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 […]
She sang the number one song of the 20th century: Somewhere Over the Rainbow, in the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz”. She was 16 years old. But as time progressed, Judy Garland felt increasingly empty. Money and fame could not feed her human desire for love – to simply be wanted. She tried to […]
He was a man of few words but could inspire many. Stonewall Jackson was the most famous general of the Confederate Army in the Civil war, second only to Robert E Lee. As Lee’s right hand man, it is said that Jackson could understand what Lee was thinking. Today, military strategists still study Jackson, who […]
If you’ve ever wanted to be rich, this story will give you reason to be a whole lot happier with where you are right now in life. They say that money cannot buy happiness. In the case of Sly Stone, the popular musician from the 1960s and 70s – money not only failed to buy […]
He was an adviser to the Roman Emperor Nero. Philosopher Seneca was seen by Nero as brilliant. As the centuries passed, Seneca’s teachings were passed on – and today, his words of wisdom are needed more than ever, as we try to navigate our lives in an ever increasingly complex world. 1. “A person’s fears […]
We have all asked “What is the purpose of Life?” and nobody has yet come up with the definitive answer. I am asking the question again this day in the hope that we can find answers to lift ourselves up from the tedium of existence, making life less of a struggle and more of a […]
In 1975, he was the highest paid entertainer in the world. But Johnny Carson didn’t believe in hording his wealth, choosing to give up to $2 million a year to charity. Carson was the king of late night TV for 30 years and during all that time, he learned a thing or two about what […]
Cory Galbraith 