Motivating Short Stories

  Mike admired photography and cameras since his childhood. His grandpa had a camera that used to take photos with film rolls fixed on it. His grandpa had even custom-made a "dark room" so that he could develop the photos by himself from the negatives. Mike always wished to see how the photographs were developed.  Grandpa knew how passionate Mike was when he accidentally broke an old camera tripod and started crying inconsolably. Mike broke the tripod as he was trying to take a photo in an old camera that used to be kept on tripods. Grandpa had fixed the tripod and asked Mike to click a photo. Even Though he was unsure, he ended up clicking a photo. Grandpa asked Mike if he was interested to know how to develop a negative into an actual photograph.  Mike was very excited and for the first time, he visited the dark room. As the name mentions, the room was dark and grandpa had a red light inside where anyone could hardly see around. There was a rectangular tray, some bottle...

Shaun loved taking care of dogs since his childhood. He used to take his dogs and travel around, exploring various places. He has had two dogs at his home since he was a child. However, as years passed, he lost both of them due to their old age.  Shaun never gave up on having a loyal companion with him. He knew very well about the loyalty of dogs and used to train them. He always wanted to train his dogs so that they could easily sense danger and help out people in trouble.  Once, he took his dogs, Rex and Ray, two healthy labradors with him as we wanted to go hiking. They were well-trained and loved to explore and go on adventures with him. Shaun had visited a less explored area and had help from one of his friends' brothers, Rick, who also loved adventures. Rick had found a unique and less explored location where Shaun and Rick could hike and enjoy nature.  Shaun, Rick and his dogs started walking and soon found themselves amidst deep and thick forest. As they explored,...

  The most exciting thing for Simon in his life was to travel around by taking a break from his work. However, he had just two days off from work and was wondering how he would travel around by being a tourist.  Suddenly, an idea struck him. He thought about how to be a tourist in your own city. Yes, he wanted to explore the local tourist attractions and have some good time. As he moved into the city for his job, he rarely had time to explore what the city had to offer.  After doing a small research, he found out that he could plan out and visit a few places within the city limits. He had a chance to visit the local museum, a park by the lakeside, war memorial and enjoyed walking by the seashore during the evening. The next day, he had planned to visit a famous amusement park where he could spend the whole day and then return back to his place.  He enjoyed going on rides, playing games by the stalls, eating candies and other food. However, what made him more happy wa...

  Carlos loved cars, may it be vintage ones or modern machines. He loved speed and knew very well that supercars are very powerful and could attain great speeds within a matter of a few seconds. Even Though this was the case, Carlos loved collecting vintage cars as it gave him the nostalgia of olden days and reminded him of the origin of motor car parts.  He owned a mechanic shop and used to repair supercars and vintage cars and also used to purchase them when the owners intended to sell the cars.  Carlos, like usual, decided to go on a drive with his latest Ferrari from the collection. It was a windy day and Carlos had already made plans for the Ferrari ride for a few days. Even though the weather conditions seemed dangerous, Carlos had already made up his mind on going for a drive with his Ferrari.  He sprung into his Ferrari and sped away from his garage. Unfortunately, the car couldn't gain control over the harsh weather conditions that were growing worse after e...

Sally had a tough life since childhood. Her parents used to do odd jobs to earn money for daily bread. Sally managed to complete her school education but had no financial help from anyone to enroll in university. She always believed that staying strong and working hard would help her as well as her family in surviving the hardships of life.  She started working as a janitor in a hospital as well as a restaurant. However, what she earned merely helped her in taking care of her parents and in feeding them. They were growing old and were unable to work as they had various minor health problems.  Her mother used to bring her leftover soft bread and pastries. Her mother used to bake it at the house where she had worked. As the people were kind, they used to allow her to take leftover pastries and bread to her home so that she was able to feed both Sally and her dad.  Sally's mother had told her once about her dream of preparing such bread and pastries and selling them for mone...

  Ann loved eating food which her mother and grandmother had cooked. They loved to cook food and feed the poor people in the neighborhood. Ann wished to learn cooking like her mother and grandparents. Soon, she started cooking easy food items and started loving the process. This became her passion and she dreamed of opening her own restaurant in the future. As Ann loved to cook, she enrolled herself to a culinary school to master the art of cooking. However, one of the major challenges she had in her life was to earn enough money so that she could open her own restaurant. She soon fell in love with Adam but was reluctant to admit the relationship as her being successful was the ultimate aim of her mother and grandmother and she wanted to see them happy which she felt was more important.  As Adam got to know Ann more, he observed that she slowly started to distance herself from him. He soon found out about her ambition. Adam's dad was the owner of a popular restaurant chain, "T...

