It had been a while since I had a face-to-face with a good friend of mine. But as soon as he opened his mouth, he told me how people are full of “you know what.” I was taken back by his diatribe which went as follows… People lie all the time, about every thing. Emails […]
He was hated by the establishment of the day because he dared to say people should have the freedom to believe what they want. French philosopher and writer Voltaire, a thorn in the side of the French government and Catholic Church, paid a price for his belief in freedom, being sent to jail and exiled […]
Life’s a bitch and then you die. These are lyrics of a 1994 rap song by hip hop artist “Nas” and his partner AZ. For millions the world over, life is not the adventure it was meant to be. Rather, it is a struggle. To put it bluntly, “a bitch.” Even in modern societies, where […]
Jackie Kennedy loved his paintings and to this day, a few of them hang in the Oval Office. But when asked how he was able to paint sunlight so realistically, world-famous painter Edward Hopper casually replied, “The whole answer is there on the canvas.” Hopper may have been a man of few words. But he […]
Listen to any interview with Steve Wozniak and you’ll hear a limitless number of observations, anecdotes and opinions about technology. But in listening carefully to Woz, I’ve discovered there is a far more impactful aspect to this genius that is little known – yet filled with messages of inspiration, hope and living the right way. […]
He hated being called a legend. But that’s exactly what Miles Davis was. Davis, who started playing trumpet at age 13, was one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time. His unique views on how life should be lived provide lessons for us today as we navigate life’s complexities. “Do not fear mistakes. […]
I began this week a little depressed. There were many things I wanted to accomplish but even before I could get started, my mind was telling me “it’s hopeless.” A feeling of helplessness came over me as other people’s agenda took over my time, distractions became aplenty, unforeseen problems came out of nowhere, and the […]
His writings inspired Shakespeare and many other authors throughout history. Greek philosopher Plutarch was a firm believer that we all possess free will – and that what we do with our lives matters the most. His beliefs, while they are almost 2,000 years old, carry valuable lessons for us to today, as we navigate our […]
Traffic jams, phone calls that don’t get returned, email spam, long line-ups, bad service, depressing news stories – it all adds up to frustration in our modern world. I wake up each morning expecting it all to change. But it doesn’t. Then I realized recently that it can. Simply by changing how I see things. […]
When he was young, he was a boxer who fought 12 bouts. He said afterwards, “I won all but 11.” Dean Martin (whose real name was Dino Crocetti) knew how to stay calm, cool and collected. Nothing seemed to phase the singer whose easy-going style and sense of humor was as famous as his singing […]
Cory Galbraith 