Motivating Short Stories

  Katy was a shopaholic and loved to purchase anything and everything. Her parents often warned her about ending the horrible shopping addiction she has. Katy always ignored them and continued to shop.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ She used to usually purchase designer clothes, handbags and other make-up accessories. As her dad was rich and gave her plenty of pocket money, her hobby was to shop until she gets satisfied. She was also a victim to online shopping addiction whenever she was sick or lacked the mood to go out and shop.  Unfortunately, she rarely used the things she shopped and her parents had assigned people just to sort the shopped products and sell them for half the price.  Her parents came up with a plan to end her wild shopping spree. Her dad told her that he is cutting her off from the will if she continues to shop like this. Katy believed that her dad would always support her and ignored his word...

  Kevin was not interested to know anything regarding money management. Money, for him, was not a necessity but a means to achieve whatever he wanted in his life. He used to live by his motto. Kevin had a high-paying corporate job. He was the financial advisor to one of the major apparel brands. He used to get a thick sum of payouts every month.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ He used to go on vacations, stay at luxury hotels, preferred fine dining to home cooking and had a life similar to a celebrity. One of his friends advised him to save up on money or invest it so that it could be beneficial in the future. Kevin laughed at his colleague, ignored him completely and carried on with his life.  His dream was to buy a mansion, own luxury cars, buy clothes and decorate home with branded products. Kevin was literally living his dream when an incident made a huge change in the life of Kevin as well as many others. Due to th...

  Lia found happiness when she enjoyed the greenery. Her favorite hobby and pastime has been gardening since her childhood. Her mother loved to tend to her garden as it helped her deal with all sorrows and problems in her life. Lia's mother had also shared about how therapeutic gardening was for her and how it helped her cope with life. __________________________________________________________________________________ Lia enjoyed planting, maneuvering and watering the plants since childhood. However, her mother had mainly focused on having a vegetable garden as it saves them a lot of money and they could have fresh vegetables from their own garden. Lia's mother admired flowering plants as well. Hence, Lia decided to make her home a beautiful green paradise by having different flower gardens. She tended to the roses on one corner of the house, other flowering plants that are colorful on the other side of the house. She also wanted to try out vertical gardening after her visit to...

  Cal was an orphan and grew up with a lot of siblings. He knew the value of how to share food with others. He was taught about the concept, "sharing is caring".  ___________________________________________________________________________________ When he was studying in school, he used to pack some food which he got from school. He used to give food to homeless siblings on the roadside. This tradition continued and Cal slowly skipped having his lunch and packed it well to provide it to the homeless siblings.  One of his teachers, Ms. Patricia noted that Cal packed the food discreetly. She became curious to know why he did so. She saw the same thing, the next day and started observing Cal. She thought that Cal ate the food on the way or used to eat it in his room, back at the orphanage. One day, she decided to find out what Cal did with the food. She followed him quietly and saw him giving the food to the homeless siblings who used to beg for living. Ms. Patricia was teary...

  Macy loves to cook and she used to prepare food everyday and eat rather than buying from takeaways or restaurants. Her favorite pastime was to cook and experiment with various dishes. Mac, her partner, was a great foodie and encouraged Macy as he knew her love to cook food and try out various cuisines.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Macy always wished to own a small restaurant and serve home cooked food to her customers. However, Mac and Macy were saving up money so that they could fulfill their dream soon. Macy always made sure to get up early, prepare breakfast, pack dinner for both of them and then get ready to head out to work.  After a few years of hard work and savings, they decided to build a small restaurant in the plot next to their house. As Mac worked well with wood and construction which is his career, he took help of his friends and built a restaurant. Macy was so eager and happy to begin their restauran...

Most people are unaware of what is safe driving or just ignore the fact that they should drive safely to reach their destination without harming the other drivers. People are usually in such a hurry to reach their destination that they often forget to follow traffic rules like speed limits, red light halts, using indicators and brakes wherever necessary and so on.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Merlin wanted to own a car but was not that rich to buy a new one she wished to own. However, her mom gifted her old Chevy to Merlin as she could drive it to commute to and back from work. Even Though Merlin was not that excited, she accepted the gift as it would help her save time rather than relying on some public transport.  Merlin got used to driving the Chevy in just a week. One of her friends, Celia, cited some urgency and asked her if she could borrow Merlin's Chevy for running an errand. Merlin handed over the keys instantly ...

