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Joy (n.) is derived from Old French joie “pleasure, delight, erotic pleasure, bliss, joyfulness” (11c.), from Latin gaudia “expressions of pleasure; sensual delight,” plural of gaudium “joy, inward joy, gladness,…
Lose the battle but win the war. Play the Long Game (idiom) 1: to plan and do things that will help you to be successful far into the future, rather than only thinking about the present or near future.…
“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to…
In The Power of One More: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success, Entrepreneur and host of the Ed Mylett Show, Ed Mylett, provides…
“We don’t rise to the level of our expectations; we fall to the level of our training.”― Archilochus To paraphrase the Greek poet Archilochus, “…
Your parents were right “Birds of the same feather flock together”, and “If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas”. These…
If you work hard, what is hard will work, but if you take shortcuts, you will be cut short. There are no secrets to success; you must show…
“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes” – Scandinavian maxim Life is going to happen to all of us at some point. Life is not a…
Sometimes the circumstances at hand force us to be braver than we actually are, and so we knock on doors and ask for assistance. Author Ann Patchett delivered the…
“You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is all you are.” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anna Quindlen was supposed to deliver the commencement address to…
“The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.” On May 20, 1990, American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson,…
‘I wish you luck, because what lies ahead is no picnic for the prepared and the unprepared alike, and you’ll need luck’ Russian-American poet and essayist Joseph Brodsky…
Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people … or find a different room. Michael S.…
Narcissism is a self-centered personality style characterized as having an excessive interest in one’s physical appearance and an excessive preoccupation with one’s own needs, often at the expense of…
Temples he built and palaces of air,And, with the artist’s parent-pride aglow,His fancy saw his vague ideals growInto creations marvellously fair; He set his foot upon Fame’s nether…
Empathy is our ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Empathy enables us to become aware of other people’s perspectives, emotions, worldview and experiences. The word empathy is…
Mindfulness is the practice of purposely bringing one’s attention to the present moment without judgment, a skill one develops through meditation or other training. The need to stay mindful and present…
Writing is a medium of human communication that involves the representation of a language with written symbols. Writing is a form of self-expression that can be used to…
The only constant thing in life is change. A time to be born, die, laugh, cry, work, rest, procreate, nurture, etc. Life is in phases and shoes are…
Self-Interest is the act of focusing on the needs or interests of one’s self. At the core of many wars, divorces, miscommunication, family rift comes from asking people…