   John was a fitness freak and dreamt of opening his own fitness center and spa so that he could serve the people who wish to become fit and stay healthy.  To begin his life journey, he started working in a gym. Before joining the gym, he received formal training on various techniques regarding workout such as pre workout and post workout care. Hence, other than the usual workout regime which included certain exercises and working out with the help of machines, he also trained on pre workout stretches, importance of pre workout and also about caring post workout so that the body feels relaxed and energetic after a proper workout.  The methods he implemented and the way he trained the gym members helped him to be successful easily. He soon opened his own gym and spa and made sure that every client they had was provided personalized care according to their needs and demands.  This made him popular among people and he started training high profile clients such as ...

Eating healthy is very important for the body just as workouts are. Taking care of the body means to eat food that is rich in proteins, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and fats. A person's health would depend on the type of food he prefers to eat. If one consumes fast food regularly, his health might be at risk. At the same time, someone who eats food that is healthy and less oily, they would be naturally more healthy as they avoid consuming packaged and oily food.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Cara used to watch weight and consume food depending on its calories. This helped her make the food choices healthy. However, she was so invested in the same that she ended up choosing her career as a nutritionist so that she could help others in making the right food choices.  Cara was not a great fan of machine workouts. However, she loved doing yoga and used to perform yoga when her day had begun. One of her clients was Katy, a...

  Social media addiction is an evil that might lead to great danger when it comes to the present as well as the future generations. Using social media by keeping its limits is essential for a more social and stable life. Many people, especially the new generation, are addicted to social media. Young kids these days demand their own mobile phones and start opening social media accounts to explore the information available.  Social media could easily mislead the younger generation and make them believe that doing something wrong could be good and beneficial for them. Parents these days are so busy with work that they lack time to provide proper care, love and attention to their own kids. In such cases, kids look out for love and care from someone else. It could be mainly from some stranger they might chat online. However, all such things could be avoided if parents set a control over the social media exposure of their children.  _____________________________________________...

  Glen worked as a manager in a popular restaurant. He was well-experienced and used to communicate with the front end team (servers, bell-boy, valet etc.) to prepare them before any event. He also used to communicate with the back end team on how to handle the pressure when there are too many orders to deal with. (chefs, cooks and other employees) He learned all such soft skills from the previous manager who had trained him about how to handle the employees and manage them well.  Glen also used to arrange meetings with the entire team in the restaurant so that the communication, issues, suggestions or any other ideas could be brainstormed and major decisions could be made as a result. This method of communication was Glen's idea so that all the staff work well with each other without any communication or ego issues.  The only problem all of them had to deal with was not the unethical behavior in the workplace by employees but by the customers who used to boss around the ...

All of us grow up, get educated, gain various experiences when we are amidst our parents and siblings who are our immediate family. This is a closely knit relation as parents and children form a basis of family. The family expands when more members are either born or join the family either through marriage or via relationship with one of the family members.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Mia was a part time social activist and helped people in solving their issues, may it be personal issues within the family or issues between neighbors or other people. She also was a psychiatrist who helped out people in sorting out their issues. However, once she thought back on different cases she had handled in her life and one of the cases remained strong in her head which highlighted the importance of family.  Ray had chosen the wrong group of friends which almost killed him. He was addicted to drugs and this made him do various things...

  Marie was an avid lover of nature. She had her own garden at home which she nurtured. She was totally against deforestation and was a part of many major protests. Her dream was to make the plant a green and more safe place to live.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ She used to plant trees almost everyday and encouraged others to plant and nurture so that nature would protect the humans and the natural calamities could be kept under control. She was invited to various school and university events where she spoke of how plants and greenery could help the humans survive on this earth. She also linked it to the increase of global warming and melting of ice caps which might endanger the world and thereby mankind.  Some people who believe in her kept up with the efforts to educate and make people aware of the importance of planting trees and how it could be helpful to us as well as to the future generations.  The above s...

  Lee loved to exercise since his younger days. He always wanted to stay fit and strong so that he could help the people in need. As soon as he graduated, he decided to set up a gym where he could offer best pre workout, best back workouts and various other cardio workouts. Besides, he was also interested in setting up a studio uniquely for learning and teaching martial arts.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ As people started to join the gym, he told them to stretch before beginning any workout. He wanted to provide awareness on why is it important to stretch before a workout and the benefits it offers for the body. Some people were of the question on why is it important to workout everyday where he replied that working out everyday helps the body move almost all muscles and this would increase the blood flow throughout the body which would make a person fit, strong and healthy.  His workout studio soon became the talk o...

  Ken was a restaurant owner who built his restaurant successfully after facing a lot of struggles in his life. There was a time in his life when he used to work as a kitchen cleaner part time and used to study in culinary college. After graduating, he started working as a sous chef in one of the popular restaurants downtown. Besides, he used to do various part-time jobs at night so that he could make enough money to survive and save up to begin his own business one day.  After working for almost three years, he had enough savings to open up his own small eatery. He carefully built the eatery, prepared the menu, decorated the interior and almost everything all by himself. Initially, he had one employee who assisted him in all the work and was very thankful to Ken for that.  Ken used to run his eatery all by himself in its initial days. He was a compassionate guy and he proved it when one man who looked too poor and hungry lost consciousness in front of his eatery. Ken saw...

