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Films that inspire you to take action.

Inspirational stories that demonstrate extraordinary leadership, courage and determination.

Set a goal, "five miles a day": The film Shackleton starring Kenneth Branagh and Matt Day

"The explorer Shackleton and his crew set out in 1914 to cross Antarctica on foot with a team of dogs. The ship gets trapped in ice and eventually sinks.

The 28 men, many of whom who have never travelled over ice before, have to face the prospect of giving into feelings of hopelessness and eventually drowning when the ice melts or working as a team to achieve an almost impossible goal." Read the article...

God is always with you: The film Castaway starring Tom Hanks

"If you want to get a better idea of the emotional resources that it takes to achieve a goal then you are encouraged to watch the film Castaway which stars Tom Hanks.

In this story the character Chuck Noland, a FedEx executive, is stranded on a deserted island somewhere in the Pacific ocean. He manages to survive on fish and coconut and after 4 years he is in quite good physical condition except that he is very lonely. He attempts suicide but is unsuccessful then one day he gets the idea to build a raft and sail away from the island into a shipping lane some hundreds of miles away in the hope that a passing ship might rescue him." Read the article.

Are you ready to escape the cage of your conditioning? Water a film by Deepa Mehta.

"Kalyani a beautiful young widow falls in love with a Gandhi supporter who offers to marry her. When the other widows find out they curse her and lock her in her room. Once again when one of them is given the opportunity to free herself from her conditioning and lead a better life the other widows fight to maintain their model of the world. It shows how when we make progress towards what is true for us then friends, family and society may sanction us and try to put us back in the cage. When others try to improve their life then we may do the same. However it is only our childhood conditioning and lack of awareness that keeps us in the cage....

In the course Zen and the Art of Living we use a 7 step goal setting model - the SUCCESS model. Step 5 is the ecology check: "Is there any part of you or anyone in your life who may object to you achieving your desired outcome?" If so then you need to deal with this part in order for you to achieve your outcome" Read the article.

A list of films that (that I remember) I have found to be inspirational.

• Ray Charles story. About the blind singer.
• Step Up One - dance movie.
• Castaway with Tom Hanks. A parable about being totally isolated, setting a goal and going for it!
• Shackleton. The film about an Arctic Explorer and his team, who against all odds face death but return safely to civilisation.
• Million Dollar Baby with Clint Eastwood. A story about a female boxer who makes a 100% commitment to becoming a boxing champion.
• Jerry McGuire with Tom Cruise. About re-evaluating one's values and discovering that there can be another path to success.
• Rize. The amazing hip-hop dance film. Look for Miss Prizzy.
• Dave Chappelies Dance Movie.

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