{"id":4765,"date":"2019-11-13T14:05:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T14:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/?p=4765"},"modified":"2021-02-17T16:57:06","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T16:57:06","slug":"an-ode-to-an-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/an-ode-to-an-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ode to an Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is Inspiration?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspiration\nis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Being brave enough to speak\nabout topics that are being brushed under the carpet;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Giving people a platform to\nhave their voice heard;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Being willing to ask the difficult\nquestion;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Challenging authority for what\nyou know to be the best outcome;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Speaking your mind when many\nwould rather you didn\u2019t;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Influencing the positive direction\nof society;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Being truly comfortable in your\nown skin;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Acting with integrity in the face of all forms of adversity (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rKqd9ByWB_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"except perhaps that one time with Mike Murphy (opens in a new tab)\">except perhaps that one time with Mike Murphy<\/a>);<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Leaving a legacy that leaves an\nimprint on a nation;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> Gay Byrne.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Inspiration? Inspiration is: Being brave enough to speak about topics that are being brushed under the carpet; Giving people a platform to have their voice heard; Being willing to ask the difficult question; Challenging authority for what you know to be the best outcome; Speaking your mind when many would rather you didn\u2019t; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>An Ode to an Inspiration - INSPO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/an-ode-to-an-inspiration\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An Ode to an Inspiration - INSPO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What is Inspiration? 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