by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Reflect
I’m turning forty. I like to think of it as growing into forty. It doesn’t scare me or keep me awake at night. I don’t have fears of losing my hair, gaining weight or of ill health. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. As my hair thinned, I took a proactive measure and...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Grow
Engine failure! A terrible silence pounds my ears. I jam the stick forward. At 200 feet I only have about 20 seconds gliding time before I slam into the trees. A quick glance reveals an option: a highway! There’s a road sign and a curve, and a car coming straight...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Interviews
Interview by Shevaun Voisin In a moment, on a television screen, Will Smith was blown away by the strength and confidence he saw in Chris Gardner’s eyes. Chris was being interviewed by Barbara Walters and Will knew there was something remarkable about him. Whether...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Communicate
Six weeks into his new job at Microsoft, Steve Ballmer was feeling a pang of uncertainty and began to question his decision to join his former Harvard classmate, Bill Gates, at the fledgling startup. According to Ballmer’s recollection, Gates took him to dinner...
by Motivated Magazine | Sep 22, 2010 | Grow
When I was in grad school I was interested in the spread of political behaviours through social networks. A mutual friend introduced me to Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School, who was interested in the spread of health behaviours. When we met, we had an...
