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“Do you know anyone who is zealous in his work? He is the equal of kings.”  - John D. Rockefeller (1839 - 1937) This is a wonderful quote from one of history's great business titans (or robber barons,

“The clock of life is wound but once, and no one has the power, To tell just when its hands will stop, at late or early hour, So do today that noble deed, pursue it with a will, Delay not till tomorrow,

Now, you're probably wondering: what the heck is an ESFP? Briefly, it's one of the 16 personality types outlined in MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). To give a quick thumbnail sketch of an ESFP (AKA

 “How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and, keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.”  Stephen

During a hot spell last year, in a surprising (and most welcome) glimmer of validation, a TV weather presenter mentioned that not everyone likes hot weather. Holy frickin' crap!    Could we Brits

"I sincerely believe that energy grows from itself and the more energy you expand the more you create within yourself. I also believe that energy is habit -- which can be created quite easily. In other

“Every person is special! I sincerely believe this. Each of us wants to feel good about him or herself, but to me it is just as important to make others feel the same way. Whenever I meet someone, I try

  “I never limited myself to serving gas. I also repaired flat tires that customers left at the station. The service station was open until 9 o'clock, then when I closed I repaired the inner tubes.

When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly. They are like this because they can’t tell good from

If the only vision we have of ourselves comes from the social mirror – from the current social paradigm and the opinions, perceptions and paradigms of the people around us – our view of ourselves is like

Never mind the criminals in government and high finance, it's those evil, wicked money launderers we need to go after!  “This legislation makes sure that traffickers and fraudsters can no longer try

CNBC India reveals that the country's Ministry of Finance has set up a committee with a view to recognising bitcoin/cryptocurrencies as legal tender (and of course looking at ways to tax and regulate it

"Everybody has some, nobody has enough. You hate it when it's lacking, but you welcome it with open arms. We resent having to discuss it, but we think about it all the time. It is the lifeblood of economy,

“Elegance is refusal.”  - Coco Chanel Back in 2013, Channel 4 in the UK broadcast the documentary Fabulous Fashionistas. This fascinating film profiled 6 women (average age 80) who are getting old

   "The height of perfection. No one is born complete; perfect yourself and your activities day by day until you become a truly consummate being, your talents and your qualities all perfected.

I don't know about you, but I'm a complete sucker for those 'things I've learned about life' lists that people make. I love wisdom, and I love to hear people's thoughts about their most important life

Greetings, and hello to Steemit - it's great to be here :)   I had no idea Steemit existed until a couple of months ago when I happened upon a YouTube video where it was mentioned. Intrigued, I decided