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American tennis prodigy Venus Williams was offered three million dollars on the eve of her first professional tennis tournament. On the eve of playing…
It is ok to falter on your goal streak, get distracted and wander for a bit but don’t get lost. It is easy to…
You Go First is a metaphor for being the first to make a move, take the initiative, and, in the process, get what you…
We don’t rise to the level of our goals and intentions, we fall to the level of our preparation and training. We play the…
This is probably one of the hardest lessons that I am beginning to finally learn the hard way. My default is always to try…
Faith (n.) mid-13c., faith, feith, fei, fai “faithfulness to a trust or promise; loyalty to a person; honesty, truthfulness,” from Anglo-French and Old French feid, foi “faith, belief, trust, confidence; pledge” (11c.), from…
American tennis prodigy Venus Williams was offered three million dollars on the eve of her first professional tennis tournament. On the eve of playing her first competitive tournament…
In 2001, Chairman of Berkshire and CEO Hathaway Warren Buffet delivered a lecture + Q&A at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. He advised…
Raise the rest of your life to meet you. Don’t search for defining moments because they will never come. Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Peter Dinklage and…
American literary critic, author and scholar, William Lyon Phelps ( 1865 – 1943) was a professor of English at Yale University from 1901 to 1933, where he taught a…
Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney delivered the commencement address to the 2000 graduating class of University of Pennsylvania. Seamus Heaney’s University of Pennsylvania 2000 Commencement Speech Transcript
If you have a checklist, good for you. Structured ambition can sometimes be motivating. But also, feel free to let it go. American actress Mindy Kaling delivered the…
Buddhist meditation teacher and author Michael Stone developed an acronym-based model for working with strong emotions: SAIN 1—Stop, Allow, Investigate, Non-identification. S: STOP It begins with stopping; how…
SUCCESS makes you fearful, Of losing your place, Of gambling with stature, Of losing your face. Bracken Darrell is the CEO of VF Corporation, an American global apparel and footwear company. In…
John Wooden was born on October 14, 1910, in Martinsville, Indiana, the second of four brothers. Coach Wooden’s father, Joshua, instilled in his sons the basic principles of honesty, hard work…
I was the youngest heavyweight champion in the history of boxing. I was a titan, the reincarnation of Alexander the Great. My style was impetuous, my defenses were…
If quality is your edge, you can’t compromise it. Isadore “Issy” Sharp (born October 8, 1931) is a Canadian hotelier, founder, and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Isadore…
Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress, producer and entrepreneur. She is the only African-American to achieve the Tripple Crown of Acting: she has won an Academy…
Leonard Alan Lauder was born in 1933 in New York City, where he grew up and helped his mother as she founded what would become The Estée Lauder…
Coach John Wooden won ten NCAA national championships in twelve years. John Wooden had a 620-147 record during his 27-year tenure as the head coach of the UCLA Bruins.…
Coach John Wooden is considered one of the most successful National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) coaches of all time. He guided the UCLA Bruins to 10 NCAA championships in…
Be careful how you fight your fights because they will determine how you live your life. – Cus D’Amato Mike Tyson’s autobiography: Undisputable Truth is a story of paradox and contradictions.…
In The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life, Canadian elite performance and leadership writer Robin Sharma describes the morning routine of high achievers – he…
A Promised Land is Barack Obama’s memoir that focuses on his tenure as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. The book chronicles President Obama’s…