“My own heroes are the dreamers, those men and women who tried to make the world a better place than when they found it, whether in small ways or great ones. Some succeeded, some failed, most had mixed results… but it is the effort that’s heroic, as I see it.” – George R. R. Martin There are those who choose to go off the deep end and vouch completely and irrevocably for their dreams . For these dreamers, we have lots of respect, we admire them and in many ways feel inspired by them. These are the people led and … Continue reading Ask yourself, do you live to the max?

Once, a professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see and asked the students, “How much do you think this glass weighs?”  “1 pound!”…. one of the student shouted. “I really don’t know unless I weigh it,” said the professor, “but, my question is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?” Professor holding it on his palm, stretched out. “Nothing’” the students said. “OK what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?” the professor … Continue reading Put your worries away

“An old man saw a scorpion drowning and decided to pull it out from the water. He calmly extended his hand to reach the creature. When he did, the scorpion stung him. With the effect of the pain, the old man let go the creature and it fell back into the water. The man realizing that the scorpion was drowning again, got back and tried to rescue it but then again it stung him…. He let go of it again. A young boy standing by, approached the old man and said, “Excuse me Sir, you are going to hurt yourself … Continue reading STORY OF THE WISE MAN AND THE SCORPION

A very little key will open a very heavy door. Charles Dickens I’m learning persistence and the closing of doors, the way the seasons come and go as I keep walking on these roads, back and forth, to find myself in new time zones, new arms with new phrases and new goals. Charlotte Eriksson Sometimes life presents us with the challenge of choosing between doors, not knowing what awaits us on the other side.  Once a door is opened, there may be no going back. Making that choice and stepping through takes courage, faith, and hope. “No pessimist ever discovered the secret … Continue reading Behind every door there is a story…

Often we can become so consumed with the fear of failure, that we stay stuck within the confines of our comfort zone, stunting our growth and limiting our potential. I want to tell a story of one person who saw his failure as opportunity to success. Brian Acton was a software engineer who graduated from Stanford. Acton worked first at Apple and then at Yahoo for around a dozen years, until in 2007, he decided to travel to South America for a year with his friend and colleague Jan Koum. On their return, both of them applied to Facebook and Twitter for … Continue reading How to get out of comfort zone: why failure is a good thing!

Chanie Gorkin wrote a very interesting and inspiring poem. Today was the absolute worst day everAnd don’t try to convince me thatThere’s something good in every dayBecause, when you take a closer lookThis world is a pretty evil place Even ifSome goodness does shine through once in a whileSatisfaction and happiness don’t last.And it’s not true thatIt’s all in the mind and heartBecauseTrue happiness can be attainedOnly if one’s surroundings are goodIt’s not true that good existsI’m sure you can agree thatThe realityCreatesMy attitudeIt’s all beyond my controlAnd you’ll never in a million years hear me sayToday was a very … Continue reading If Things Are Not “Looking Up”, Change The Way You See Them.