“the most powerful mind is the quiet mind. It is the mind that is present, reflective, mindful of its thoughts and its state. It doesn’t often multitask, and when it does, it does so with a purpose.” Maria was born in Moscow, Russia and came to the United States when she was four years old. Her first […]
Authentic Happiness
– Martin Seligman
August 13, 2014 By
“While you can’t control your experiences, you can control your explanations.” A national bestseller, Authentic Happiness launched the revolutionary new science of Positive Psychology—and sparked a coast-to-coast debate on the nature of real happiness. According to esteemed psychologist and bestselling author Martin Seligman, happiness is not the result of good genes or luck. Real, lasting happiness comes […]
A Doctor’s Touch
– Abraham Verghese
August 11, 2014 By
From TED.com Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new world where patients are merely data points, and calls for a return to the traditional one-on-one physical exam. In our era of the patient-as-data-point, Abraham Verghese believes in the old-fashioned physical exam, […]
Built to Last:
Habits of Visionary Companies
– Jim Collins
August 10, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day — as […]
His and hers … healthcare
– Paula Johnson
August 9, 2014 By
From TED.com Every cell in the human body has a sex, which means that men and women are different right down to the cellular level. Yet too often, research and medicine ignore this insight — and the often startlingly different ways in which the two sexes respond to disease or treatment. As pioneering doctor Paula Johnson […]
Tribal leadership
– David Logan
August 8, 2014 By
From TED.com David Logan talks about the five kinds of tribes that humans naturally form — in schools, workplaces, even the driver’s license bureau. By understanding our shared tribal tendencies, we can help lead each other to become better individuals. And it’s within these tribes that all of our work gets done. But not just work. It’s […]
The Art of Peace
– Morihei Ueshiba
August 7, 2014 By
“When you bow deeply to the universe, it bows back; when you call out the name of God, it echoes inside you.” The real way of the warrior is based on compassion, wisdom, fearlessness, and love of nature. So taught the great Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969), founder of the Japanese martial art of Aikido. […]
How to Learn Anything… Fast
– Josh Kaufman
August 6, 2014 By
“You can’t make positive discoveries that make your life better if you never try anything new.” Josh Kaufman is the author of two international bestsellers, The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business and The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything… Fast!, and is one of the top 100 business authors in the world, as ranked by […]
The Creative Habit
– Twyla Tharp
August 3, 2014 By Leave a Comment
One of the world’s leading creative artists, choreographers, and creator of the smash-hit Broadway show, Movin’ Out, shares her secrets for developing and honing your creative talents—at once prescriptive and inspirational, a book to stand alongside The Artist’s Way and Bird by Bird. [From: Amazon.com] Many people in the information economy are creative workers. Writers. Programmers. Photoshop wizards. Bloggers. […]
Working for Good
– Jeff Klein
August 2, 2014 By
“Working for Good,” subtitled Making a Difference While Making a Living, would seem indispensable for energetic, ambitious entrepreneurs and visionaries who have a strong social conscience as well as a robust business ethos. Jeff Klein, an ambitious and energetic guy, has written a book with the same attributes and confesses that he “loves to work.” Klein’s […]
