It’s May. Most of us have already forgotten about the resolutions we abandoned sometime back in January. The easiest thing would be to just forget about it and try again next year, right? Maybe not.

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“You are what you believe yourself to be," said Pablo Coelho. How did you read this cryptic little quote? Do you think this is a positive quote or a negative quote? It could be either couldn’t it? You ...

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Imagine waking up every morning with a plan to inspire as many people as possible, and then actually doing it. Simon Sinek’s innovative views on business have shaped his work as an author, public ...

The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C. We live in a culture saturated with evaluation. In school, we learn to take tests. We take the tests, ...

Opening day celebration for the Bizung School of Music and Dance in Tamale, Ghana, in 2010. Photo courtesy of Playing for Change. Inspiration started with street musicians. Mark Johnson, a recording ...

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'The Four Seasons' by Vivaldi is one of the world's most beloved pieces of classical music. Written three centuries ago, it inventively depicts spring, summer, autumn and winter through sound. This ...