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The power of learning (from the mistakes of others)

Posted on January 27, 2023

“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.“
     -–Eleanor Roosevelt

I’ve heard it said that wisdom isn’t something you’re born with, but something you accumulate over a lifetime of taking lessons from the mistakes all of us humans will inevitably make.

Yes, it’s true that we all make mistakes, but the prudent among us try to learn from them so they never make those same mistakes again.  [Read more…]

Why is the U.S. Capitol located on the east coast?

Posted on January 14, 2023

Have you ever wondered why the U.S. capitol is located on the east coast instead of somewhere near the middle of the country?

Well, there’s actually a very good reason, and you can probably guess what it is…

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Failure is inevitable. Take advantage of it.

Posted on December 30, 2022

“Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.”
     –John Maxwell

It’s a simple fact of life that we humans sometimes fail at the things we attempt. After all, no one is perfect.

Some of the wealthiest people on the planet went bankrupt before they ultimately achieved their incredible success.

What’s more, some of them actually went bankrupt more than once.

On the flip-side, some of the happiest people I have ever known had to go through some pretty dark times before they found the happiness they so badly longed for.

Here are a couple of examples:   [Read more…]

Life tip: Never allow yourself to lose the desire to learn

Posted on December 12, 2022

We humans are blessed with a truly amazing gift: The ability to learn.

From the moment we’re born into this world we begin learning.

And once the process of learning begins, it doesn’t stop for a very long time.

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News Flash: Not everything you see or read on the Internet is true.

Posted on December 5, 2022

Back in pre-Internet days if you needed to research something you probably headed to the library and pored through stacks of encyclopedias, magazines and various other printed materials looking for the info you needed.

Needless to say, doing research that “old-fashioned” way was quite tedious and time-consuming.

But in today’s connected world we can research most any topic or current event with just a quick Google search.

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