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I’ve seen extraordinary ideas come up short and ordinary ideas morph into dreams come true. The difference between the two is execution. Having ideas is overhyped because they are effortless, blowing in the wind, free for the taking. If you don’t have this ordinary or extraordinary idea, somebody else will. Execution is underrated because that’s where the work begins. Making an idea happen, especially if it’s big, can take days, months, or even years, plus

Each of us is on their journey from where we are to somewhere. For some the journey is a rolling stone’s, with no direction home. For others it’s the journey of arriving somewhere on purpose. What to believe is a question of character and personal preferences, to each their own. That explains why some word-users don’t believe the two types of journey exist, free for the taking. There are always those that believe and those

Word-users you think are lucky are lucky because… They keep their word. They focus on the now. They begin with the end in mind. They are patient. They have a “Study-to-Action Ratio” (SRA) below 10 (more about that in a forthcoming post). Nobody is an overnight sensation.No-one scores a lucky goal because they are luckyIt doesn’t exist. Here’s what it usually is… Consistent effort over time. Willingness to take action. Fighting through setbacks. I’ve seen

Founded 79 years ago by the Polish physician and bacteriologist Ludwik Witold Rajchman, The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund — UNICEF — exists… to reach the most disadvantaged children and adolescents. to protect the rights of every child, everywhere. Largely absent from the mass and social media, UNICEF is in your mailbox mostly during the pre-Christmas times when it’s asking for your financial support the extraordinary work UNICEF does come rain or shine in this

Until recently, the purpose of organisations — religions, kings, queens, states, family, or criminal — was to benefit themselves exclusively. But that isn’t true anymore. Because things have changed 162 years ago when these organisations were founded: The Red Cross (founded 162 years ago), The Nobel Prizes (130 years ago), The Modern Olympic Games (129 years ago), and The United Nations (80 years ago). For the first time since the invention of words — 13,750

Born 100 years ago, died 33 years ago, Jean Tinguely was a painter that decided flat surfaces were too limited for him after which became a sculptor and kinetic artist. In a 30 years marriage and collaboration with Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely attacked the automation and overproduction of material goods and created machines made from scrap iron bars, wheels, metal pipes, and electric motors void of practical function depicting the absurdity of consumerism.

Masaru Emoto — born 82 year ago, died 11 years ago — is the author of… “The Hidden Messages in Water” which just on Amazon USA alone is a book with 3,302 reviews a and 4.8-star rating which transforms our view of the world by showing how our thoughts, words, and feelings are influenced by water — how the water’s molecules impact the world around us and our personal health. For his research, Masaru Emoto

We are the only specie on Earth that talks. And writes. Because we have a word for everything we know. If we hadn’t, we’d be like the 9 million animal species — too many to count — that have remained wordless to this day, wordless meaning they neither write nor talk. The 9 billion of us — and counting — are the only ones that talk and write on Earth. The difference The difference between