The Power of One

Short video to inspire and get you thinking about ways small acts can make a difference...





An inspiring video, although it has a little too much American-like imagery... I need a  version that feels more Canadian... yes you might be thinking... What do you mean? ...I don't know... 



A book that started it all for me... That is teaching about human rights and the importance of standing up and saying what you believe, then acting on what you believe...


THE POWER OF ONE by BRYCE COURTENAY
One of my favourite books of all time is the Power of One, written by Bryce Courtenay. This amazing book went on to become a movie in 1992. It explores segregation and discrimination in South Africa.


Here are some quotes to prep you and get you thinking before watching clips from the movie, "Power of One"... You will notice that there is a huge variety of the categories of comments, from courage to winning... 


“First with the head, then with the heart.” 
― Bryce Courtenay, The Power of One


“Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.”
― Bryce Courtenay


“. . . besides love, independence of thought is the greatest gift an adult can give a child.” 
― Bryce Courtenay, The Power of One


“Winning is a state of mind that embraces everything you do.”
― Bryce Courtenay, The Power of One


“The power of one is above all things the power to believe in yourself, ofen well beyond any latent ability you may have previously demonstrated. The mind is the athlete, the body is simply the means it uses to run faster or longer, jump higher, shoot straighter, kick better, swim harder, hit further, or box better.”
― Bryce Courtenay, The Power of One


“Always in life an idea starts small, it is only a sapling idea, but the vines will come and they will try to choke your idea so it cannot grow and it will die and you will never know you had a big idea, an idea so big it could have grown thirty meters through the dark canopy of leaves and touched the face of the sky.' He looked at me and continued. 'The vines are people who are afraid of originality, of new thinking. Most people you encounter will be vines; when you are a young plant they are very dangerous.' His piercing blue eyes looked into mine.' Always listen to yourself, Peekay. It is better to be wrong than simply to follow convention. If you are wrong, no matter, you have learned something and you grow stronger. If you are right, you have taken another step toward a fulfilling life.”
― Bryce Courtenay, The Power of One






Here is part 1 on Youtube...





Here is part 2 on Youtube....





Part 3...