I believe that truly inspirational people are given an uncommon understanding of the spiritual. It is this group of people that know why they are here, what they are doing about it, and how it is going to work. And not much can bother them or upset their confidence.

Nervousness is a sign of fear, and fear is a lack of control. Spiritual people do not fear because they know when they are able to control a situation and when they are more often not able to control a situation. When it is up to them to be in control, they make use of quotes such as this one: "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail." - John Wooden. Going hand in hand with preparation is desire. If you don't really want what you are trying to get, then you won't get it. You have to care about what you do to make it happen. Surprisingly, when you want something enough, sometimes it simply falls in your lap. The only explanation I have for this is, "Luck is the residue of opportunity and design." - Branch Rickey. When you design to achieve your goal, the opportunity often appears.

Why is it that we look up to the people that inspire us? Our parents, or teachers maybe, or even the mailman. Why do we respect them more than the most amazing technicians, e.g., a world-class juggler? It is because they have something that we know is good. These uncommonly spiritual people do not have the disease of caring too much, though. Despite the fact that there is a myriad of fascinating things to learn about in this world, they don't seem to be rushed to know everything there is to know. Disregarding unproductive individuals, we are often guilty of trying to do too much. We should instead align our lives according to a spiritual purpose. We need to have an object of unceasing pursuit, and the degree of happiness attained from our pursuit will be proportional to the spirituality of our object. - E.A. Poe

Inspiring people gather our trust by their wonderful consistency in life. Maybe it is because you know them personally and have seen them fold all of their clothes before putting them away, or because you have never seen them fall for the worldly attachments. They are always putting their spiritual purpose before all. If only we would begin to do the same. "Ora et labora." - St. Benedict.