What inspires you? – Lessons learned from visiting the Detroit Auto Show

Purple Jaguar at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show

This year in addition to featuring cars, the Detroit Auto Show featured Education Day. On the designated day, about 5000 students from across metro Detroit visited the auto show and learned how to make a career in the auto industry. Professionals talked to the students about “designing displays, choosing colors, building engines and testing concept cars (Detroit Free Press).

The Detroit News article said the kids were inspired by the things they learned at the auto show.  Here are a few things I learned at the auto show:

    

·         It’s fun to dream – The purple Jaguar was my favorite car on display, and not just because it was purple. There were also iPads built into the back seats with a keypad in the center.

·         There are many aspects that go into the design, development and production of an automobile.

This is the automobile I walked away with at the Auto Show (toy car). Thanks Hot Wheels.

My question of the day – What inspires you? Here are a few more things I find inspiring (not related to the auto show):

·         Hearing someone speak about their success

·         Reading inspirational stories

·         When something I have said or done motivates someone else.

Here’s a thought of the day:

“Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

By Oliver Goldsmith

Where do you find inspiration?