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Shower the People
by James Taylor

“shower the people we love, with love” So very often, we hold back, not expressing ourselves and fearful of rejection if we actually express our feelings openly and honestly to  people we care about. We feel vulnerable and exposed to speak from the heart. Being stoic and silent is considered to be strength by some, even […]

Nelson Mandela

By the time of his death, Nelson Mandela had come to be widely considered “the father of the nation” within South Africa, and “the founding father of democracy”, being seen as “the national liberator, the Savior, its Washington and Lincoln rolled into one”. Mandela’s biographer Anthony Sampson commented that even during his life, a myth […]

Christopher Gardner &
“The Pursuit of Happyness”

[ INSPIRATIONAL MOVIES To Learn From ]   The “Pursuit of Happyness” movie trailer (2006) The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film based on Chris Gardner’s nearly one-year struggle with homelessness. Directed by Gabriele Muccino, the film features Will Smith as Gardner, an on-and-off-homeless salesman. Smith’s son Jaden Smith co-stars, making his film debut as Gardner’s son, Christopher Jr. and Thandie […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Steal Like an Artist
– Austin Kleon

“If you ever find that you’re the most talented person in the room, you need to find another room.”  You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. That’s the message from Austin Kleon, a young writer and artist who knows that creativity is everywhere, creativity is for everyone. A manifesto […]

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
– Seth Godin

“The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there.People will follow.” A tribe is any group of people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea. For millions of years, humans have been seeking out tribes, be they religious, […]

Die Empty – Todd Henry

“Embrace the importance of now and refuse to allow the lull of comfort, fear, familiarity, and ego to prevent you from taking action on your ambitions…The cost of inaction is vast. Don’t go to your grave with your best work inside of you. Choose to die empty.”Most of us live with the stubborn idea that […]

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