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Focus on Your Impact, Not Your Legacy
I used to think a lot about my funeral. I wanted to do great things and be remembered by people. I wanted them to say nice things about me after I was gone. I thought I was talking about legacy. But really it was all about ego. Let me tell you a little something about…
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Flexitarian diets key to feeding people in a warming world
If the world wants to limit climate change, water scarcity and pollution, then we all need to embrace “flexitarian” diets, say scientists. This means eating mainly plant-based foods, and is one of three key steps towards a sustainable future for all in 2050, they say. Food waste will need to be halved and farming practices…
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The Poor Can’t Afford Not to Wear Nice Clothes
Why do disadvantaged people spend money on status symbols? For the same reason we all do. Every time there is a national news story about a black shopper getting harassed in a store, there is a predictable backlash to the miscarriage of justice. We tend to move quickly from being outraged that it happened to…
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Swami Vivekananda a true youth revolutionary leader
Swami Vivekananda was a Hindu monk and direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. Vivekananda played a key role in the introduction of Indian yoga and Vedanta philosophy in the West. He made a strong impression at the inaugural World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, 1893 – giving a powerful speech on the underlying unity of world…
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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
“Che Guevara was a Marxist revolutionary, Doctor, Author, Guerrilla Leader, Diplomat and Military theorist”! Che Guevara Quotes: If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine. “Let the world change you and you can change the world”
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Education system needs to foster entrepreneurship
Employment: For most Bhutanese graduates and jobseekers, becoming an entrepreneur may not be an enticing career to pursue. The concept of entrepreneurship in Bhutan was realised only very recently, failing to attract more takers. While being an entrepreneur has benefits, it also has several challenges. In order to decipher the reason why Bhutanese amidst the…
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6 Health and Diet Tips for Women in their 30’s
Juggling work life and traditional duties is a tough task, but women have been doing this with great . In the fiercely competitive world, women have proven their efficiency time and again, but in a bid to prove their multi-facetious worth, has their health taken a backseat? Stop and think. Have you missed your breakfast…
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Why the best success stories often begin with failure
One writer’s unexpected bout of unemployment inspired him to catalogue the misadventures of those who came before him Long before the iPhone made him the god of gadgets, Steve Jobs launched his tech career by hacking land lines to make free long-distance calls. Long before the iPhone made him the god of gadgets, Steve Jobs…
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Walk of thorn for women entrepreneurs in Asian countries
Women entrepreneurship has been underlined as a key strategy for economic growth. Developing the capacity of women can bring positive changes in the society. Women are inspired by women which means they are the force to increase women entrepreneurs. However, women entrepreneurs in Asian countries are promoting their ventures through their individual efforts because usually…
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Health and wealth; the pursuit of humankind – Ms. Priyanka Singh
Priyanka Singh (popular as ‘Ms Singh’ within her peer group), is the Director of Taj Pharma Group companies, India. She is also the founder of an Agro company “Taj Agro Products” which deals in commodity sector and Food Industry in India and abroad. Ms Singh played a pivotal role in the decade transformation journey of…