Michael Binder is what you would call a “movie aficionado” through and through. He’s probably watched just about every single movie you’ve ever heard of, twice. In fact, Binder loves movies so much that he’s managed to make a career writing about them and talking about them for his hundreds of followers. Got to hand it to the guy; he had a dream; and went after it with all the guns he had!
But when he saw the mega viral hit that featured a bunch of dance scenes from popular movies matched up to the incredibly popular song, “Uptown Funk,” he was instantly inspired to do a similar mashup, only he wanted to use dance scenes from movies that only came out of the Golden Age of cinema.
It took him a long while to find the perfect clips which properly conveyed the energy and passion, but after he scanned through hundreds and hundreds of movies from 1953 and earlier, he finally edited together an absolutely stunning video featuring some of our favorite dancers and singers.
It’s pretty amazing to watch legends like, Gene Kelly, Shirley Temple, Judy Garland, and Fred Astaire dance to one of the catchiest songs ever!
The amount of time it must have taken to edit this whole piece together is truly astounding. Not only did Binder have to be aware of the dance sequence in his head, but he had to time it properly with the music without speeding up or slowing down the original footage. HE WAS DETERMINED AND HE MADE IT HAPPEN!
In the end he created a video that is really fun to watch. He really put a lot of thought into this whole project, and just about everyone loves the final result! HE PUT HIS MIND TO IT AND JUST DID IT!
Who wouldn’t want to just DANCE….when you’ve watched this video? Somehow the words from the movie “Grease” came to my mind in an instant – “I got chills, they’re multiplying. And I’m losing control ‘Cause the power, you’re supplying. It’s electrifying!” And Grease was a perfect example of going after what you want; accomplishing; achieving; controlling; and being successful all in one swoop!
I’m forever hearing the comment “Just Do It”. There’s a lot of “risk” packaged into that one small statement.
And then the all too common answer would be – “What have you got to lose?” Another deep and powerful statement —
What does what have you got to lose? mean?
The meaning of “what have you got to lose?” is:
(idiom) you should take a risk, because things cannot get worse
Example Sentences:
A: Should I quit my job and start my own business?
B: I don’t know, do you like your current job?
A: No, I hate it.
B: Then what have you got to lose? I say you should do it!
A: I want to go talk to that girl, but I’m too shy.
B: You should do it, what could possibly go wrong?
A: I don’t know!
B: Come on, what have you got to lose?
Today I will leave you with 10 Awesome Quotes on Risk Taking that might just make us “Want to Dance” and hopefully will be a delightful inspiration for us all!
1. “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” — Goethe
2. “Security is mostly a superstition. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” — Helen Keller
3. “It’s not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It’s because we dare not venture that they are difficult.” — Seneca
4. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far it is possible to go.” — T.S. Eliot
5. “What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it is another matter.” — Peter Drucker
6. “Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.” — Jimmy Carter
7. “I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” — Pablo Picasso
8. “Life is being on the wire, everything else is just waiting. — Karl Wallenda
9. “If things seem under control, you are just not going fast enough.” — Mario Andretti
10. “Don’t be afraid to take a big step. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.” — David Lloyd George
TAKE YOUR NEXT RISK AND READ MY POST FOR DAY 4 TOMORROW OF THIS BLOG CHALLENGE!!
Valerie
