3 Success Factors from Jerry Maguire

The adversities a movie hero faces can reveal helpful tips for unleashing your positive attitude in your own career or business challenges. Films like Jerry Maguire can be viewed in a new perspective for how the hero mirrors your hidden strengths and skills.

1) Passion: The catalyst for Jerry Maguire’s (Tom Cruise) career transition was an honest and inspiring mission statement he wrote. It was his passion that initiated career changes that would take time and courage to make into a reality. If you find yourself in-between jobs here’s your chance to utilize the time to unearth your passions and dreams. Passions can energize a more fulfilling career.

2) Relationships, teamwork: Maguire’s dream was to create a business that was more people-based where they are the bottom line. His new business started with just one assistant and one client who believed in his dream. Let that inspire you to cultivate supportive relationships that believe in you and whatever career goals you have.

3) Optimistic mindset, perseverance, resilience: Maguire perseveres in his new career and business venture despite being stripped of the company and clients he helped to build. It was his belief in himself and belief from others that kept him resilient and optimistic. Find these strengths within yourself and always remember that optimism is about seeing the bright side of things despite the negatives right in front of you.

Look at these 3 movie lessons as a mirror for overcoming challenges in your career, business or workplace. The actions and positive results of the movie hero are there to remind you of key steps for facing obstacles, honing your leadership skills AND move forward with confidence.

Remember, movies can help you:

• Increase your positive emotional energy

• Visualize the future you want

• Recognize your hidden strengths and skills

• Discover immediate solutions to current challenges

Emmanuel Lopez – Motivatorman

Motivational Superhero At Your Service!

Professional Speaker & Movie Blogger

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© Copyright Emmanuel Lopez 2009

3 Success Factors from Erin Brockovich

Movie heroes like Erin Brockovich are based on true inspiring stories that can show you ways of overcoming your own challenges in your career, business or workplace.

1) Confidence: Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) exudes a natural confidence that helps her stand her ground in getting what she wants. You see it in her attitude and hear it in her voice. Each of us has a confident energy inside ourselves and it just needs to be released through a strong belief in oneself.

2) Perseverance, tenacity, resilience: Self-esteem is having a strong belief in oneself and Brockovich truly knows her self-worth. This fuels her perseverance and tenacity to achieve her goals even when they look impossible to outsiders. Her resilience is also fueled by her strong belief in what she is doing. Let her passion and belief inspire you to achieve your own goals.

3) Express yourself: Brockovich has the skill sets for expressing herself in a commanding way. She is direct, confident and articulate. Learn to build your confidence and be fearless when speaking your mind. All your successes will come when you focus on what you want and expressing it clearly to others.

Look at these 3 movie lessons as a mirror for overcoming challenges in your career, business or workplace. The actions and positive results of the movie hero are there to remind you of key steps for facing obstacles, honing your leadership skills AND move forward with confidence.

Remember, movies can help you:

• Increase your positive emotional energy

• Visualize the future you want

• Recognize your hidden strengths and skills

• Discover immediate solutions to current challenges

Emmanuel Lopez – Motivatorman

Motivational Superhero At Your Service!

Professional Speaker & Movie Blogger

See website: www.motivatorman.com

© Copyright Emmanuel Lopez 2009

3 Success Factors from The Shawshank Redemption

When you see how the movie hero overcomes his adversities in the movie The Shawshank Redemption you can identify solutions for dealing with challenges within your own workplace, business or career.

1) Optimistic mindset, perseverance, resilience: In the difficult times Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) experienced in prison he always maintained a hopeful, optimistic mindset. That positive attitude led to the strength to persevere and be resilient which can be applied to any challenges you face. It’s about focusing on your inner strength rather than the external pressures upon you.

2) Team spirit, respect: Dufresne learns to cultivate supportive relationships by simply being kind and respectful of fellow inmates. He has a quite leadership quality that fosters others to want to help him anyway they can. Let that inspire you to be the first to offer recognition and respect to others around you.

3) Strategic thinking: Because of the big reveal at the end of the film you will see that Dufresne had a skill set for strategic thinking. He demonstrates that there is a solution to any problem despite how overwhelmingly hopeless things may appear. Learn to analyze your challenges by focusing on the facts rather than the emotional factors.

Look at these 3 movie lessons as a mirror for overcoming challenges in your career, business or workplace. The actions and positive results of the movie hero are there to remind you of key steps for facing obstacles, honing your leadership skills AND move forward with confidence.

Remember, movies can help you:

• Increase your positive emotional energy

• Visualize the future you want

• Recognize your hidden strengths and skills

• Discover immediate solutions to current challenges

Emmanuel Lopez – Motivatorman

Motivational Superhero At Your Service!

Professional Speaker & Movie Blogger

See website: www.motivatorman.com

© Copyright Emmanuel Lopez 2009