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7 Billion People: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?

May 15, 2012 – 10:11 am | No Comment | 1 views
7 Billion People: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?

It was just over two centuries ago that the global population was 1 billion — in 1804. But better medicine and improved agriculture resulted in higher life expectancy for children, dramatically increasing the world population, …

23 and 1/2 hours: What is the Single Best Thing We Can Do for Our Health?

May 1, 2012 – 2:31 pm | No Comment | 7 views
23 and 1/2 hours: What is the Single Best Thing We Can Do for Our Health?

Dr. Mike Evans, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael’s Hospital, created a video to help us learn what the best …

Outtalk Your Inner Chatterbox

January 26, 2012 – 12:44 pm | No Comment | 65 views
Outtalk Your Inner Chatterbox

The inner chatterbox is the little voice inside, the voice that tries to drive you crazy and often succeeds! It nags, criticizes, or otherwise distracts you from performing at your best. We are so used …

Gary Vaynerchuk: Do what you love (no excuses!)

January 23, 2012 – 11:50 am | No Comment | 62 views
Gary Vaynerchuk: Do what you love (no excuses!)

"If it’s going to be work, it really ought to be work you LOVE". “Why waste your time doing sh*t you hate?” – Gary Vaynerchuk
If you are somebody who needs a kick into the b*** …

Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed

January 17, 2012 – 3:55 pm | No Comment | 131 views
Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed

It often seems to take something as huge as a plane crash to open our eyes to what’s really important. Ric Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the …

Beliefs by Amber Rae

January 15, 2012 – 10:53 am | No Comment | 84 views
Beliefs by Amber Rae

Amber Rae is a passion catalyst, doer, thinker and creator who follows her heart and challenges conventional wisdom. She once quit her stable job, sold her car and belongings, gave all but 12 outfits to …