  Embracing change is not everyone's cup of tea. However, people who are ready to accept and welcome the changes often go ahead in life and gain success.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Embracing changes could be for good or bad. However, let's see how Mike managed in embracing change in the workplace. Mike was a hardworking man who managed to complete all the projects on time. He was even ready to stay back at his office to complete the work, submit it and then go home as his dedication level was high.  The management of the company, after carrying out a survey on how the work affects the employees, decided to bring in a few changes in the work pattern. New strategies were implemented and step by step targets were set for the employees so that it becomes easy for them to complete the work they handle.  As a part of the changes made, everyone was asked to learn and implement the changes made. Classes on how to impl...

  Mary loved the rainy season. Her favorite pastime was to watch the rain from the window side seat by sipping hot chocolate. She loved this since childhood and would do it most often when it's raining. Her mom used to get angry when she ran outside and enjoyed rain out in the open. She used to often tell her not to get wet in the rain so that she might fall sick and get fever and chills.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ When most people rush and hurry to find a shelter when it rains, Mary used to take it slow, get wet, and enjoy the rain to the fullest. She used to often fall sick as well. However, she felt that it was worth falling sick as the feeling of enjoying the rain and getting wet was much enjoyable to her.  Most of her friends were of the opinion that they love to watch rain at times but it used to be a spoilsport whenever their plans failed to workout due to rain. Mostly when they make plans to host a barbeque...

  Ron was a businessman who worked for a successful company. He was working in the sales department and hence was busy traveling to meet clients and having chats with them regarding the business. Even Though he was working hard, his efforts  were fruitful as he was being rewarded well by a good salary.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Many of his colleagues were curious to know what to say to clients when schedules became too busy. Ron used to mostly get away from clients sif the meetings were not that urgent. He credits everything to great communication skills and communicating to clients by understanding their behavior and by speaking in a pleasing way.  Possessing great communication skills and knowing how to impress various people is indeed a great skill that could be utilized in different businesses. However, managing a busy schedule is not that easy where most people struggle these days.  Work is importan...

  Mike had recently hit a roadblock in his life and lost his job as the company he was working for declared bankruptcy. He had no other choice or option. His wife used to sell cakes at her own small bakery next to their house but it would be tough for him and kids to survive with wife's salary. He heard about one of his classmates who became a successful youtuber and used to post recipe videos to make a living.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ He decided to invest in a camera, MacBook, hard disk and so on to start a YouTube channel and test his luck. His main focus was to travel and explore the world and make travel videos. The initial 6 months were tough for him as he was not earning anything at all but was trying to gain subscribers and watch hours. He thought of different methods he could implement in order to gain more views. He made many changes in the way of shooting, editing and so on. His quality of videos gradually s...

Tom stayed in a good neighborhood that had friendly people. Everyone in the neighborhood was worried about kids playing and walking into the abandoned mansion which was located nearby. Tom always had interest and was very curious to know how the mansion looked from the inside. However, they were restricted from entering the property by the team of security guards who guarded the mansion day and night.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Some people believed it to be haunted and filled with ghosts. These stories usually scared most people and children from going near the mansion. Tom told his best buddy, Sawyer, about how he was interested in exploring the abandoned mansion. Sawyer loved to go on adventures and fell in love with the idea.  They had collected all the equipment for tracking paranormal activity to check for any in the abandoned mansion. They managed to take permission from the property owner who gladly gave them per...

Time is valuable in this modern world. Some consider that time is more valuable than money while for others money is more important than anything else in the world! It is known as valuable time for a great reason. Lost time cannot be retrieved back. Hence, all of us should consider utilizing time for doing important things.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Shane knew the value of time as he worked from home and had to attain targets to reach his goal and thus earn money after completing each project. As he had pets to take care of, he preferred freelancing to be his ideal profession as he could work comfortably at home and help his pets fulfill their needs.  He was a popular website designer and his work was greatly praised by various clients he had. He used to set targets and tried to complete them on time. He even had allotted extra time to cross check and verify his projects so that there is no error and if at all errors w...

  Kevin loved supercars since he was a kid. His dad was a famous businessman who bought whatever Kevin asked for. He was a spoiled child and had a huge ego and belief that he is above everyone, everything can be bought with money and no one could stop him from doing whatever he wishes for.  __________________________________________________________________________________ He loved to hang out with his friends and show off many new things. Just for the sake of showing off, he used to buy expensive things and then ditch it after showing it to his friends. Some friends he had were so jealous of him that they used to get into fights and brawls.  As he was into supercars, his hobby was to lay hands on every new supercars before it was launched in the market so that he could show it off to others and claim himself as the first owner of the car. He had a unique and huge garage just for the sake of storing the cars. He even employed people to take care of his supercars so that th...

