Category Archives: Movie Lessons

Movie Lessons: Never Say Never Teaches Sweat Equity and Teamwork

I’ll be the first to admit I haven’t heard an entire Justin Bieber song. I grew up listening to music like this, this, and this. However, after a long discussion with my friend Jeff about Justin’s story and Scooter Braun, I knew I needed to check out his documentary, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. I was Impressed….

Movie Lessons: Soul Surfer On Living Life On Purpose

It is time for another movie lesson. I didn’t realize it had been so long since our last one. To get the series started back up, I want to talk about “Soul Surfer“. The movie is a based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton, a pro surfer who lost her arm in a shark…

Movie Lessons: One Crazy Summer On Knowing Your Audience

Let’s start the new year off right with a movie lesson from One Crazy Summer and the importance of knowing your audience. You all know I am a fan of Cusack movies and this is one of his lesser known  eighties romantic comedies. There is one scene that always cracks me up because I see…

Movie Lessons: Atticus Finch Teaches Us To Make Music for Others

One of my favorite movies (and books) is To Kill a Mocking Mockingbird. Gregory Peck was masterful as Harper Lee’s Atticus Finch. The story’s title scene below teaches us to make music for others to enjoy. Think about the music you make. Everything you do makes a sound. Is it  distracting or destructive noise? Is…

Movie Lesson: Play To Win learned From Searching For Bobby Fischer

Most people are not taught to Play to Win. Instead, the majority of folks play Not to Lose. In Searching for Bobby Fischer, Vinnie reminds Josh to play to win. He tells him it is ok to risk failure and live on the edge of defeat. For some reason we were taught to play it safe…