Archives I watched this video a full three times before I fully understood all of. I had never really thought about why the most successful companies are actually the most successful even though other companies make products that are just as good. According to Sinek, these companies are successful because they have a purpose, a belief. These companies are not just out to get rich, they actually want to improve their products. “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it” as Mr. Sinek says. People want something to believe in. People (most of the time) will […]

Archives I truly loved this speech! The reaction you can hear from the crowd when he tells them that they are not special was pretty funny. While his speech was entertaining, his words truly made sense. Our generation spends the majority of childhood being told we were all amazing, we were all special, and that we could do anything we want to do. We have a sense of entitlement from this that not only have we not earned, but actually hurts us when we go out on our own into the “real world”. A person goes to college these days […]

Archives I’ll be honest, I was a little skeptical of this article and I really didn’t know what to expect. Honestly, what could dark matter possibly have to do with empathy? As it turns out, I was pretty wrong! I truly loved the way author managed to relate dark matter to every aspect of life from the universe to race to human emotions. I know that I, personally, have paid much attention to things going on around me if they did not affect me. I’ve never put too much thought into space exploration or events happening on the other side […]

Archives Before I read this article, I had no idea there was such a thing as a “smart learner”. I always thought you either learned or you didn’t. I did learn something about myself though. I am not a smart learner. I have a few of the qualities such as always asking why and asking for help. Surrounding myself with smarter people has never been a problem and I always listen and adapt easily. Confidence has always been my downfall. I’ve never seen failure as something to reassess and move forward from but always as just something else I wasn’t […]