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As fans of college basketball in the U.S. eagerly await the outcome of this weekend’s Final Four match-ups, and Monday’s eventual champion, one team is garnering the lion’s share of media coverage, Virginia Commonwealth University.
When the NCAA Selection Committee unveiled the tournament participants, the so-called experts questioned the reasoning behind including VCU. Some said they [...]

By Mark Brown
This little journey we’re on that we call life takes some interesting turns. Sometimes we reach a new summit and the view is breathtaking, only to later find ourselves in another valley, unsure of where the road is leading.
To end up on peaks of significance, the key is to take time and find [...]

“You’ve heard of people calling in sick. You may have even called in sick a few times yourself. But have you ever thought about calling in well?
It’d go like this: You’d get the boss on the line and say, ‘Listen, I’ve been sick ever since I started working here, but today I’m well and I [...]

There is a word in German that expresses a character flaw that far too many of us exhibit from time to time. This word has no real companion in English. It expresses a sense of joy one receives by observing the misfortune and setbacks that afflicts others. The word is schadenfreude. Schaden can be translated [...]

By Mark Brown
What are you good at? What sets you apart? Do you have unique talents that others envy you for? Do you have any idea? At a time of high unemployment like we are facing now, understanding what your strengths are could prove essential.
In Now, Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton show [...]

“All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.” -James Thurber
Where are you going? Share with the community by commenting below.

By Mark Brown
Suffering is part of human existence. It’s simply a matter of degree. Some may only have to face the “suffering” of unfulfilled ambition, while others will encounter the worst that life can deliver. Viktor Frankl is one of the latter.
In 1942, Frankl, a Vienna Jew, was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. He [...]

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 [...]

“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.” -Lawrence of Arabia
Do you dream [...]

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 [...]