Motivational Stories

There was a man taking a morning wa lk at or the beach. He saw that along with the morning tide came hundreds of starfis...

About a hundred years ago, a man looked at the morning newspaper and to his surprise and horror, read his name in the ob...

A farmer had a dog who used to sit by the roadside waiting for vehicles to come around. As soon as one came he would run...

If you ask most people what is their one major objective in life, they would probably give you a vague answer, such as, ...

On the best sunny day, the most powerful magnifying glass will not light paper if you keep moving the glass. But if you ...

Once a group of 50 people was attending a seminar.Suddenly the speaker stopped and started giving each person a balloo...

In old times, fable retells the story of the young athletic boy hungry for success, for whom winning was everything and ...

I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice, Italy, the city of lights and water....

A man had a little daughter, an only and much beloved child. He lived only for her, she was his life. So when she became...

The Christmas of 1949 we didn’t have a tree. My dad had as much pride as anybody, I suppose, so he wouldn’t just say tha...

Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneyle...

Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks?The eagle will fly to some high spo...

Once a fisherman was sitting near seashore, under the shadow of a tree smoking his beedi. Suddenly a rich businessman pa...

Anthony Burgess war 40 when he learned that he had only one year to live. He had a brain tumor that would kill him withi...

Have you read about the secret success stories? Here we will tell you one interesting story.A young man asked Socrates...

A friend of mine is a very successful sales manager. After he had carefully interviewed and then selected a new salesman...

How to get what I want? You've heard the expression, "What you see is what you get." My grandfather used to say: "If you...

The question was once asked of a highly successful businessman, "How have you done so much in your lifetime?"He replie...

How to take control of my life? Perhaps a parable will help you see my point.take control of my life High on a hilltop...

Nothing could stop this man after suffering severe burns on his legs at the age of eight, Glenn Cunningham was given up ...

This is a true railway story.Several years ago an extremely hot day, a crew of men were working on the road bed of the...

Take a certain goal of yours and double it. Or triple it. Or multiply it by 10. And then ask yourself, quite seriously, ...

Most of us never really focus because we don't know the power of focus. We constantly feel a kind of irritating psychic ...

Author Elbert Hubbard told the story of "letter to Garcia" during the Spanish-American War.It was imperative that the ...

A woman was involved in a self-improvement program. She asked her husband to help her by listing six things he believed ...

A daughter who was dealing with adversity complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. S...

You train fleas by putting them in a jar with a top on it. Fleas jump, so they will jump up and hit the top over and ove...

A friend of mine asked me how not to worry about the cat, which had some mild symptoms of illness, but nothing that look...

There's a California gold rush story that tells of two brothers who sold all they had and went prospecting for gold. The...

A friend's grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After being processed at Ellis Island, he went into a cafete...

Imagine there is a bank, which credits your account each morning with Rs 86,400, carries over no balance from day to day...

Imagine there is a bank, which credits your account each morning with Rs 86,400, carries over no balance from day to day...

A frog was hopping around a farmyard, when it decided to investigate the barn. Being somewhat careless, and maybe a litt...

Many hundreds of years ago in a small Italian town, a merchant had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the m...

Suddenly, a cockroach flew from somewhere and sat on her. I wondered if this was the cockroach’s response to all the glo...

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how s...

A group of frogs was traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit.All the other frogs gathered ar...

The Triple-Filter TestIn ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintanc...

Value-A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would li...

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remov...

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hour...

The value of a smile is priceless, yet it is the cheapest, easiest, most rewarding and most sincere gift to anyone that ...

On his deathbed,Aldous Huxley reflected on his entire life's learning and then summed it up in seven simple words:"LET U...

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he los...

The old Master instructed an unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and Then to drink it.ItalicH...

A little boy wanted to meet God. He packed his suitcase with two sets of his dress and some packets of Cakes and he star...

There once lived a powerful king who undertook an expedition to conquer foreign lands. His wise counselor asked him, "Gr...

