An addictus was a person who, having defaulted on a debt, was assigned to his creditor as a slave—hence addiction’s modern sense as enslavement to a habit. In…
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An addictus was a person who, having defaulted on a debt, was assigned to his creditor as a slave—hence addiction’s modern sense as enslavement…
“THE OLD MAN SAT DOWN on his favorite bench, settling in with his newspaper for his lunchtime ritual. He was a man of routine…
You don’t have to be great to start but you have to start to be great. I have always heard of meditation from reading…
In The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century’s Greatest Dilemma, British AI entrepreneur, co-founder of DeepMind, and current CEO of Microsoft AI…
“Whatever excites you, go do it. Whatever drains you, stop doing it.”—Derek Sivers” Energy Vampires are everywhere, and they can be hard to spot…
Greek lyric poet Archilochus once said, “We don’t rise to the level of our expectations; we fall to the level of our training.” We…
‘Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.’ – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Believing in oneself, especially when one’s back seems to be against…
“Whatever excites you, go do it. Whatever drains you, stop doing it.”—Derek Sivers” Energy Vampires are everywhere, and they can be hard to spot because of the short-term…
The 2023 Prince Edwards Island Marathon was held on October 15, 2023, in Charlottetown, PEI. It was my third back to back to back marathon in October, after…
I recently heard about the BBC Maestro from listening to Chris Williamson’s podcast conversation with author of the Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, Oliver Burkeman. In…
7 Days of Growth with Jay Shetty is a new 7-day series on growth setting. The series teaches listeners a new approach to achieving goals called growth setting.…
In Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory, American long-distance runner Deena Kastor takes the reader on a life journey in running. How having…
A thermostat is a regulating device component that senses a physical system’s temperature and performs actions to maintain the system’s temperature near a desired setpoint. 1 A thermostat regulates the temperature of…
In 2001, Chairman of Berkshire and CEO Hathaway Warren Buffet delivered a lecture + Q&A at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. He advised…
Raise the rest of your life to meet you. Don’t search for defining moments because they will never come. Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Peter Dinklage and…
American literary critic, author and scholar, William Lyon Phelps ( 1865 – 1943) was a professor of English at Yale University from 1901 to 1933, where he taught a…
Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney delivered the commencement address to the 2000 graduating class of University of Pennsylvania. Seamus Heaney’s University of Pennsylvania 2000 Commencement Speech Transcript
If you have a checklist, good for you. Structured ambition can sometimes be motivating. But also, feel free to let it go. American actress Mindy Kaling delivered the…
“Change is the effort of committed citizens who hitch their wagons to something bigger than themselves and fight for it every single day.” President Barack Obama delivered the…
“THE OLD MAN SAT DOWN on his favorite bench, settling in with his newspaper for his lunchtime ritual. He was a man of routine and could be found…
SUCCESS makes you fearful, Of losing your place, Of gambling with stature, Of losing your face. Bracken Darrell is the CEO of VF Corporation, an American global apparel and footwear company. In…
John Wooden was born on October 14, 1910, in Martinsville, Indiana, the second of four brothers. Coach Wooden’s father, Joshua, instilled in his sons the basic principles of honesty, hard work…
I was the youngest heavyweight champion in the history of boxing. I was a titan, the reincarnation of Alexander the Great. My style was impetuous, my defenses were…
If quality is your edge, you can’t compromise it. Isadore “Issy” Sharp (born October 8, 1931) is a Canadian hotelier, founder, and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Isadore…
Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress, producer and entrepreneur. She is the only African-American to achieve the Tripple Crown of Acting: she has won an Academy…
Leonard Alan Lauder was born in 1933 in New York City, where he grew up and helped his mother as she founded what would become The Estée Lauder…
Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies, one of the world’s largest technology infrastructure companies.…
Coach John Wooden won ten NCAA national championships in twelve years. John Wooden had a 620-147 record during his 27-year tenure as the head coach of the UCLA Bruins.…
Coach John Wooden is considered one of the most successful National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) coaches of all time. He guided the UCLA Bruins to 10 NCAA championships in…
Be careful how you fight your fights because they will determine how you live your life. – Cus D’Amato Mike Tyson’s autobiography: Undisputable Truth is a story of paradox and contradictions.…
In The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life, Canadian elite performance and leadership writer Robin Sharma describes the morning routine of high achievers – he…
A Promised Land is Barack Obama’s memoir that focuses on his tenure as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. The book chronicles President Obama’s…
Ron Williams is best known for his leadership at Aetna, where he transformed a $292 million operating loss into $2 billion in annual earnings. He serves as chairman & CEO…