Chris Abani tells stories of people: People standing up to soldiers. People being compassionate. People being human and reclaiming their humanity. It’s “ubuntu,” he says: the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity…

I’m an avid believer that you should never stop learning. As a matter of fact, I think that it is absolutely necessary to experience a fulfilled life. To me, the learning process ends when we die. Until then, it is…

I’ve been reading the spiritual book Taming The Tiger Within, and came across some very powerful verses about anger. I feel they provide some great insights that makes us think about how we usually deal with our anger (which is…

Do you know or have heard of someone that manages to lose something like 200 lbs (if you have ever worked at losing weight, I’m sure you can imagine what it takes to lose this much), only to gain it…

Here are 10 of my favorite quotes from American Industrialist & philanthropist John D. Rockefeller. Dealing mostly with wealth and leadership, I think they are an insightful read, coming from the mind of the richest person in history.

1- A friendship…

Ben Dunlap tells the story of Sandor Teszler, a Hungarian man he met at Wofford College. In telling Teszler’s dramatic life story, which arcs from the Holocaust to the American Deep South of the 1950s, Dunlap shares some deep and,…

The other day I was having a conversation with a friend about how frequently I was biking. I take a bike ride almost every day (although this week has been really bad in terms of weather, and biking in the…

MoneyTrackin’ is an online application that allows you to track your income and your expenses and shows you a clear picture of your financial situation. I came across it a few weeks ago, and I have found it to be very…

Recently, I asked the question Do You Really Want To Change? and I found it quite enlightening not only writing about it, but on the feedback I got from it. It seems that everyone out there wanting to change something about…

Benjamin Disraeli was a British Conservative statesman and a literary figure in the 1800’s. I came across some of his work and was thoroughly impressed. I really like his quotes, as even if they were written well over 100 years ago,…