Category: Food for Thought
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Ambition
Ambition can get a bad rap when it’s paired with words like “greedy,” “selfish,” or “ruthless.” But in actuality, ambition — loosely defined as a strong desire to achieve something through hard work and determination — is the crucial driving force behind accomplishment and action. It’s what marks the difference between a dream and a…
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Racism
To everyone who thinks that Black Lives Matter or White Lives Matter—respecting all humanity regardless of skin, hair or eye color really matters. Stuff your divisive racism where the sun doesn’t shine and get a life. Charles Tutt
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Who’s Rooting for Your Failure?
“Nobody is rooting for you to fail. You may succeed. You may fail. But, for the most part, nobody cares one way or the other. This is good. The world is big and you are small, which means you can chase your dreams with little worry for what people think.” —James Clear
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Fear and Greed
“Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.” – Warren Buffett
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Strength
You can handle a little risk. You can handle a little discomfort. You can handle a little pain. You can handle a little inconvenience. You can handle a little embarrassment. You can handle a little effort. You can summon a little patience. You can summon a little discipline. You can do whatever must be done…
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Steve Jobs
This is a story about Steve Jobs, legacy, and a brutal truth most people never confront. It’s about a single sentence Jobs included in the letter he wrote when he resigned as CEO of Apple, 10 years ago this week. But it has its roots in the commencement address Jobs gave at Stanford University in 2005. Here’s the key passage…
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Success
The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action. Alexander Graham Bell
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Peace
“There is peace even in the storm.” — Vincent van Gogh “The Master sees things as they are, without trying to control them. She lets them go their own way, and resides at the center of the circle.” — Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching “When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who…
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If You could Live Life over Again
Nadine Stair, an 85-year-old woman from Louisville, Kentucky, shares her answer when asked, “How would you have lived your life differently if you had a chance?”“If I had my life to live over again, I’d dare to make more mistakes next time. I’d relax. I’d limber up. I’d be sillier than I’ve been this trip. I…