“You are all better than you think you are. You are designed not to believe it when you hear it from yourself” – Jeff Winger

How come in real life, people don’t give motivational speeches like this? If all I knew of the world was what I learned from tv comedies and cheesy romcoms, I would think people gave these types of speeches on a day to day basis. In reality, I don’t think anyone’s ever lifted my spirits with a speech the way they do in films. Sure, there were the odd school teachers who thought they could motivate teenagers with anti-bullying talks and acceptance speeches, but they were just doing jobs they were paid for.

Just once, I’d like to hear a Jeff Winger-style speech about life, love, everything and anything. I’d like to hear someone speak from the heart, and not just because they’ve had too much to drink and need to tell everyone they know that they love them. I’d like to hear it because sometimes, you just need to hear someone speak like they’ve got the world sorted, in the hope that they’ll be able to sort your world out too.