    Sam worked as an interior decorator. The best part of interior decoration, according to her, was decorating the kitchen. She was adamant to know the taste of the client and decorate the kitchen accordingly. She used to implement many of her innovative ideas which made her the best choice when it came to interior decoration.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ As usual, she had decided to meet up with the client who wished to renovate their kitchen and was open for ideas. Kitchen decor ideas were being shared and the pros and cons of each idea were being discussed. Sam was so happy to meet a client who had practical ideas for their kitchen rather than the ideas that are pretty useless but get implemented only to show elegance and provide a luxurious feel.  The kitchen looked simple and minimalistic but had various ideas that were space saving and practical as well when the final draft for the renovation was approved...

"Enjoying life" This terminology had different meanings. Some people say that they are enjoying life when they feel that they are going through the best moments in their life. Some people claim enjoyment in life as sitting at home, not working and wasting time.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Kevin also used the terminology, "enjoying life". However, what he meant as enjoying life was relaxing with his family on weekends or going on short trips and spending some good time with his wife and kids.  However, even when there were tough times in his life like the loss of his dead dad whom he looked up to and was thankful for who he was, all thanks to his dad. Such a situation shattered him into pieces but the family stood strong and helped him grieve the loss.  Enjoyment in life just doesn't mean that there are more happy situations in your life rather than sad ones. Spending time with family, going on trips with t...

  Rose loved to read books and she is thankful to her mother for helping her to adapt to such a habit. Her mother had a small library with a collection of books at their house. As her mother used to borrow books for the love of reading and to quench her curiosity, Rose also took an interest in reading books.  From short stories, fictions, novels, books of facts, general knowledge, Rose used to read most of the books she could lay her hands on. This habit Rose had was indeed a good habit but it used to affect her performance in the university exams. "Focus on your exams dear. You could read books whenever you want after your exams. Now, it's time to focus on your education." Said her mother. Rose knew that she was addicted to reading books. However, she made a strong decision to focus on clearing her final exams which also included practical exams.  Her mother requested help from her friends. They hid any new books they found from her sight so that she could focus well on ...

The power of relationships - Speaking of relationships, it could be powerful and strong, may it be relationships with spouse, family members, children or with acquaintances. Kay knew that relationships are valuable since childhood after this incident had happened in her life. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Two people had kidnapped Kay when she was a child. The incident had turned out to be an unforgettable experience in her life. She was kept in a dark basement all tied up to a chair. The kidnappers had their masks on and it looked like one of them was a man and another a woman. Kay was an intelligent child and was on the lookout for any kind of escape route.  However, she was lucky enough to find an opportunity where the people of the house had gone out. Kay felt that the house was too quiet. She managed to save herself from the chair where she was tied up. She stealthily walked towards the back door of the house. She tried to p...

 Communication is very important, may it be communication among family members, children or partners. Communicating the situations clearly plays a very important role in upkeeping the peace in the family. Same is the case when it comes to business or colleagues in the office.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Kristi loved to travel to the office and do her work sincerely. She was happy with the work she was doing and her family was completely supportive of the same. However, one of the colleagues, Katy, hated how happy she was when it comes to both her family life as well as work.  Katy was an old classmate of Kristi. They were schoolmates and knew each other since childhood. Katy was jealous of Kristi due to her own reasons. Katy was unhappy in her marriage as she always demanded materialistic things which made her rich husband almost broke. She was too lazy to work and she wished to earn money by wasting time in the off...

Everyone loves children and they do care for their children. Loving and caring for children is human nature. it is not just human nature but also could be found among animals and other plants. People could reach to any ends to protect and care for their children. People might even sacrifice their life for their children. However, do we do the same for our parents? The simple answer is a strong NO! Our parents are ready to sacrifice anything for us but why don't we do anything for our parents? Why do we think of them as a burden (and not their assets) and ditch them in a dark corner of an old age home to remain unloved and ignored? I am not speaking about everyone but the majority of people do this as they lack time and hate to care for elderly.  Isn't it our responsibility as a child to care for our parents when they are old, just like how they cared for us when we were just infants? Don't you think we have to "return the favor" of educating us, caring for us and ...

  There are many factors that one should keep in mind after deciding on house renovation. Home renovation is not an easy task. Lot of planning, decision making, financial aspects etc. are involved in the same.  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Tommy and Mandy were lucky enough to strike a deal and purchase a worn out house for a cheap deal. They decided to go ahead, buy the house and then renovate the house so that they could design and make changes in the house, just the way they need it.  Both of them were working from home and had good savings with them to renovate the place. They also had a good design but they were confused at almost all points of time as their needs kept changing from time to time. Mandy was not persistent and had a well-made plan in her mind. However, Tommy was the one who kept making changes over and over again. Mandy understands that she will have to speak to Tommy and make a final decision so th...