| Since December 1st 2004, I have written one article or | | | | Just make a break for freedom. |
| potential article a day for my motivation web site. One | | | | What have you done today to make you feel proud?" |
| or two of these have been upgraded versions of | | | | The song stresses daily action to make yourself feel |
| previous articles but so far, I have not missed a day. | | | | proud. This may sound corny to some but it is pure |
| I feel reasonably proud of this mainly because I am | | | | wisdom to others. It is the daily actions which create |
| doing what I planned to do by making a daily effort. | | | | the habits and then the character which is |
| Occasionally I am extra proud of an article which I think | | | | extraordinary and even heroic.It is also the daily action |
| contains some really useful or valuable ideas. | | | | which gets huge amounts of work done. |
| It is easy to check whether I have achieved my goal | | | | The interviewers asked her how she motivates |
| or not. I have either written the article or I haven't. | | | | herself when writing songs on her own. |
| Because of the daily effort I have now written at least | | | | Again she admitted that on some days she did not |
| 100 articles. Today is the 13th March 2005. | | | | feel like getting up let alone creating music but then |
| If I had sat down to write a 100 articles all at once, I | | | | some small thing like a smile from her son would make |
| would never have achieved that goal but with daily | | | | her day. |
| effort, a target of 100 is easily reached. I had not even | | | | She feels that at the end of every day you should be |
| realized that I had reached a hundred until I added up | | | | able to look back on some good experience that |
| the number just now. | | | | makes you feel that life is worth living. |
| Heather Small, the singer and songwriter, was | | | | It is a great relief to hear motivating, tuneful, music and |
| interviewed on TV in February 2005. She admitted to | | | | inspiring lyrics instead of the sentimentality, self pity, |
| being nervous before the interview because she hates | | | | negativity and tunelessness of some modern music. |
| mediocrity and raises the bar high in everything she | | | | Heather was born and raised on a West London |
| does. | | | | council estate. She battled with shyness and a desire |
| She is always looking for the hero inside herself as in | | | | to sing from an early age. She was captivated by the |
| her song "Search for the hero inside yourself." We all | | | | fire and inspiration of gospel music and was also |
| have hero potential but this might take some looking | | | | influenced by '70s reggae and soul. |
| for. | | | | She joined her first group, the blues band 'Hot House' |
| Her songs are full of motivation and encouragement to | | | | while still in her teens. Although their potential was |
| make the most of yourself. One of her songs is being | | | | never fully realised, Heather later joined a Manchester |
| used in association with the London Olympic bid. This | | | | group called M People. They would go on to sell over |
| song is already world famous. She sang it after her | | | | 10 million records worldwide. |
| interview. It is called 'Proud'. The words go as follows: | | | | Now she is a solo artist. She has already made a |
| "What have you done today to make you feel proud? | | | | great contribution to both the world of music and the |
| It's never too late to try. | | | | world of motivation. She has done plenty to make |
| Still so many answers I don't know. | | | | herself and her family proud. |
| To question is to grow. | | | | What have you done today to make yourself feel |
| So I step out of the ordinary. | | | | proud? Like King Arthur and his knights, who would not |
| I can feel my soul ascending. | | | | eat before some one had done a great deed, you and |
| Can't stop me now and you can do the same. | | | | I could do something daily which would be worth |
| What have you done today to make you feel proud? | | | | mentioning at the evening banquet! |
| You could be so many people. | | | | |