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Why Winners Wait

Walter — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 06:01:00 +0000

Have you heard of the Marshmallow Test for kids? Learn the powers of delayed gratification and apply it to achieve greater success in life, love and work.

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How Children Succeed: Book Review

Walter — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 04:43:00 +0000

How do you raise a child to succeed not just in school but in life? Uncover lessons in character building from Paul Tough's bestselling book.

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7 Management Lessons from Shackleton

Walter — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:22:00 +0000

Stranded on Antarctic ice with 27 men 100 years ago, explorer Ernest Shackleton triumphed over incredible odds. Learn his timeless management lessons here.

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6 Lessons in Japanese Resilience

Walter — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:47:00 +0000

Have you wondered what made the Japanese such a resilient and robust group of people? Here are six lessons in resilience from the Japanese people.

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How to Keep the Flame Burning

Walter — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:15:00 +0000

Flames like this YOG one require lots of work to keep going (at Singapore Science Centre) Perseverance and “stick-to-itiveness” are vital virtues in any personal, social or professional endeavour. Almost anybody who has accomplished anything substantial in any undertaking would share that age-old adage. Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers” spelled that well with the “10,000″ hour rule. […]

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Why You Shouldn’t Eat the Marshmallow…Yet

Walter — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:33:00 +0000

Don’t eat the marshmallow and get two later! (source) In an age of utmost convenience, instant replies, and quick fixes, one may be lulled into thinking that whatever’s fast to cook is good to eat. The inconvenient truth, however, is that many of the best things in life do not arrive merely at the snap […]

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Will You Do Whatever It Takes?

Walter — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:45:00 +0000

Challenges. Problems. Uncertainties. Obstacles. Stress. These words form the lexicon of modern life, where resources – both financial and natural – are increasing being depleted while the demands of work, school and life put a severe drain on our beings. We don’t need any reminding to know that we are all damaging our planet at […]

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