Do you remember the story of Hansel and Gretel? In the beginning, there’s not enough food to go around because of a famine. People are starving, and they can only afford to feed the stronger family members. One night, the children overhear their parents talk about leaving them in the forest to fend for […]
By Lenina Penzo Hello! It’s me, Nina! My dad asked me to write a post for him. He let me pick the picture too! He paid me $15 for this, by the way. (Thank you, Dad!) That money’s going to come in handy too because lately I’ve been trying to save up for a […]
The benefit of vacation is that one has the time to read someone else’s book. This is how I found myself in a beach chair, toes in the sand, reading my husband’s copy of They Call Me Coach by John Wooden, one of the greatest coaches of all time. I was into chapter 2, when […]
Highly intelligent people might seem to have it better through life, but this isn’t always the case. There are several difficulties and challenges only they will experience. Due to how they are raised and develop, they can also feel isolated. Here are the top five struggles only highly intelligent people suffer from. They are under […]
Everything I Know About Life I Learned From Groundhog Day Is there anyone who doesn’t like the movie Groundhog Day? On the face of it, it’s just a funny flick about a smug, egocentric weatherman Phil (Bill Murray) who repeats the same day over and over again (Groundhog Day, to be exact) until he convinces […]
Elon Reeve Musk – coloniser of Mars, transformer of cars, champion of sustainable energy – is probably the closest thing we’ve got to a superhero. It’s no secret that he has been cited as the inspiration for Marvel character, Tony Stark, AKA Iron Man. Did you notice the Tesla parked in Tony Stark’s garage? Or […]
No matter how you approach them, roadblocks have the power to destroy your business if you ignore them, but they have the potential to help your business evolve if you catch them and learn how to deal with them. Some roadblocks are universal, and can be prepared for easily. For example, most entrepreneurs realise the […]
“I knew then I had a better solution and one where everyone wins.” E-waste is the fastest growing type of waste entering the earth via landfills and dumps. 2ndLease, a new-model rental company launched by Alex Brown, is helping reduce the waste burden by promoting the reusing of electrical goods that still have a lot […]
Ideas are responsible for the progression and prosperity of humans – without them we would still be living in prehistoric times. No idea is too small, and all sorts of ideas have potential to change the world as we know it for the better. As Sir Richard Branson says; “Virgin started with one simple idea, […]
With conditions in Australia becoming more favourable, entrepreneurship is an increasingly popular career choice. Consequently, the demand for all sorts of start-up related advice is booming. However, a lot of the popular advice is often irrelevant or just outright wrong. In some cases it’s presented as a universal rule while, in practice, it should […]
