Here are some of my favorite quotes from the lecture.

“…you don’t know where the bar should be and you are only going to do a miss service by putting it anywhere.”

“Bosses: Respect authority while questioning it”

“You can’t get there alone”

“Apologize when you screw up”

“Brick walls let us show our dedication. They are to separate us from the people who don’t want to achieve…”

“Don’t complain just work harder”

“Be good at something: it makes you valuable”

“Luck is where preparation meets opportunity”

Artist: Jay-z
Album: Blueprint 3
Song: So Ambitious
Other Artists Featured: Pharrell Williams

Click here to check out the rest of the Album

Motivation for me, is them telling me what I could not be

Oh well

I felt so inspired by what the teacher said
Said id either be dead or be a reefer head
Not sure if that’s how adults should speak to kids
Especially when the only thing I did was speak in class
Ill teach his ass
Even better what my uncle did
I popped my demo tape in start to beat my head
Peeked out my eye, see if he was beatin’ his
He might as well said beat it kid,
He’s on the list
It’s like im searching for kicks
Like a sneaker head
You gon’ keep pushing me til I reach the ledge
And when I reach the ledge, I tellem all to eat a dick
Take a leap of faith and let my eagle wings spread

(Chorus)
Motivation to me, is them telling me what I could not be, oh well
Im so ambitious, I might hit two sisters,
Hey im on a mission, no matter what the conditions
Fuck the personal issues, when u go what I been thru,
hey, if you believe it, then you can conceive it

Verse 2
Had to lace up my boots, even harder
Father is to far away to father
Further, more of the kids either
Smoke reefer or either move white
Theres few writers, in my cipher
So they made lighter, my type of
Dreams seen to them, they said wise up
How many guys are? You see making it from here
The world don’t like us, is that not clear, alright bruh
Im different I cant face what im gon’ be, or
For what everybody isn’t, they don’t listen
Just whispering behind my back, no vision,
Lack of ambition, So Wack!

(Chorus) Pharrell
Motivation to me, is them telling me what I could not be, oh well
Im so ambitious, I might hit two sisters,
Hey im on a mission, no matter what the conditions
Fuck the personal issues, when u go what I been thru,
hey, if you believe it, then you can conceive it

Verse 3
Had a couple of meetings, no office yet
Maybe I aint good enough for these offices
Back to the drawing board, ducking officers
Its all good cuz the streets, is saying ?
So with or without any of your involvement
We coming for all of this, respect my conglomerate
I went from pauper to the president, cuz every deal I ever made said precedent
Niggas probably thought a 4 without 0 buddy, oh Buddy
What I do is make more money
Dear teacher, you probably somewhere speaker
Im balling out of control, can you hear my sneakers?
Fuck yall!!

(Chorus) Pharrell
Motivation to me, is them telling me what I could not be, oh well
Im so ambitious, I might hit two sisters,
Hey im on a mission, no matter what the conditions
Fuck the personal issues, when u go what I been thru,
hey, if you believe it, then you can conceive it

Motivation for me, is them telling me what I could not be

Check out the lyrics to So Ambitious on Jay-z’s new album Blueprint 3

Click here to check out the rest of the Album

“A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.”

I’m guessing Muhammad Ali doesn’t need a long introduction. As an amateur he won the Olympic Gold. He then went on to become a three-time World Heavyweight Champion. And in 1999, Sports Illustrated and the BBC named him as “the Sportsman of the Century”.

But what can we learn from one of the best boxers of all time?
Well, here are five tips from Muhammad Ali on how to break through the barriers in the world and in your mind.

1. Take a risk.
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
To get what you really want you will pretty much always have to take risks. Of course, that can be scary. So how can you overcome this, take a leap and take the risk? I don’t have some simple and easy solution. But I do have a few tips.

Really, really want it.When you really want it simply becomes easier to push through the inner resistance you feel. You are so motivated to achieve whatever it is you want that the risk may be scary but smaller than your desire.

Ask yourself: what’s the worst that could happen? We often build big, negative fantasies in our heads of what may happen if we do something. Huge scary monsters. But probably 90 percent of what you fear never comes into reality. This is of course easy to say. But if you remind yourself of how little of what you feared throughout your life that has actually happened you can start to release more and more of that worry from your thoughts.

Detach from the outcome. When you are actually doing and taking the risk in real-time detach from the outcome. Just focus on what’s in front of you. Things will become easier. You’ll create less inner anxiety and pressure for yourself. And you will perform better because you are totally focusing on what’s right in front of you and not weighing yourself down with a lot of self-created negativity and doubts.

Every time you take the leap and take a risk – even if things might not go your way that time – you can build confidence in yourself. By getting more experiences where you took action instead of sitting on your hands it will over time becomes easier to start moving in the direction you desire and take a chance.

2. Steer clear of self-sabotage and creating inner obstacles.
3. Keep your self-talk positive.
4. Don’t make a big deal out of it.
5. Use your emotional leverage to succeed.

To read this excellent article by Henrik Edberg that includes a full break down of points 2,3,4 and 5 click the following link.

http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2009/02/06/muhammad-ali

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I found this little wall street journal clip where he talks about starting up to also becoming a leader of many companies. There are a few great quotes from a very wise experienced business mogul too.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4pFcwQbmLso

Stand out quote for me…
“The can be anything you want to be and you can start today as opposed to waiting for some opportunity.

Standout Quotes
“Passion… There is no reason in 2008 to do stuff you hate!”

“9 to 5 you don’t have time?!…Rubbish… 7pm to 2am in the morning is plenty of time to do damage”

“Hustle is the most important word EVER!”

“Position yourself to succeed”

“Everybody has time, stop watching the Lost! (TV Programme)”