Inspirational People – How to become one of them

You often hear stories about inspirational people in the news or if you are lucky, you get to meet one in person. We are often amazed or better yet, it makes us reflect upon our own lives.  Well, I heard a story just recently about a man that bought a dealership in town that donated a simple portion of his profits of every single car he sold to the local hospital here. Well, to date, after a number of years in business, he is just about to hit $1 Million Dollars in donations. Wow! An ordinary man doing extraordinary thing for the local children’s ward!

So how is it that we can become inspirational people ourselves? Is it about who donates more money? Nope, I have been inspired by Lance Armstrong, a cancer survivor who has won 7 tours de France races. So is it about being the best at their sport? I don’t think so.  Do you see yourself on that list? Well, after hearing that story, I began thinking about people I think are inspirational and what common traits they have or what makes them tick.

1. Passionate - They are courageously pursuing what they know is their mission or passion in life. They are passionate people about whatever is their goal or purpose.

2. Never giving up- Even when the road gets a bit bumpy, they are not about to give up. They may have a bad day, bad week or bad month, but they pick themselves up, dust themselves off and continue on.

3. Mindset - There is no doubt in their minds that they will achieve their goal. Their mindset has been programmed to reach the end. So back to the bad day, it is just seen as a hiccup versus the end of the journey.

4. Discipline - They do the steps, the routine or the training that is necessary. I think the number 1 reason we find people inspirational is that they do what ordinary people would never put the energy or time mastering or pursuing.

5. Raise the bar- We often see that what they have done has just raised the bar… they inspire you to do more, be better or to just try a little bit harder.

So is there a moral to this article??? Yes, do what you are passionate about, don’t give up, have the right mindset, be disciplined in your actions and you will raise the bar and hopefully inspire others to do the same. The world needs more inspirational people.

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