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Archive for January, 2010
The Death Of Ivan Ilych
Monday, January 18th, 2010We often read about the famous last words that people speak. Of all of these, the most profound words were not spoken by a real person, but by a character in one of Leo Tolstoys stories.
Ivan Ilych was an accountant who lived in Moscow. The Death of Ivan Ilych is a short story about the [...]
Do Your Best Regardless
Friday, January 15th, 2010Whenever a natural disaster of great importance, such as the one in Haiti, we regain a sense of perspective of just how powerless we are when solving the big issues that often affect this world. Despite this feeling of powerlessness, there are those who try to do regardless and, in trying, ultimately change our world [...]
The Bamboo Tree And Success
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Nature has always been a good teacher and we can all learn a lesson from the bamboo tree.
During the first three years of its life, the bamboo tree only grows a couple of inches over ground, as spends its energy developing a strong root system underneath the soil.
Then, in the fourth year, after the root [...]
Coax Habits Down One Step At A Time
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010We have all had one of those incidents in life where we have reached threshold.
We become clear in our mind that we want to stop smoking, lose a certain amount of weight, stop drinking or one of the many other negative habits that we succumb to.
We then wake up the next morning, motivated and passionate [...]