The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Vidal Sassoon In a world obsessed with get-rich-overnight schemes, it is easy to believe that one doesn’t necessarily need to put in the hard yards to make it big in life. Unfortunately, nothing can be further from the truth.

Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day. Anonymous Life is seldom a smooth journey, so much so that the only predictable thing about life is its unpredictable nature. You will hardly ever have two similar days. As such, each day brings a fresh challenge. How we navigate these Read more…

As we grow up, we realize it is less important to have lots of friends, and more important to have real ones. Anonymous In a world as materialistic as ours, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that quantity has become synonymous with success or standing. Be it money or the number of friends we have, Read more…

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. Lance Armstrong Failures are an inevitable part of any worthwhile journey, so much so that you’re probably aiming below your potential if you haven’t had any setbacks along the way. Unfortunately, pain is an inescapable part of failing.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin Humans are bizarre creatures in that they may spend thousands of dollars on shopping, leisure and other avoidable activities, but they start having second thoughts when it Read more…

Pain is inevitable, but misery is optional. We cannot avoid pain, but we can avoid joy. Tim Hansel Most of us either believe that pain and misery are synonymous, or have a cause-and-result relation at the very least. We spend our lives deeming it absolutely normal to feel miserable after a painful experience. Nothing, however, Read more…

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. Oprah Winfrey Over the course of our lives, we get more than one opportunity to accomplish our objectives. What ultimately sets one person apart from another is what they make of these chances.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King Jr. Life often throws challenges at us, challenges that not just test our perseverance and determination, but also our faith. This may not necessarily be faith in God or any religion, but in oneself and one’s goals. This Read more…

The only man who can change his mind is a man that’s got one. Edward Noyes Westcott Change is the only constant in life. Ideas that are too rigid and people who are too set in their ways fall by the wayside before long. This is especially true of the present century, whose dynamics require Read more…

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. Albert Einstein Ours is a materialistic society obsessed with numbers. In our attempt to quantify everything, we tend to forget that there is so much more to life than numbers can ever reflect.