Advancing Woman’s Equality Could Add $12 Trillion to Global Growth
Gender inequality in 2016 and beyond is inexcusable. Half of the world's working-age population are not realizing their full potential, due to gender discrimination. A recent McKinsey report finds that $12 trillion could be added to global GDP simply by advancing woman's equality! I believe this should be a top…
Is Free Will an Illusion?
The video at the bottom of this article may challenge your assumptions about how you arrive at decisions. Let's look at the dictionary definition of Free Will: FREE WILL: The apparent human ability to make choices that are not externally determined. The ability to make a choice without coercion. In other…
Zone Learning
We all have at least one thing in common: we started life as a baby and grew into an adult! Consider for a moment how we learnt as children. We touched everything, tasted everything, played with everything, asked questions about everything. All our senses were engaged in a process of…
The Brain Dictionary
Scientists have created an interactive map of the brain that shows which areas light up when a person hears different words. This challenges old assumptions of how the brain process words and language.
Spanking Children as Punishment
I don't know about you, but I was brought up on a lot of emotional and physical punishment. I hated it and as a result, rebelled, hunkered down and became a contrarian. It has taken me years to get over it. I have learned the hard way that being…
Travel, Discover & Explore
Make Your Life a Work of Art Ask anyone if they want to travel more and most people will say YES! Unfortunately, the majority of people have a limited amount of time available, especially if you have to fit it within the usual two weeks per year of annual leave!…
The Best of The Best
updated: April 27, 2016 @8:08 pm What is it that describes an item, a service or an experience “the best?” Surely the best is a matter of taste, budget, and opinion. If one is economizing, then the best can be defined by in a different way than if one is…
Compassion is True Communication
This is a very moving advert for a phone company. From where? Thailand of course! Entertaining, moving. It's a mini-movie.
We Are From the Future
I have watched this more than 50 times... and it still blows my mind! https://youtu.be/15pOr1E6hvc
Everyone Needs a Coach
The world's best actors, athletes, and business people have coaches. Most average and ordinary people see having a coach as unnecessary, expensive, and a waste of money. Really? If a coach could help you to double your income, isn't that a good investment? If a coach helps you to resolve…
Are You Addicted to the Internet?
I don't know about you... but I am definitely addicted to the internet! Hey, why not? There is so much information out there for the voracious and curious mind... answers to just about any question can be found and learned in seconds. How cool is that?
Hong Kong Remains World Leader in Economic Freedom
Most people don't think much about economic freedom and that some countries are more free economically than others. For the 18th year running, Hong Kong scores the highest rankings of any country in the world for: rule of law regulatory efficiency limited government open markets And to point out the…
Things Are Getting Better
OK, so there is a lot of doom and gloom predictions that the world is turning to ^&%$! if you track history (which has a habit of repeating) you will know that these predictions have been the same for many generations... and yet, the world we live in today is…
Budapest – In Time Lapse
This is a great video of Budapest in time lapse. It brings back memories of an awesome visit a few years back... the winter market, warm and friendly people... amazing architecture and a lot of history... I was pleasantly surprised.
US Job Growth, Winners and Losers
The below infographic tells an interesting story when comparing the end result State by State. Different public policy, industry focus, and economic development strategies make some States more competitive than others.