Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it’s yours.
— Ayn Rand, Author
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When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.
— Patanjali
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Inspiration can be found almost anywhere, believe it or not, including rap songs.  Advice From A Rapper shares a new inspirational quote from a different rap star each week, beautifully illustrated by Jessica Wright. This illustration features a lyric from “Me Against The World” which can be found on 2Pac’s Greatest Hits album. “Get ready cuz yo days bout to get a whole lot betta. You feel me?” Word!
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In May 2009, Google engineer Matt Cutts tried to walk 10,000 steps a day for 30 days. Happy with the results, over the many months since then has continued to challenge himself to try something new for 30 days. So far he has tried not watching television, biking to work, reading 15 books (but only got through 12), no caffeine, taking one picture a day and many others. Matt has a blog where you can follow his 30-day challenges and vote on what he should try next. According to Matt, 30 days is enough time to build a habit. What habits would you build or break? We’re curious to hear what you would try.
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If you want to do something with your life, if you really want to do it, just do it. I promise that you can. You just have to do it. And when you do, you’ll be happier for it.
— Ben Davis
Learn more about Ben and his journey at Ben Does Life.
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Alice is truly an optimist and an inspiration to all of us. After everything Alice has been through, she can still see the beauty of life:
I have had such a beautiful life. And life is beautiful, love is beautiful, nature and music are beautiful. Everything we experience is a gift, a present we should cherish and pass on to those we love.
Watch the 12 minute interview with Alice after the jump.
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People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
— Norman Vincent Peale, Author
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Tim Ferriss, bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body talks about being fearless and learning anything. He asks one simple question: “What is the worst that can happen?”
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A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
— Lao Tzu, Ancient Chinese philosopher
This is our first step, the beginning of our journey, to inspire and motivate and encourage you in hopes that you will do the same. As Gandhi said, “be the change you want to see in the worldâ€.  One person at a time, let’s make a positive change in the world.
Our goal is to inspire 1 million people in 2011, so help us pass on the inspiration by visiting and recommending our website, liking our Facebook page and sharing our tweets with your friends and family. Â We are always looking for more inspiration (because you can never have too much) so please feel free to comment and email us your favorite inspirational quotes, stories, videos, etc.
We’re so inspired… and we just can’t hide it!
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