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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist, that is all.” -Oscar Wilde
What are you doing with your life to ensure you keep on living? Share with the community by commenting below.

On Sunday, The King’s Speech won the Academy Award for Best Picture. This film tells the story of England’s King George VI and his efforts to overcome a severe stutter, which greatly impacted his life as a public figure.
As shown in the film, even before he was made King, George VI (or “Bertie” to his [...]

“Change is not an event. It’s a tiny decision made over and over again. Change isn’t once. It’s daily.” -Don Kuhl
What steps are you taking to foster positive change and welcome its refining impact in your life? Share with the community by commenting below.

By Mark Brown
Do you find certain words have special resonance for you? Do some words motivate you to action while others, for whatever reason, grate on your nerves? Do you use words as well as you’d like?
This week’s book recommendation is Aspire: Discovering Your Purpose Through the Power of Words, by Kevin Hall. I have [...]

“It may be that the human race is not ready for freedom. The air of liberty may be too rarified for us to breathe…
The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves [...]

In most circumstances, quality takes time. It takes much longer to craft a Ferrari than it does to build a Kia, after all.
While not everyone will pay more for it, people seek out goods and services that deliver quality. When you are having close friends or family over for a nice dinner, you aren’t going [...]

By Mark Brown
We never know when an experience in life is going to completely change our lives. It’s easy to single out days like “getting married” or “birth of first child” or “confronted with serious medical condition” as obvious candidates. But even less likely choices like “going to work,” “calling a friend,” and “climbing a [...]

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” -Mark Twain
How are you charting a new course today? Share with [...]

In 2007, Elizabeth Gilbert published Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, which became a phenomenal success.
In February 2009, Elizabeth gave a speech entitled “A Different Way to Think About Creative Genius.” It’s a funny, moving, and poignant speech that sheds light into the mystery of “calling,” or finding [...]

What motivates you? The answer might surprise you.
Research has shown that money motivates well for rudimentary tasks but isn’t that effective for more complex work.
What we really crave is self-direction, mastery and the desire to make a contribution.

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