For most people, graduation is an exciting day - the culmination of years of hard work. My graduation day... was not....

At a certain moment in Nietzsche's life, the idea came to him of what he called 'the love of your fate.' Whatever your f...

Once a group of 50 people was attending a seminar.Suddenly the speaker stopped and started giving each person a balloo...

In old times, fable retells the story of the young athletic boy hungry for success, for whom winning was everything and ...

I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice, Italy, the city of lights and water....

A woman who had worked all her life to bring about good was granted one wish, “Before I die let me visit both hell and h...

A few days ago I landed at the Bombay Airport (India) and took a cab to my scheduled destination in South Bombay.I was...

This story is a little long but well worth the time to read. It perfectly illustrates not only the amazing power of Love...

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from...

Once upon a time ….A very poor man lived with his wife. One day, his wife, who had very long hair asked him to buy her...

It was my first day at school. I felt nervous and scared. I went to all my classes with no friends. It felt like no one ...

On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, a violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in...

For most people, graduation is an exciting day – the culmination of years of hard work. My graduation day… was not.I r...

The Curiosity Mars rover was named by an 11 year old girl in Lenexa, Kansas, USA. Her name is Clara Ma and below is her ...

In the image above is Shila Ghosh, an 83-year-old woman who lives in Pali in West Bengal, a state in the eastern region ...

A doctor quickly entered the hospital after being called in for an urgent surgery. He changed his clothes and went direc...

Yesterday I had stopped at a traffic signal. As I waited for the lights to turn green, a small boy approached me. He was...

When I was diagnosed with Breast cancer a few years back, I reacted like most who receive a cancer diagnose; first thing...

I was visiting my hometown with my youngest daughter. Since we had gone there after a few years, we decided to visit our...

I miss and think of my dad every day, that is some thing that won't ever go away. Growing up my dad was always there for...

Days before the National Achievement Test, we conducted a Pre-NAT exam. One of my students forgot to bring a pencil. She...

I've been bullied for years on end and I would go to the depressing screamo songs. But, I looked up alternative Christia...

Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pick up at a building ...

I try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights to pay for their text messaging. Take them to swimsuit sh...

It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, ...

He gently opened his eyes and the warm sun beat upon his face. He lay among the soft caress of the grass and a gentle wi...

It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 am, when an elderly gentleman, in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed fro...

There is an old Chinese tale about a woman whose only son died. In her grief, she went to the holy man and asked, "What ...

hen I was a young man, I wanted to change the world.I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change...

Once a bird asked a Bee, after a continuous hard-work, you prepare the honey.But a man steals the honey. Do you not fee...

A young man asked Socrates the secret to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next mornin...

It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided ...

A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted…“Dad, look the trees are going behind!”Dad smiled and a...

There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He...

Think what a remarkable, unduplicatable, and miraculous thing it is to be you! Of all the people who have come and gone ...

Chuan and Jing joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. Both worked very hard.After several years, t...

Abraham Lincoln never quits.Born into poverty, Lincoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost eight electi...

Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament for the light bulb. When none worked satisf...

There was a business executive who was deep in debt and could see no way out.Creditors were closing in on him. Supplie...

One day, a young guy and a young girl fell in love.But the guy came from a poor family. The girl’s parents weren’t too...

Once a fisherman was sitting near seashore, under the shadow of a tree smoking his beedi. Suddenly a rich businessman pa...

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro. He has let me use his house to put on fund-rai...

While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I had one of those life-changing experiences that ...

Here we are, afraid of losing what we have all the time, holding on to it so tight that not a soul can touch it. We thin...

A cold March wind danced around the dead of night in Dallas as the Doctor walked into the small hospital room of Diana B...

Once upon a time, a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant and he got it. The pay was really good a...

Once upon a time all feelings and emotions went to a coastal island for a vacation. According to their nature, each was ...

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordle...

I’ve learned-that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to t...

There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He...

Sally jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: “How is my little boy? Is he go...

Father was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his ev...

This parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule ...