The difference between a coward and a hero is how you deal with fear. You decide to be a hero.
Giannis: The Marvelous Journey is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the extraordinary odyssey of NBA mega-star Giannis Antetokounmpo from an impoverished childhood in Greece as the son of Nigerian immigrants to the top of the basketball world. The Documentary premiered on February 19 exclusively on Prime Video. The documentary was tough for me to finish because I could feel what Giannis was expressing in the doc. Going through the grief of losing his dad, hate as an immigrant and having to navigate a tough world. I cried a lot watching the documentary; it was a tough watch but a very inspiring story.
I have been a premier tier subscriber of the Apple One subscription bundle, which gives subscribers access to Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, iCloud, Apple News+ and Apple Fitness+. Although I am a fitness enthusiast, I have surprisingly not been using the Apple Fitness+ feature of my Apple One subscription until recently. I started listening to the Apple Fitness+ Time to Walk Series, and it is one of the most exciting audio experiences I have had in a while. I could call myself an audiophile as I listen to at least one hour of English and French podcasts daily.
Across the Microsoft 365 apps, the average employee spends 57% of their time communicating (in meetings, email, and chat) and 43% creating (in documents, spreadsheets, and presentations).
A recently pubished report by Microsoft: The 2023 Work Trend Index: Annual Report, revealed that workers are spending at least full working days (57% of their time communicating in meetings, email, and chat). The report noted an urgent need to make meetings more effective as people report inefficient meetings as their number one productivity disruptor. The top 5 obstacles to work productivity, according to the Microsoft Work Trend Index Report, are: Having inefficient meetings, Lacking clear goals, Having too many meetings, Feeling uninspired, and Not easily finding the information I need.
Workers spend at least full working days (57% of their time communicating in meetings, email, and chat).
Scribd is an American e-book & audiobook subscription service with over one million titles. Scribd gives you access to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, podcasts, and many more – all in one place, for one price.
I recently enrolled and finished the Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce Professional Certificate Course on Coursera. It is kind of the first full course that I would finish on Coursera; I use other platforms such as Linkedin Learning, Pluralsight, and EdX, to name a few, for my personal and professional development. The course is comprehensive as it was taught by industry professionals from Google. The content is very informative and great for both beginners and intermediate learners. I highly recommend it.
Subject-matter experts from Google share insights, tools and platforms like Canva, Constant Contact, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Hootsuite, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Shopify, and Twitter. Concepts discussed in the course include customer journey, email marketing, marketing analytics and measurements, e-commerce, building customer satisfaction and other digital marketing methodology and frameworks.
In his book, Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making, former Apple employee and co-creator of the iPhone and iPod Tony Fadell shares lessons learned and insights for becoming more creative. He also shared a reading list of his favourite books and articles that have enhanced his creativity. He writes
“Here are some of the books and articles that have helped me, my friends, and mentors, in no particular order:”
In his memoir,James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life, author and one of the most prolific writers of our time, James Patterson, shares his writing strategies and also his favourite books. He highlighted the following books as some of his favourite books of all time.
“if you are what you read, then this is an essential element of my story. ”
Fishpeople tells the stories of a unique cast of characters who have dedicated their lives to the sea and the transformative effects of time spent in the ocean. It chronicles the story six people transformed by their experience with the sea. The six people profiled in the documentary includeKimi Werner,Matahi Drollet, Lynne Cox, Ray Collins, Eddie Donnellan, and Dave Rastovich.
Books transform lives they are bridges from your current self to your best self.
The Book I’m Reading is a weekly cross-platform show where Nigerians hear their idols passionately discuss and read from the books they love. It is hosted by legendary actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo, popularly called RMD. The Book I’m Reading is sponsored by Sterling Bank and hosted on RadioNow 95.3 FM. The show is created by Kadaria Ahmed (Chief Executive Officer of RadioNow 95.3FM)
Netflix has announced the launch of a book club, a one-of-a-kind book club from the home of the world’s most talked-about book adaptations. The Netflix Book Club is hosted by Orange is the New Black star and Three-time Emmy Award winner Uzo Aduba. As a fan of great books, I can’t for the show to start.
Through Netflix Book Club, readers will hear about their new favorite books, films, and series adaptations first – and get exclusive access to the process behind bringing these books from page to screen.
On Sunday night May 23rd, 2021, Canadian-born rapper Drake (Drizzy) received the Billboard Artist of The Decade Award for his consistency in the past 10 years. The 2021 Billboard Music Awards was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. The award was presented to him by his Manager, Future the Prince in the presence of his parents and other OVO team members. Drake received the award with his 3-year-old son Adonis by his side,
The highlight and the most inspiring part of the night for me was the introduction video dubbed “Certain Destiny” with Drake narrating the early years of his career, and Basketball player King Lebron James narrated the latter part of the intro.
Drake Intro video “Certain Destiny” :
Let me tell you something,
Drake 2021 Billboard Acceptance Speech:
Drizzy shared some very powerful words of inspiration about his success and what really drives him
“I’m really self-conscious about my music. I rarely celebrate anything, and just for anyone watching this that’s wondering how this happened, that’s really the answer. It’s being so unsure how you’re getting it done, that you just keep going in the hopes of figuring out the formula. Feeling so lucky and blessed that the fear of losing it keeps you up at night.”
It’s being so unsure how you’re getting it done, that you just keep going in the hopes of figuring out the formula. Feeling so lucky and blessed that the fear of losing it keeps you up at night.”
On his Hardwork and Work Ethic:
“I didn’t write a grandiose speech about how to make it work or what it took, ’cause to be honest, I don’t really understand it myself. I just know that I’ve spent an incalculable amount of hours trying to analyze all the things I did wrong, but tonight, for once, I’m sure as hell we did something right.
I didn’t write a grandiose speech about how to make it work or what it took, ’cause to be honest, I don’t really understand it myself.
Award Dedication:
“I want to dedicate this award to my friends, I want to dedicate this award to my longtime collaborators. I want to dedicate this award to all my peers, all your decisions, and the music you make really does have me tossing and turning at night trying to figure out what I should do next. Thank you to my beautiful family.”
All the Best in your quest to get Better. Don’t Settle: Live with Passion.
“You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.” – Marcus Aurelius
I recently ordered theDaily Stoic’s Momento Mori Medallionas a way to remind me of my mortality. We hear of people’s death daily on social media, in the news, within our family, we lose friends, colleagues and we know deep down that it is an inevitable thing that would happen to us all. Death is a debt we all have to pay, and it is a subject our society encourages us to avoid. We act awkward around people that just lost a loved one; some people even avoid reaching out to their family and friends because they do not know what to say. The sad reality is that when you DIE, the world would move on, you and I are not that special.
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. – Steve Jobs
Since 1960: Venture capitalist have invested over $450 billion in more than 27,00 companies.
Something Ventured is a 2011 documentary film investigating the emergence of American venture capitalism in the mid-20th century. Something Ventured follows the stories of the venture capitalists like Tom Perkins, Don Valentine, Arthur Rock, Dick Kramlich, and others, who worked with entrepreneurs to start and build companies like Apple, Intel, Genentech, Cisco, Atari, Tandem, and others.
Beginning in the late 1950′s, this small group of high rollers fostered a one-of-a-kind business culture that encouraged extraordinary risk and made possible unprecedented rewards. They laid the groundwork for America’s start-up economy, providing not just the working capital but the guidance to allow seedling companies to reach their full potential.
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