If my life were a book, and I were the author, how would I want this story to go? This is the question that Amy Purdy asked herself when she lost her legs. This is truly one of the most inspiring and emotional videos I’ve watched in a long time. Give yourself and gift and watch it too. I promise, it will make you think differently about your life and what is possible.

Oh my god, I love this woman.  And what’s even better, Sheryl Sandberg, another of my heroes is interviewing her.  Oprah is without a doubt one of the most dynamic and influential women of our time and she is wise beyond words (see my post, 10  things we can learn from Oprahs about business).  In this video she talks about her own fears in launching the O network and how she is managing now that she is not running her show every day. I started to write some of the amazing quotes that she made during this video, but there are too many… watch this video – she will make you believe that it’s all possible just by being you.

Yesterday at our 3rd Annual Conference, we showed this video as part of the introduction to the event.  We put it together to celebrate 100 years of inspiring women, as this is the 100th year of International Women’s Day.   These are just a few of the women that have each changed the world for the better in their own way.

These women are all leaders in their fields and inspiring in so many ways. They share the traits of courage, self belief, determination and tenacity. They each had a vision of what they wanted to achieve and set out to achieve it. One of the things I want you to all think about when you are watching this video is what you want for yourself. What do you want to achieve? What is your vision? What do you need to do to make that happen?

Let us know what you think and who your inspiring women are – we’d love to create more videos like this that reflect your female heroes.

A poignant reminder that even today, we have a long way to go to be equal on International Women’s Day 2011.

It’s easy to forget that we live in a privileged position here in the UK, but even here, the truth is that we are not equal with our male counterparts. This video is a new short film by the artist and director Sam Taylor-Wood, and was released today to coincide with International Women’s Day and stars James Bond actors Daniel Craig and Judi Dench, shares some of the startling facts about women in our society.

Liza Donelly was one of the speakers during the TEDx Women conference.  TED are releasing this videos over a period of time and this was one of the most enjoyable presentations of the day.  It will leave you laughing and celebrating being a woman.

A wonderful video that will definitely brighten your day

Watch this video to discover the secret that will transform your business.  Don’t worry if you don’t think you’re a great leader – the core message of this video applies to EVERY small business owner and if you do this one thing you could transform your business.

Truly.  Watch . This . Video . I promise you won’t regret it.

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Liz Warom is an incredible entrepreneur and brand builder. She was the brains behind Virgin Vie, she helped turn the Body Shop into a multi-million pound business and she is now doing it for herself with Temple Spa. Here, Liz is talking about Excellence and helps you identify whether you are being excellent in your business.

This video is so amazing I had to share it with you. Randy Pausch Last Lecture Achieving your childhood dreams is incredibly moving and inspirational as one man delivers a powerful message that has resonated across the world.  Randy died in July 2008 from pancreatic cancer but left this legacy initially for his children but it has been enjoyed by the rest of the world too.

I came across this video on You Tube featuring Sara Blakely.  Her story is an amazing one, where she spotted a need (let’s get rid of those panty lines!) and created a product, Spanx, that would do it for her. Her story is very inspiring and she has created enormous success in the US …. helped along the way by an early endorsement from Oprah Winfrey.  Watch the video and learn a bit of what it took for Sara to achieve such enormous success.