Posts Tagged ‘life’
How Heroes Motivate Us To Reach For Infinite Possibilities
How Heroes Inspire Us On May 6, 1954, on a cold, damp, and windy day in Oxford, England, Roger Bannister became the most famous athlete on the planet. Why? Because on that day he accomplished what doctors and scientists at that time said was physiologically impossible. He broke the four-minute-mile barrier. Bannister’s record did not…
Read MoreWhat It’s Like To Live in a State of Flow
Have you ever been “in the flow”? So focused on what you’re doing that time flies by and nothing can distract you from what you’re doing? Athletes often talk about being in the zone, but it can happen to anyone, anywhere. The concept of flow state was developed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who coined the term…
Read MoreThe Importance of Great Mentors
Throughout my life, I’ve been fortunate to have multiple mentors — enlightened teachers who taught me powerful lessons and changed my outlook. The first one was my speech and debate teacher in high school, Mollie Martin. As an educator, Mollie set high standards and was exceedingly demanding. Since we would travel by bus to distant…
Read MoreOn the Importance of Friendship
A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. – Ralph Waldo Emerson The Psychology of Friendship In 1938, Harvard University began what would become a groundbreaking study on what makes a healthy and happy life. Researchers tracked 268 Harvard sophomores throughout the years and eventually expanded the study to include their children, wives,…
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