From TED.com “I don’t think you can come into your wisdom until you have made mistakes on your own skin and felt them in reality of your own life.” Elizabeth Gilbert, the well-known American author, essayist, short story writer, biographer, and novelist describes why in this TED talk . She gained a huge audience of […]
Mastery From Failure
and Near Wins
May 9, 2014 By
From TED.com Sarah Lewis is curator, historian and the author of the book “The Rise”. This inspiring book talks about finding success even in failures and near misses. She says that even failures can help us to obtain success. Because almost all of us surrender when we face trials. Sarah compares success to learning and perfecting archery. One just […]
Who Moved My Cheese?
– Spencer Johnson
May 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, published on September 8, 1998, is a motivational book by Spencer Johnson written in the style of a parable or business fable. The text describes change in one’s work and life, and four typical reactions to said change by two mice and two “littlepeople”, during their […]
Being Twenty Somethings
April 18, 2014 By
In her book “The Defining Decade”, (at left) Clinical psychologist Meg Jay suggests that many twenty-somethings feel trivialized during what is actually the most transformative — and defining — period of our adult lives. Meg Jay has a bold message for twenty-somethings: Contrary to popular belief, your 20s are not a throwaway decade. In this provocative […]
The Lion and the Gazelle
April 14, 2014 By
“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re the lion or a gazelle… …when the […]
If it scares you…
April 11, 2014 By
Push yourself to your limits and get out from your comfort zone. If you are to to grow as a person, you must get out from your comfort zone. Even if it scares you. Even if it terrifies you. Specially if it makes your palms sweaty and your mouth dry and gives you nightmares. Step forward and […]
Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability
April 10, 2014 By
[ FIRE UP FRIDAYS – Inspiration, Conversations, Awesomeness ] To all the lovely women out there…Listen to this incredible TED talk by Brené Brown. Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a […]
Kick your “buts”
April 4, 2014 By
The difference between a winner and a loser is a 3-letter word: “BUT”; We want to do so many things but there is always an inner voice that says “BUT” ….But maybe it won’t work out, …But what if I fail? …What if I lose? …What if I look ridiculous? But, But. But… KICK YOUR […]
Your Body Language shapes who you are
April 4, 2014 By
In this brilliant TED talk, social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Her ongoing research on body language reveals that we can change other people’s perceptions — and even our own body chemistry — simply by changing body positions. Worth […]
Each day is a miracle
– Paulo Coelho
March 3, 2014 By
“You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle…” ~ Paulo Coelho
