Alexander the Great (Image: Wikipedia) Numbers and weapons matter in battle, but they are rarely the whole story. Sometimes the deciding factor is simply who is standing at the front, giving the order...
‘By the time I was 15 and I stepped in the high school gym, I was just stronger than everybody’ A teenager stands in front of a bathroom mirror, wearing baggy clothes for one main reason: ...
‘There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right’ A room full of clever people falls silent when someone speaks with total confidence. Doubt creates space fo...
Quote of the day on leadership by Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew. Lee Kuan Yew was known for his iron fist with which he founded the base of today’s Singapore. He was revered for...
Quote of the day on self-preservation. Knowledge is power. But sometimes this power is best hidden for self-preservation. The quote of the day advises us to keep our mouths shut when we have informati...
Almost everyone gets criticised at some point, whether at work, at school, or just from strangers online. Some of it helps you improve. Some of it just stings. John Cena, the wrestler and actor, found...
When the woman has reached her full potential, she makes an impact that goes way beyond herself. She becomes educated, financially independent, a leader, and her opportunities will affect not only her...
President John F. Kennedy addressing the nation in 1963. Source: Heritage Images / Heritage Images via Getty Images On June 11, 1963, Alabama Governor George Wallace stood directly in the doorway of F...
In 1747, a sixteen-year-old schoolboy in Virginia sat down with pen and ink to copy 110 handwritten rules of good behavior. The exercise was meant to teach young men how to act in polite society. Rule...
Quote of the day by mother of ikigai philosophy Mieko Kamiya Mieko Kamiya is widely remembered today as the mother of ikigai psychology, courtesy of the bestselling book by Hector Garcia and Francesc ...