5 Motivational YouTube Videos

The human psyche is a wonderful receptor of good news. Human beings love to be motivated. We love to be told that there are no limits to how great we can become. We are told that with hard work, dedication, and perseverance that we can accomplish things we never thought possible. Motivational videos on YouTube can help us to explore our inner greatness and release it in a way that benefits everyone. Here are five YouTube videos to get your motivational juices flowing.

Ray Lewis Motivational Speech

The Stanford University basketball team invited Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis to give them a motivational speech. As they prepared for their game in the NCAA NIT tournament, Lewis challenged them to leave their legacy by any means necessary. He told them that nobody can judge their effort since effort is an individual thing. Only the person involved knows how much effort they can give. He told them that if they aren't hungry for greatness then they are fine with being mediocre. He then looked them all in the face and said that he knew not one person in the locker room was fine with being mediocre. You can watch this video on YouTube by typing in "Ray Lewis Stanford speech."

Eric Thomas The Truth

Eric Thomas delivers a speech in which he tells people a story. A man told another man he wanted to be successful, so he put him under the water at the beach for a few seconds. When he came back up, the man told him all he wanted was to breathe. Eric Thomas says once you want to succeed as much as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful. This is one of the best videos on YouTube and you can watch it by typing in "Eric Thomas The Truth."

Carpe Diem

In the film "Dead Poets Society", Robin Williams is a teacher. He encourages his students to seize the day. He tells them of past students who are dead now that didn't take advantage of the lives and opportunities they were given. He tells to students to ask themselves if they are waiting too long to make something great out of their lives. You can type "Carpe Diem Dead Poets Society" into YouTube to watch this one.

Rocky Quote

A quote from "Rocky Balboa" offers some motivational advice. Rocky's son is down in the dumps and is full of excuses. Rocky tells him that it doesn't matter how hard you can hit. The only thing that matters is how much of life's punishments someone can take and keep moving forward. Please type in "Rocky Balboa’s Inspirational Quote" at YouTube to watch this clip.

Al Pacino Speech

Al Pacino gives a motivational speech in "Any Given Sunday." He compares football to life and says that the margin of error is so small in both games. The only people who succeed in football and in life are the ones who are willing to fight for every inch no matter what the price might be. You can watch this clip by typing in "Al Pacino's Inspirational Speech."


Frank is a Small Business Owner from Sydney, Australia. He says there is a lot of inspiration to found on YouTube but has also found Brett Kelly, a Professional Speaker from Sydney, to be a great motivation for his business success.