“In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves; self-discipline with all of them came first.” – Harry S. Truman That…
Invictus by William Ernest Henley
Written in 1875 by English poet William Ernest Henley, Invictus means “unconquered” in Latin. It was said that Nelson Mandela had this poem written on a piece of paper he kept during his years in a South African prison.
Achieving Greatness is for You and I
According to WikiAnswers, an average moderately active person takes about 7,500 steps a day. Assuming that the person walks everyday starting from the age of one till the age of…
Overcoming Challenges in Life
I read an email from BetterWorldBooks.com yesterday, to inform me that November is National Family Literacy Month and they are offering 4 used children’s books for $10. Anyway, that was…
Picking Up Yourself from Falls
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” — Thomas A. Edison
The Last Lecture (Professor Randy Pausch)
“Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things.” – Professor Randy Pausch.
Do You Remember How You Learned to Walk?
I believe no one could ever remember how one learned to walk when one was a toddler. I couldn’t recall anything even if I tried to think hard. According to an article in American Baby Magazine, February 2000, p.36 entitled Total Recall, a baby’s long term memory can be for as long as twenty-four hours at six weeks old and up to four months time at sixteen months old.