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Archives for June 2014

Always Believe in Yourself

“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not on the branch but on her wings. Always believe in yourself.” 

The Dalai Lama

[ PROFILES – ICONS ] an ongoing series on inspiring leaders   “The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.” The Position: The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or “Yellow Hat” school of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by Tsongkhapa(1357–1419). The name is a combination of the Mongolic word dalai meaning “ocean” and the Tibetan word བླ་མ་ (bla-ma) meaning “guru, teacher, mentor”. The Dalai Lama is traditionally […]

Measuring what makes life worthwhile
– Chip Conley

From TED.com When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the wisdom of a Buddhist king, he learned that success comes from what you count. Chip Conley creates joyful hotels, where he hopes his employees, customers and investors alike […]

8 secrets of success
– Richard St. John

From TED.com Why do people succeed? Is it because they’re smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success. A self-described average guy who found success doing what he loved, Richard St. John spent more than a decade researching […]

Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
– Dr. Seuss

“Things may happen and often do to people as brainy and footsy as you”  Oh, the Places You’ll Go! is the story of your child—well, a boy in one fantastic pair of pajamas who Dr. Seuss uses as a stand-in for your child, who was just a twinkle in your eye when this book was actually written. […]

Happy for No Reason
– Marci Shimoff

A BREAKTHROUGH APPROACH TO HAPPINESS  What would it take to make you happy? A fulfilling career, a big bank account, or the perfect mate? What if it didn’t take anything to make you happy? What if you could experience happiness from the inside out—no matter what’s going on in your life?    In Happy for No Reason: 7 […]

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
– Douglas Adams

“Don’t Panic.”  Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.Together this dynamic […]

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert M. Pirsig

“The place to improve the world is first in one’s own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there.”  One of the most important and influential books written in the past half-century, Robert M. Pirsig’s  Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a powerful, moving, and penetrating examination of how we live […]

Magic happens OUTSIDE your Comfort Zone

     

The Blank Slate
– Steven Pinker

“Disgust is intuitive microbiology” In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker, one of the world’s leading experts on language and the mind, explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political coloring. With characteristic wit, lucidity, and insight, Pinker argues that the dogma that the mind has no innate traits-a doctrine held by many […]

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