The Promised Land
“The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.” ~ Bertrand Russell What’s your “dream life”? If you’re like most people, it probably looks something like this… …maybe you have a few more (or a few less). Now think about your last week. What were some of the things you did this […]
Desire > Resources
“It’s not about the resources you have available. It’s about the resourcefulness you have within you.” – Tony Robbins Did you know that Kenya, a country famous for its world-class runners, also produced a remarkable javelin thrower? His name is Julius Yego. Unlike many of his peers, Julius wasn’t naturally talented in running. So he […]
150,000 photographs. None developed.
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive” ~ Howard Thurman In 2007, Chicago real estate agent John Maloof made a surprising discovery. He had purchased a storage locker that was up for auction due to […]
The Power of Pausing
“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” – Peter Drucker In the vibrant academic corridors of Cambridge University in the 17th century, a young student named Isaac Newton was on the cusp of forging a legendary scientific path. Yet, in a twist of fate, the Great […]
Toppling Trees
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway In the vast desert of Arizona, a gleaming structure of glass and steel stands as a testament to human ambition: Biosphere 2. Envisioned in the early 1990s as an experiment to recreate Earth’s ecosystems in a controlled environment, this […]
Head in The Sky
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin The vastness of space has always held a magnetic allure for many, but for Chris Hadfield, it wasn’t just a fascination — it was a calling. Born in a time when […]
5,126 Prototypes
“Life is a mountain of solvable problems, and I enjoy that.” – James Dyson You’ve probably heard that Thomas Edison created over 1,000 different versions before finally creating the lightbulb. But have you heard about Sir James Dyson? Sir James Dyson, the British inventor behind the Dyson vacuum cleaner, went through 5,126 failed prototypes over […]
Walking & Talking
“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” – Dalai Lama Steve Jobs was well-known at Apple for his “walking meetings” — these weren’t just casual strolls around the Apple campus but intense brainstorming sessions. In the early 2000s, Tony Fadell, one of […]
Defining Details
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh For nearly 100 years, British cyclists had won just a single gold medal at the Olympics. By the late 2000s, they had only achieved a solitary victory in the Tour de France’s entire history. But in 2003, things began […]
The Kingfisher & The Train
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein There’s a man in Japan named Eiji Nakatsu. He was an engineer at the Japan Railways Group. In the 1970s, the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) faced a significant challenge: as the trains exited tunnels at high speeds, they would produce a loud […]