The ancient Greek aphorism, “Know Thyself” holds so much truth. To do anything of worth, we must know ourselves beyond the opinion of others. For some reason, people feel the need to attack good things. These attacks seem cynical until we learn that it’s just the way life is set up. Good things must tested Read more about Know Thyself[…]
You’ve probably heard what happens when crabs are put in a bucket. This concept has been given several names:“Crab Mentality”, “Crab Technology”, or the most creative name of all “Crabs in a bucket”. Either way, the point is: none of the crabs in the bucket is able to escape as they hold each other down. Read more about Turn Up for Crabs[…]
Being in a position of leadership creates an aura of power around you. More often than not, this means that the people you’re leading will tend to act a certain way when in your presence. To be an effective leader therefore, you have a responsibility to be intentional about assuming a posture of humility. One Read more about Pass it On…[…]
Here’s an interesting fact about honey bees: they die after they sting. They die because when they sting, they can’t pull the barbed stinger back out. So they leave behind not only the stinger, but also part of their abdomen and digestive tract, plus muscles and nerves. In a nutshell, if I were a honey Read more about Sting Like a Bee[…]
Picture this: you and your sweetheart are taking a jolly stroll down the street, and a ferocious dog breaks lose of the owner’s leash and starts charging towards you – barking, drooling and everything. What would you do in that moment? If your response is not that you’d quickly abandon your “sweetheart” and jump over Read more about The Third Alternative: Fight, Flight or…[…]
Friend-making is a vital part of every young person’s social development. As a growing youth with a long exciting journey ahead, you’re bound to meet new people, some of whom will make their way into your social circle. These folks, for a considerable period of your life, would constitute your social environment– with influence similar Read more about The Force of the Right Company[…]
Every road leads somewhere. It doesn’t make sense to spend time driving on a high way that doesn’t lead to your desired destination. The same is true in life. Just like roads, our decisions in life lead us to different end points. Each decision has a different outcome, and these outcomes – just like roads Read more about Road Trip to Success[…]
Autumn leaves are pretty. They create “picture perfect” sceneries. Unfortunately, we humans are not like leaves during transitions. We are generally not pretty. For most of us, transitions are rather chaotic and filled with uncertainties. Here are 3 thoughts on how to navigate these uncertain periods: 1 . Admit that transitions are hard: doing this liberates Read more about Navigating Transitions[…]
Hey! Notice everybody is talking about discovering purpose these days? You can meet a person for the first time and you guys are already talking about “what’s your purpose?” That’s great! It’s really important to discover purpose and live it out. There’s another side to this purpose coin, however. It is called “challenges”. Yeah, not Read more about Challenges…[…]
Here was James lying lifeless on the floor. James!! Wake up James!!! This wasn’t the plan we had. Please James. Sarah, James’ closest friend, cries uncontrollably at the loss of her friend. A few months earlier, James and Sarah met in the cafeteria for lunch and discussed their goals for the next year. Two days Read more about Complacency[…]