The next time you think the odds are against you, this video can lend some perspective.
It shows little boys who lived in a village built on stilts in water. They wanted to learn about soccer, but had no place to play. So they built a raft to use as a field!
They turned every disadvantage into [...]
Too often, silly laziness winds up costing me time, effort and even money.
Yesterday I was home looking for a pen. I checked the drawer, but saw only a pile of old crayons, markers and pencils. After moving one or two of them without finding anything, I wandered around the house in a futile search.
Finally I [...]
A few summers ago, my daughter and I were headed for an open-air concert.
We had tickets on the lawn, while much of the crowd — and the band — would be under shelter.
That meant that the show would go on, despite the wind, rain, thunder and lightning.
We could barely see as we drove. We [...]
For parents, few things rival the thrill of baby’s first step. The proud mom and dad eagerly await the event. They’re ready with the video cam. They call their friends to tell them the news.
No wonder! Taking that first step is a huge moment for any baby. It separates the past from the future, and [...]
Two teams work in the same office. You are allowed to spend as much time as you want observing them. Then you must choose: Which one will be more successful?
That question more and more is drawing the attention of businesses. In this Harvard Business Review article, researcher Sandy Pentland concludes that patterns of communication mean [...]
Today I heard a woman say with some pride that she “can do 12 things at once.”
She also said, with not as much pride, that her daughter can only do one thing at a time.
Only?
By being able to do “only” one thing at a time, her daughter owns the key to success. Doing “only” one [...]
Scottish poet George McDonald said, “To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.”
This comes to mind because of a Geoffrey James article in Inc. titled “8 Things Great Bosses Demand from Employees.”
Top on the list is “Be True to Your Word.”
Writes James, “Your boss wants to trust you. Really. Therefore, whenever you accept [...]
Comfort is the enemy of growth. Navy SEALS know that, and they’re teaching it to U.S. Olympians.
“We’re going to re-set your baseline today,” a SEAL tells a group of athletes as they embark on a grueling session to test and expand their limits.
Olympians and SEALS are just like the rest of us. They have limits [...]
No subject intrigues me more than the question of “who will make it?”
In any given group — classroom, business, sport — which person will exceed expectations, which one will fall short, and which one will wind up just about where you thought?
We know the factors that won’t necessarily predict success. They include gender, income, race, [...]
Marva Collins said, “Success doesn’t come to you. You go to it.”
If you decide to make the trip, you have two huge factors in your favor.
First, you have potential you don’t even know about and haven’t tapped into yet. Like Jeremy Lin, who was cut by two NBA teams before becoming a star with the [...]