Saturday, October 11, 2014

How To Reinvent Yourself And Change Your Life





Guy Spier started his finance career with the right pedigree, from Oxford to Harvard Business School. But when he took a job at what he soon discovered was an ethically challenged Wall Street firm (a number of its top leaders later pleaded guilty to fraud charges), he was ashamed.



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Friday, October 10, 2014

6 Decisions You'll Never Regret Making





We have a lot of decisions to make in our lives: Where to live, what job to pursue, what flavor coffee to drink. Some are obviously more serious than others, but regardless of the frivolity of some choices, we still are constantly making selections on a daily basis.



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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Steve Jobs Was a Low-Tech Parent





When Steve Jobs was running Apple, he was known to call journalists to either pat them on the back for a recent article or, more often than not, explain how they got it wrong. I was on the receiving end of a few of those calls. But nothing shocked me more than something Mr.



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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

How to Beat Procrastination: Stop Waiting for the Right Mood





The causes of procrastination are legion. Some blame perfectionism or fear of failure, others an inability to prioritize, another camp says simple disorganization causes it to miss deadlines, while still others cite a failure of will.



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Religious extremism makes ugly comeback worldwide





Denunciations of “religious extremism,” always commonplace, have never sounded more persuasive as Islamic State and Boko Haram go on murderous rampages and sectarian killers enjoy political respectability in places such as Pakistan.



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Friday, September 26, 2014

A Practical Way to Forgive





If I could share 500 words to inspire, this is the important wisdom I'd want to pass along to others... Forgiveness is one of the most important lessons of life, I’ve learned.



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Thursday, September 25, 2014

5 Things You Need to Stop Doing to Simplify Your Thinking and to Start Taking Action Today





One of my biggest problems used to be that I thought too much. This locked me into analysis paralysis. Little action was taken. Opportunities were rarely used. Life stood still and felt confining. And my self-esteem plummeted.



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5 Signs That You Weren’t Meant to be a Leader (Until Now)





Entrepreneurs are visionaries. They see opportunity, design solutions, and stretch their minds to reach break-through innovations. But are they always great leaders? It's actually rare that one innately possesses the abilities of an entrepreneur and those of an outstanding leader.



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Surrendering to Things We Can’t Control or Change





I’ve always sped through life. I’ve always been ready to take on the next moment, that new place, make a new memory. I’m an obsessive planner. I love control. Seriously, I love the feeling of researching and executing a plan flawlessly.



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The Man Who's Making Indians Richer





I am told that a rebounding rupee played little part in the gains shown by India’s 100 Richest in the latest Forbes list. The Indian currency, turns out, had already shown a sharp recovery by the time of last year’s count.



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