  Mandy loved road trips as his dad used to take the whole family for road trips around the country. They even had an RV specifically for road trips where they ate, slept and spent a lot of time. __________________________________________________________________________________  As Mandy and his siblings grew up and went to different colleges to seek education, jobs etc., the road trips also came to an end. Mandy's dad also retired from his job and had to sell the RV as they had no use of such a big vehicle.  Mandy found these situations tough to deal with and started working as a freelancer. He stayed with his parents so that he could care for them. He also began to save up money so that he could own an RV and start going on road trips. Luckily, they soon bought an RV with both his and wife's savings. The wife and kids were excited and they started researching to know more on what to do on long road trips, how to make road trips fun and so on.  Mandy told his parent...

Mary lived to teach since childhood and was fond of her teachers. She always wanted to become a teacher when she grew up so that she could impart knowledge to children.  __________________________________________________________________________________ She grew up in an orphanage and got educated in a school run by nuns. Once she completed her school education, she wished to teach. However, the head of the orphanage, Ms. Maria realized her passion for teaching and helped her financially so that she could get graduated.  Once Mary graduated, she was selected by the school which she had learned. She started off her career there as a temp and loved to teach students. The students also liked her teaching methods which were interesting and different from those of the boring lectures and assignments in usual classes.  The orphanage had a library where few books were available for students to read and learn. Mary wanted to add more books to the library so that students would lov...

  Sammy and Jordy were close friends. They knew each other since their childhood and were neighbors. Their parents were college mates as well which made both their families closer to each other. Sammy and Jordy were in the same high school and lived to play video games. They had their own gaming console and used to wait for new games to be released so that they could play the games using multiplayer mode.  __________________________________________________________________________________ Both their parents thought that they used to play games together and had just an ordinary friendship. However, Sammy and Jordy were close friends. Whenever Sammy used to get bullied at school, Jordy used to give back to the bullies and help Sammy out of the mess. Likewise, Sammy, being the bright one in the class, used to help Jordy with his lessons and assignments. They even used to hang out together, visited malls, video game rental stores, eat and go for short trips outside the city.  ...

  Amber and Aaron were a newly married couple. Amber was so much in love with Aaron that she found out his true behavior only after they started living together. He always told her how busy and hard working he was, how tough it was for him to earn money when compared to her part time job. __________________________________________________________________________________ Aaron always made fun of her part time job and house work and blamed that the house work she did was not upto his standards. He wanted her to cook more fancy meals and keep cleaning every part of the house almost everyday other than handling her part time job. Soon, all of it became too much for Amber but she quietly decided to manage such a life. Aaron soon lost interest in her and started being more rude.  One day, he even brought his colleague with whom he had an affair and ordered Amber to cook for both of them and to take care of their needs. He told Amber that she was only a free maid to her who also earn...

Shane had a passion for gardening since his childhood. His granny had a beautiful vegetable garden in her backyard. Shane used to watch her tend to the plants. She always wished for a rose garden as well. Years passed by and Shane knew about his Granny's wish. He wanted to fulfill it and thus bought roses of different colors. He planted the roses and keenly observed them until they started blooming.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ He went to his Granny and told her about a beautiful surprise he had for her. When she walked towards the lawn near her garage, she saw colorful roses that were blooming. It was the most beautiful sight she had ever seen. She was so happy, hugged Shane and thanked him for making her long time dream come true.  She remembered how she and her husband had a rose garden in their early days of marriage and how they had dried away as a result of famine. Since then, it was Shane's Granny's dream to own...

  Avery was an avid nature lover and found happiness in every little thing around her. She loved gardening and used to plant trees and take care of other plants in her garden. Most of her neighbors loved her personality, openness and energy with which she spoke. They loved to visit her house and spend some time in her garden which was peaceful and quiet.  __________________________________________________________________________________ One of her neighbors, Alen, made statues and pottery out of clay. His handiwork was admired by many and he had international clientele who gave orders frequently. He found Avery's garden fascinating and often visited the place to gain inspiration. Avery made many friends in her lifetime. She used to make bouquets and sell flowers for events and earn her living.  The mayor of the city even found out about Avery following her interview with the popular newspaper. He met her personally and wanted her help and inputs to source up the parks in ...

  Merlin worked at a coffee shop which was a few blocks away from her house. Hence, she decided to use her bike for her daily commute.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Her dad handed over his one year old bike so that it would be easy for her to commute to work. She was the main bread earner of the house as her dad had recently retired from his work. Her aim was to start a small bakery by herself when she had enough savings for the same.  She was not a person who just drove to her workplace and returned back. On the way, she used to always help out people. She used to drop her neighbor's child to school, offer some free food to a homeless person and help an old lady to cross the road.   One day, the bike failed to start. She wondered what to do. Her neighbor understood her woe and he offered to drop off her bike at the mechanic's place while he drove to work. His son was sick and hence there was no need to drop...