The Secret to An Amazing Life
Sometimes someone says something so eloquent and so moving that there is very little left for me to add.
Today is one of those days.
James Valvano, nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball coach.
While head coach at North Carolina State University, he won the 1983 NCAA Basketball Tournament against high odds. He is remembered for running up and down the court after winning the 1983 NCAA championship, seemingly in disbelief and looking for someone to hug!
Just ten years later, Jimmy V was in the midst of a year-long battle with cancer when he gave a speech at the creation of the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
“Time is very precious to me. I don’t know how much I have left and I have some things that I would like to say. Hopefully, at the end, I will have said something that will be important to other people too.
People say to me how do you get through life or each day… To me, there are three things we all should do every day.
- Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day.
- Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought.
- Number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears – through happiness or joy.
Think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special…”
Jim Valvano died less than two months after his famous speech.
Thank you Jimmy. This morning I laughed with my wife. I spent time thinking, during a call with a client who is literally changing the world. And I cried.
I cried when I watched your video.
The motto of the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research is “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.”
“What the hell can a man who’s 3-feet tall teach me about confidence?”
Sean Stephenson was expected to die at birth. He has a rare bone disorder and suffered more than 200 bone fractures by age eighteen. He reached a height of only three feet, and is permanently confined to a wheelchair.
He is also a friend of Bill Clinton, Tony Robbins and Richard Branson. He is also truly the most inspirational and naturally confident man I have ever had the privilege of spending time with…
I finally meet one of the World’s Most Powerful Women and I blow it. And get mad at her!
I am currently in China and living in the city of Beijing. I am having an awesome time and meeting some fascinating people.
And in less than three weeks I have interviewed over 10 people for my book Secrets of The World’s Most Confident People. That makes 60 interviews to date <big grin> its been real fun!
So I was really excited to be invited to a dinner at The European Chamber of Commerce as the speaker was Jing Ulrich, who is #95 on the list of Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women. Continue reading
9 CommentsThank God I Was Fired!
Oh please.
Don’t insult us.
There’s millions of people who have lost their job in the past few months. How can you even start an article with that title?
Well.
Its true…
I’ll also tell you about the guy who lost his job working at one of the world’s largest banks for the past 15 years.
It was last December and he was terrified and he said to me…
This is the worst financial collapse in history – how am I ever going to get another job?
What if I run out of money?
How will I pay my mortgage?
What about the kids school fees?
He was in tears.
2 CommentsMy Heart is Aching
I want to say I’m sorry for writing this post.
But I’m not.
This is me.
The good. The bad.
…And the ugly.
I’m a guy who’s on a journey to discover the secrets to natural confidence and to share what I learn on my travels…
In case you don’t know, I am currently traveling the world and writing the book “Secrets of The World’s Most Confident People”. I am literally searching out The World’s Most Confident People and interviewing them.
How am I choosing the people I interview?
I simply looked at the main ways I lack confidence in the world – and there are four of them.
Continue reading
7 Comments“I’m one of The World’s Most Confident People.”
You arrogant bastard!
I know. I heard you say it.
Even if it was just inside your head.
Go on.
What else do you want to say?
How do you know?
What makes you so special?
And if you need to say that then you can’t be confident, can you?!
Good questions. I’m glad you asked.
Let me answer them all.
How do you know you’re so confident, Rich?
6 CommentsWelcome to SECRETS of The World’s Most Confident People
I am starting this blog to share three things with you:
(1) Obviously… SECRETS of The World’s Most Confident People! You will have access to a ton of audios and videos of interviews with a bunch of amazing people.
(2) Confidence tips and advice to support YOU in your journey, and
(3) Stories about my own journey into confidence (I’ll share my fears, my joys, my passions and even my pain too).
In January 2009, I set myself a crazy goal – I was going to interview The World’s Most Confident People.
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I didn’t know how. I didn’t know who. I didn’t even know where or when. But I did know WHY…