What Successful People Do That’s Different by Stefanie Hartman
Stefanie Hartman looks back at an experience that changed the way she viewed success. Perhaps her anecdote can teach you something new. When I was working my way through university in the summers, I had a job at a totally rustic resort that was only accessible by seaplane – it was that remote! […]
How Kissing Tells You Plenty About Business by Gerry Robert
Just think back to the first time you kissed someone of the opposite sex. Remember how exciting (or scary, for some) it was? What does selling have to do with kissing? Gerry Robert, best-selling author of the Millionaire Mindset, reckons kissing is a perfect metaphor for selling. Let’s look at all the aspects […]
10 steps to financial nirvana by Vishal Khandelwal
Ever dream about financial freedom? Of course you do. We’re sure friends and family give you all sorts of advice, but take it from Vishal Khandelwal, a financial analyst and founder of Safal Niveshak, gives us some advice that has worked for him. I feel I am too young to dispel any life-changing […]
Solomon Northup: Time Served
“Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it.” In the early 19th century, Solomon Northup entered the world amidst unique circumstances. Both his mother and father were free people of colour in pre-Abolitionist America, so Solomon and his brother were born free. Solomon’s father […]
Rick Allen: Finding A Way To Play
“My situation should have been a lot worse. By rights I shouldn’t have survived the crash.” Rick Allen was meant to be a drummer. Born in Dronfield, England, Allen quickly outgrew his native environs and played his way onto a world stage. Playing the drums came so naturally to him that Allen’s mother responded […]
Mickey Rourke: The Stage and The Ring
“I never look backwards. I have always been an athlete. I boxed before I acted.” Mickey Rourke was born in New York in 1952. His father was an amateur bodybuilder and would provide the blueprint for Rourke’s stint a boxer later in life. After Mickey’s father left, Rourke’s mother moved to Miami. He was […]
How Sir James Dyson Cleaned Up For Success
“As an engineer I’m constantly spotting problems and plotting how to solve them.” In his youth James Dyson was a good long distance runner. He has stated that he was good not necessarily because he had the body for it, but because he had determination. Early in his college career, he became interested in […]