One hundred years ago today, President Theodore Roosevelt gave his Citizenship in a Republic speech. The Man in the Arena is a famous paragraph from that speech: It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of…..
Valentine’s day is close. Sent this to my friends. Thought it would bring a little bright moment to their day. Hope it makes you smile.
I loved pharma. Had great pay, a great boss, a flexible schedule and the opportunity to be around really fun people. But the one thing that killed me was my lack of authenticity. My success depended on the ability to win over people, and it became more and more important…..
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight. If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy. If a child learns to feel shame, he learns to feel guilty. If a child lives with tolerance, he…..
This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day…..
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think, say or do. It is more…..
Live with steady superiority over life. Don’t be afraid of misfortune, and do not yearn after happiness; it is, after all, all the same: the bitter doesn’t last forever, and the sweet never fills the cup to overflowing. It is enough if you don’t freeze in the cold and if…..
TEDTALKS: INSPIRED TALKS BY THE WORLD’S LEADING THINKERS AND DOERS AID VERSUS TRADE: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala the former finance minister of Nigeria, sums up four days of intense discussion on aid versus trade on the closing day of TEDGlobal 2007, and shares a riveting personal story explaining her own commitment to this…..
TEDTALKS: INSPIRED TALKS BY THE WORLD’S LEADING THINKERS AND DOERS EDUCATING A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS Patrick Awuah leaves a promising career at Microsoft and returns home with a commitment to educating young people in critical thinking and ethical service, values he believes are crucial for the nation-building ahead. Patrick Awuah attended…..
Mobile: With 5 billion devices units in use, mobile has become an important tool for news. Google seeks projects that use mobile devices to produce, deliver, consume, share and otherwise engage with news. Maji Mazuri would provide a community owned radio station where people can text opinions (to the radio) and…..
