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In It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle, author and Director of…
Perseverance is the act of continuing in a course of action even though it is difficult, without regard for opposition, discouragement or previous failure.…
“Good fences make good neighbors. – Robert Frost” In Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin, author and retired therapist Anne Katherine explain what healthy boundaries…
In You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You’ve Got to Get What You Want, anti-guru and author of…
‘Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.’ – Marilyn Monroe We live in a perfection-obsessed…
“We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.” American philosopher Judith Butler delivered the…
Is anybody happier because you passed his way? Does anyone remember that you spoke to him today?This day is almost over, and its toiling time is through; …
If you want to change your life and maybe the world—start off by making your bed! -William H. McRaven Four-star retired United States Admiral William H McRaven delivered…
“Sometimes, the only way to discover who you are or what life you should lead is to do less PLANNING and more LIVING — to burst the double…
American actress and 21 times Academy Award nominee and three-time winner Meryl Streep delivered the 2010 commencement speech at Barnard College of Columbia University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-a8QXUAe2g
Top-rated television show host and New Orleans native Ellen DeGeneres was the keynote speaker at Tulane University’s 2009 Commencement. This was the graduation of the “Katrina Class” that…
Sometimes the circumstances at hand force us to be braver than we actually are, and so we knock on doors and ask for assistance. Author Ann Patchett delivered the…
“You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is all you are.” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anna Quindlen was supposed to deliver the commencement address to…
According to Dr. Martha Stout in her thought-provoking book, The Sociopath Next Door: “About one in twenty-five individuals are sociopathic, meaning, essentially, that they do not have a…
Erdal Arıkan (born 1958) is a Turkish professor in the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. In 2013, Arıkan received the IEEE W.R.G. Baker Award for his contributions to information theory, particularly…
“To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal…
A midlife crisis is a transition of identity and self-confidence that can occur in middle-aged individuals, typically 45 to 65 years old. The phenomenon is described as a psychological crisis brought about…
Empathy is our ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Empathy enables us to become aware of other people’s perspectives, emotions, worldview and experiences. The word empathy is…
Mindfulness is the practice of purposely bringing one’s attention to the present moment without judgment, a skill one develops through meditation or other training. The need to stay mindful and present…
Writing is a medium of human communication that involves the representation of a language with written symbols. Writing is a form of self-expression that can be used to…