Motivation: From Movies |
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This week I’d like to write a little more about motivation. The more I think about it, the more that motivation is one of the key factors in getting any job done.
I get a lot of energy from some very well written scenes in movies. The Rocky series of movies is probably the best example. When Rocky gets his workout going or is in a huge fight, I simply can’t stop the flow of adrenaline - not that I’d want to. Another movie with this formula is the first Matrix. I get similarly pumped when Morpheus asks Neo, “You think that’s air you’re breathing now?” What about when he says, “What are you waiting for? You’re faster than this. Don’t think you are, know you are…. Come on. Stop trying to hit me and hit me” during their training fight? I can’t sit still.
There’s a whole David vs. Goliath feel to these movies that makes me feel like if Rocky or Neo can do it, I can do it. I realize they are fictional characters, but the story is crafted in such a way to make it believable. You can usually catch clips of these movies on YouTube. Why not give it a shot before your next workout?
What movies have similar motivating moments for you? Let me know in the comments.
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July 23rd, 2007 at 9:29 am
Two must-see running movies are:
Without Limits: about Steve Prefontaine
Saint Ralph: about a kid that thinks he can cure his mother’s cancer by winning the Boston marathon
A good documentary is Running on The Sun about the Badwater 135 miler.
July 23rd, 2007 at 9:10 pm
I like Hoosiers.