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The road to success is always under construction; share your equations for success — and learn some new ones.
The eyes of perfection from the imperfect
The older you get, the wiser you are to the truth and disappointment of how being the good guy and playing fair doesn’t always equate to having a nice happy life, slowly having to reconcile with the fact that the world you know and the people you meet or not as clean, professional and honest as the social rulebook would suggest.
By Malachai Hough6 months ago in Motivation
If Someone Tips You A Dollar For A Story
Introduction Someone sent me a tip for a story of mine yesterday, it was for an entry in an unofficial challenge, but it really gave me a lift. I didn't need a lift but it still gave me one, and I thought it would be good to list a few of the benefits of tipping, as a tipper and a tippee (is that the correct word?)
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 6 months ago in Motivation
Runner Up
When I was a kid, I would read everything and anything, though admittedly I gravitated toward fiction. I loved stories about funky, zany characters like Pippi Longstocking or journeys of self-discovery like Huck in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I connected to these types of characters because their parents were nonexistent.
By Tina D. Lopez6 months ago in Motivation
When Christmas Was Over
It was 1997, Christmas Eve. Most parents who enjoyed celebrating Christmas with their children would have been making their last preparations, wrapping their children's Christmas presents, and figuring out what to put in their stockings.
By Carol Ann Townend6 months ago in Motivation
Motivation Can Affect Your Job (or Your Loss of It)
Commentary When Work Suffers Because of the Worker’s Desire The days are long, the rewards are few, and the job feels like it's never done: those are some of the things commonly felt by employees who have lost motivation for their jobs. Motivation is often an underrated gauge for job satisfaction and productivity. If employees are motivated, they can accomplish almost anything and are willing to put in the effort. If they lack it, they will become a liability.
By Dean Traylor6 months ago in Motivation
I Wrote Something This Month
When I was a kid, I wrote stories and poems in notebooks. A pen feels good in my hand, and I've always loved writing on paper. The things I wrote were for me, and they helped me. Sometimes I just needed to get some feelings out. Sometimes I had an idea for a novel that never got past page two. Sometimes I just wanted to rhyme and get ink on my skin.
By Rebekah Conard6 months ago in Motivation
What I Learned After Surviving a Startup Failure
What I Learned After Surviving a Startup Failure Failure is often talked about as a stepping stone to success, but no one really prepares you for how it feels when it actually happens. When my startup failed, it wasn’t just a business that collapsed—it felt like my identity, my confidence, and months (or even years) of effort disappeared overnight. What started as a dream full of excitement and ambition slowly turned into stress, uncertainty, and eventually, acceptance.
By Robert Redford6 months ago in Motivation
The Girl in the Box: The Terrifying Psychology of Colleen Stan and the Prison of the Mind
We think of prisons as physical spaces. We imagine thick concrete walls, heavy iron bars, barbed wire, and armed guards. We believe that captivity is defined by the physical inability to move from one place to another. We believe that if a door is left unlocked, a prisoner will naturally walk through it.
By Frank Massey 6 months ago in Motivation
The Day You Decide to Change Everything Is the Day Your Life Actually Begins
There's a particular kind of silence that falls over you when you realize your life isn't what you imagined it would be. It's not loud or dramatic. It doesn't announce itself. It creeps in quietly — maybe during a Sunday evening, maybe while you're staring at the ceiling at 2 a.m., maybe in the middle of a conversation you're only half present for. And in that silence, a thought surfaces: Something has to change.
By Irfan Ali6 months ago in Motivation
