magazine wouldn't be a better medium.
Why it inspires
Normally this is the key section of the review, but not here. I find that this is self explanatory. I don't want to say it. Its not even that nice. Okay, fine. Heidi Klum inspires us to be better by inspiring us to look a little bit more like her.
Who should read it.
Heidi Klum takes a different approach than Gwyneth. Heidi knows fashion and beauty, and that is primarily what she talks about. She doesn't pretend to have substance, and it is refreshing to get what we really want when we ask Heidi Klum for a style guide. Those who want great hair, new clothes, and makeup tips would get a little something from Heidi Klum. Also, if you like looking at hundreds of pictures of Heidi Klum, this is a neat site to go to.
You can sign up for the newsletter, but it won't give you much substance. The weekly emailing is mostly a reminder to go back to the site and check out the in depth articles. Check out her site here.
Mistakes aren't always bad
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
---Albert Einstein
How do you interpret this quote?
---Albert Einstein
How do you interpret this quote?
Bill Cosby Carnegie Mellon University's 2007 commencement speech
The lesson: Don't be afraid of being you.
GOOP Review June 30th 2011: Stress
This week Gwyneth tells us about stress. She certifies the tips on her page to be true because, as her opening paragraph tells us, she has spent stupid amounts of money on things that didn't work.. or something.
Dr. Oz Garcia first tells us about stress and weight gain/loss. Applicable. This IS a style guide afterall. We are told that when we are stressed, we have to remember to be stressed about our bodies too. The focus is good diet and exercise.
Olivia Bros tells how to breathe. Okay. Meditation is important. Check.
The Body studio in london tells us about massage. Yup, those are relaxing. I liked this one. It offered us something we wouldn't have assumed before we read it. It was a nice little tutorial including products and pressure points.
Monica Berg gives us something very Kabbalah. It wasn't my cup of tea, but it was nice. She offers us a style guide and this inspirational spirituality is very charactoristic of a style guide.
Overall, great job Gwyneth. It looks like you put a little work into this one. Usually it feels like she take on the monstrous task of asking someone to do it for her, but I could actually see her voice in this one. I learned how Gwyneth Paltrow handles stress and it was refreshing. I think she should try to stick with this type of post, where she addresses a topic that most people deal with, and she teaches you how to handle it like her.
If you would like to read this review yourself, you can see this newsletter here.
Dr. Oz Garcia first tells us about stress and weight gain/loss. Applicable. This IS a style guide afterall. We are told that when we are stressed, we have to remember to be stressed about our bodies too. The focus is good diet and exercise.
Olivia Bros tells how to breathe. Okay. Meditation is important. Check.
The Body studio in london tells us about massage. Yup, those are relaxing. I liked this one. It offered us something we wouldn't have assumed before we read it. It was a nice little tutorial including products and pressure points.
Monica Berg gives us something very Kabbalah. It wasn't my cup of tea, but it was nice. She offers us a style guide and this inspirational spirituality is very charactoristic of a style guide.
Overall, great job Gwyneth. It looks like you put a little work into this one. Usually it feels like she take on the monstrous task of asking someone to do it for her, but I could actually see her voice in this one. I learned how Gwyneth Paltrow handles stress and it was refreshing. I think she should try to stick with this type of post, where she addresses a topic that most people deal with, and she teaches you how to handle it like her.
If you would like to read this review yourself, you can see this newsletter here.
Excellence
In the long run you only hit what you aim at. Therefore, though, you should fail immediately, you had better aim at something high. -- Thoreau
Deciding who we are
"I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision."
— Eleanor Roosevelt
How do you interpret this quote?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
How do you interpret this quote?
The Voice of Gloom and Doom
If you are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life ... your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live -- George Bernard Shaw
Your Body
Seeing these images makes me feel better about my body. When I see fashion models, I imagine their bodies are perfect, the human ideal. But they aren't. These Olympians ARE physical human ideal, and their bodies seem, well, more attainable. These people come in every shape and size and they've made their bodies the best in the world in some way.
More than one type of body is perfect. Yours is perfect too, for whatever you use it for. Check out more olympians at the peak of thier career here.
Today, expand your opinion about bodily perfection.
Humanity at its finest
This video is entitled "Humanity at its finest". It is an inspiring video of an autistic singer singing the national anthem at fenway park on disabilities awareness day. When he faltered, the crowd helped him out. It is an excellent illustration of the collective mankind's compassion and support for the individual. I find it quite moving.
Maya Angelou
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
— Maya Angelou
How do you interpret this quote? I think it gives an interesting perspective about respect.
— Maya Angelou
How do you interpret this quote? I think it gives an interesting perspective about respect.
GOOP Review: June 23rd 2011
This week Gwyneth introduces us to the writer of Classy by Derek Blasburg
. He gives us a few tips on how to be a polite dinner guest this summer. I learned a few things that I do extremely wrong. For instance, I am no lady unless I have personalized thank you cards, and I am a brute because I tend to ask about what people do for a living when I meet them (which is odd to me because what people do for a living is what they... well.. do).
But overall a good email Gwyneth. I agree that having etiquette is important to having style. If you are interested in reading this newsletter, go here.
. He gives us a few tips on how to be a polite dinner guest this summer. I learned a few things that I do extremely wrong. For instance, I am no lady unless I have personalized thank you cards, and I am a brute because I tend to ask about what people do for a living when I meet them (which is odd to me because what people do for a living is what they... well.. do).But overall a good email Gwyneth. I agree that having etiquette is important to having style. If you are interested in reading this newsletter, go here.
accept change
"You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.”
— Joseph Campbell
— Joseph Campbell
calm down
This too will pass
Use the affirmations you see on this site by repeating them to yourself whenever you get a chance. Repeat it to yourself all day long if you can. Stare into your beautiful eyes in the mirror and say them aloud. Say it until you believe it.
Use the affirmations you see on this site by repeating them to yourself whenever you get a chance. Repeat it to yourself all day long if you can. Stare into your beautiful eyes in the mirror and say them aloud. Say it until you believe it.
The Power of Visualization
Imagine yourself doing it. Those who plan do the best in this world because they can imagine every step of a process and then go through the motions.
I noticed one of the most powerful arguments in the 4 hour Work Week was that we should start a business now because we are going to end up doing it when we are retired and bored anyway. When he said that, starting a business was the most realistic in the world because I was going to do it anyway.
What can't you imagine yourself doing? Why don't you go ahead and try.
Today, day dream.
I noticed one of the most powerful arguments in the 4 hour Work Week was that we should start a business now because we are going to end up doing it when we are retired and bored anyway. When he said that, starting a business was the most realistic in the world because I was going to do it anyway.
What can't you imagine yourself doing? Why don't you go ahead and try.
Today, day dream.
Dr. Albert Yu-Lin and the search for adventure.
Its hard to believe that this man was in my outer circle. Apparently there are some amazing people who work in the same building, who walk the same paths as normal people do everyday.
This Doctoral scholar studied the forbidden land surrounding Genghis Khans alleged grave site in the midst of Mongolia. National Geographic calls him a modern day Indiana Jones
His most inspirational moment was when he decided not to get a 'real job' when he decided to take on a risky post graduate project that required him to start an 8 year trek around the world using the latest technologies in remote sensing. Although this must have taken some guts, I contest that few Ph.D graduates get traditional jobs. He encourages us to follow our dreams and to be damned with worries like supporting ourselves. Read more about him on the Nat Geo website.
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