Chin-Ning Chu in Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life:
Dozens of books are published …Read more
Noah Glass on that inner knowing:
At that time, even in the very early stages, I had this strange feeling that I had never had before - that this w…Read more
What’s the purpose of a business?
Most people will tell you the purpose is to make money, to profit.
I say the purpose of a business is to create …Read more
Seth Godin in Tribes:
A fundamentalist is a person who considers whether a fact is acceptable to his religion before he explores it.
As opposed to…Read more
Another quote from Seth Godin’s Tribes, where he talks about Meghan McDonald (who seems to be from his own home town of New Rochelle):
She doesn’t …Read more
Seth Godin in Tribes:
Dr. Laurence Peter is famous for proposing that “in a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.” I…Read more
“Be the change you want to see in the world” is a famous quote by Mahatma Gandhi.
Ouch.
It’s so much easier to run around telling others how they …Read more
Facebook billionaire Peter Thiel’s take on education as the next bubble:
He draws the following comparisons between the real estate bubble and high…Read more
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You can’t achieve your destiny until you’ve accepted responsibility for it.
I’m a…Read more