INSPIRATION … IN DROGHEDA!

 
DSDYF was thrilled to welcome to Drogheda motivational speaker Alvin Law from Canada. The idea behind this venture was to show how Alvin overcame his physical disability caused by the drug Thalidomide. Despite being born without arms he is living proof that any one of us can overcome anything that we feel is holding us back.

Over 800 local school children joined him in the Tommy Leddy Theatre last Autumn when Alvin gave a truly inspirational and motivational speech. He entertained, cajoled and motivated these kids with his 5 laws of life. These are:

1. ATTITUDE;
2. LEARNING;
3. VALUE;
4. IMAGINATION;
5. NEVER.

You can read the details of his philosophy by visiting www.alvinlaw.com. The feedback from the talk was absolutely wonderful.

Special thanks to Tommy Leddy and his wonderful team for hosting the event in the super TLT. Thanks also to Paddy Dwyer for all his help. Thank you to Ben Corcoran and the BB Media Productions team for recording and editing the presentation. The event would not have been possible without the generous support received from Business Beverage Solutions – our very sincere thanks to Elaine and all the team.

We are already starting to plan for this our 2010 motivational speaker – watch for news on www.dsdyf.ie.

Alvin’s Laws of Life

A Attitude is more than just being positive… it’s a way of looking at life, ours and everybody’s. It is said to be Everything because it is Everything. It defines who we are and what we become!

L Learning is the greatest gift we give ourselves. It can transform us from nobody to somebody and is the great equalizer. To not learn as much as we can is to disrespect the gift of life. In learning, we must also ask questions. That’s good because people need to listen more and talk less. There is knowledge all around us…we just have to listen for the answer. To listen is to learn and to learn is to grow.

V Value your life and spirit. Too many people live another “V”, that of Victim. It’s true, Bad things happen to good people and there are victims. The trouble is there’s no answer to the question, “Why Me?” Even worse, Victims often get stuck in their past when what they need is to live for today and move toward the future. When you focus on moving forward, you never know what you’ll discover. Everyone has value…finding it, that’s the trick.

I Imagination is the key that unlocks the power of potential. It is not owned by the young but they are best at using it. It defines the difference between Obstacles and Possibilities! Imagination leads to
dreams and dreams make life worth living. Dreams can come true…This I know.

N Never give up!! Easy to say, hard to do. The biggest enemy we will ever have we encounter every time we look in a mirror. Yet mirrors do not reflect who we truly are…our lives do.

What the kids said:-
“I thought the talk was funny and inspiring. I realised that you can do anything you want if you really try. As Alvin said, no one deserved anything, you earn what you get!”

“Alvin made the important things in life sink in, with a bit of laughter.”

“The talk was absolutely brilliant. It was touching, funny but most importantly it allowed you to look at yourself, really look at yourself and appreciate what you have.”