https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Baf-KeI2jdU That's Grant Cardone giving a talk to auto dealers in Georgia as a sales expert / successful businessman. Got me back to work yesterday when I was all, I feel blah, my throat hurts, I'm tired, I need a day off, can't do this anymore, etc. Watched it for 15 minutes and felt energetic again to get out there and deliver value. The illness/tiredness blew.

It is a pretty good talk, draw all the energy you can from it. But also, http://www.villagevoice.com/news/milton-katselas-pleads-with...

This one is really great:

http://www.ted.com/talks/larry_smith_why_you_will_fail_to_ha...

Came here to post this Larry Smith link :)

Even though Jobs gets some hate on HN, these interviews/speeches have never failed to inspire me.

If you don't ask, you don't get -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkTf0LmDqKI

On a very formulaic life - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ydp6bR5HXw (I couldn't find one without the bad bg music)

Stay hungry, stay foolish - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

I do realise, on some levels, he was not a good person, or atleast came off as an ass, but listening to these interviews and speeches, I feel I can relate to him and his struggles.

Randy Pausch, the last lecture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo&app=desktop

This TED talk akways brightens my day and helps me find joy even in the most adverse conditions: https://www.ted.com/talks/bj_miller_what_really_matters_at_t...

Beyond the content, the man speaks like a poet. The language is so beautiful

Simon Sinek:

https://www.ted.com/speakers/simon_sinek

Pretty much all of Stanford's Entrepreneurial Thought Leader talks are inspirational for me.

This is a link to my favorite eight:

http://blog.startopz.com/entrepreneurial_leaders/

For parents who want to over-parent:

https://www.ted.com/talks/julie_lythcott_haims_how_to_raise_...

This very brief speech by one of Sony's. It's to the point and succinct:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExaAYIKsDBI