What Does it Mean to Make a Difference?

What do you think about Mark Bezos' comments? How can you make a difference in someone's life today?

Mathematics and Our Own Potential

Do you ever think that sometimes we put limits on our own capabilities and don't realize the potential of our amazing brains? Check out what Arthur Benjamin does with numbers in what he calls "Mathemagic".

The Marshmallow Experiment

What can marshmallow's teach us about success? Check it out...

Scholarships and Resources at students.gov

Check out this great resource about applying to colleges, finding scholarships, and a whole bunch of other information here

Nelson Mandela

See the BBC coverage of Nelson Mandela's release from prison in 1990.

Multi-tasking and Your Brain

Cognitive psychologists have found in their research that multi-tasking is simply not as efficient as truly focusing on one task for an amount of time. John Medina wrote in his book Brain Rules about the inefficiences of making your brain shift from one activity to another. Check out his explanation:

John Wooden on Success

Famed UCLA basketball coach John Wooden explained the lessons he learned on success throughout his life at the TED Conference. He talks about success coming not from being better than other people, but by comparing your success against your own progress.

John Wooden's Rules for his basketball players:
1) Never be late. Be on time and be neat and clean.
2) Don't use profanity.
3) Don't criticize a teammate.

Do you agree?

Watch his 17 minute talk on success and reflections on his life-