Quote of the day If wisdom were offered me on the one condition that I should keep it shut away and not divulge it to anyone, I should reject it. There is no enjoying the possession of anything valuable unless one has someone to share it with. ~Roman Philosopher SENECA. MOTIVATION 7 pieces of wisdom that will change the… View Post
Stephen King Picks His Favorite Books
Author J. Peder Zane asked scores of writers about their favorite novels for his 2007 book The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books. Stephen King picks the following books: 1. The Golden Argosy, The Most Celebrated Short Stories in the English Language, edited by Van Cartmell and Charles Grayson 2.Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. 3.The Satanic Verses, by Salman… View Post
THURSDAY LINKS ~Reads on Writing & Better Living: Highly Creative Entrepreneurs Are Rule Breakers
Quote of the day Highly creative entrepreneurs are rule breakers who don’t like to conform to norms and traditions of the industry. ~SANGEETA BHARADWAJ BADAL, Ph.D. CREATIVITY Great Entrepreneurs are creative thinkers (Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder), Creativity at work HEALTH Shift work dulls your brain, BBC News MUSIC Spotify can’t succeed if it keeps screwing songwriters, Wired TECHNOLOGY An iPad best for… View Post
The Entrepreneurs’ mantra: Practice, Practice, Practice
It seems that a new research by Standford Professor Kathryn Shaw sheds some light over the debate on whether entrepreneurs are just born that way or can be taught the skills to start and run a successful business. The research, which examined records of 2.8 million small retailers in Texas, found that entrepreneurs were more likely to succeed the more… View Post
HUMP DAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: Move Everyday
Quote of the day The more streamlined and compact your white matter is, the faster and more efficiently your brain functions. The real enemy is sedentarism… Just a little bit of movement every day helps preserve the integrity of your brain’s white matter. ~CHRISTOPHER BERGLAND. LEARNING Curiosity: it helps us learn, but why?, NPR How to learn a new language:… View Post