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4 Reasons Why Failure Is A Part Of The Road To Success And You Should Embrace It
by ELLEN LOIS

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“If you’ve never failed, you’ve never lived” is how the saying goes. Failure is probably one of the aspects in life most people are afraid of. But the truth is: everyone has failed and everyone will fail again. We sometimes forget that all successful people have failed, but they did not stop after their failures. They …

So, what exactly is "brainstorming" and why is it relevant?
The power of brainstorming is to accumulate a mass of ideas — no matter how crazy or expensive. Nonjudgmental acceptance allows team members to build on those themes and gets everyone to participate in a non-threatening and unintimidating environment. The more accepting of ideas, the more it encourages ideas to flow.

A Robin Williams tribute on his life and how he experienced life. As an actor, he brought tons of joy and laughter to his audiences. Robin Williams lived his life with wisdom, and provided inspiration to those who needed it. On August 11 2014, Robin Williams was found dead and his death was ruled as a suicide. Many mourned his death and absence and he will be missed by many who have been touched by his movies. R.I.P

Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works -- sharing her ability to "think in pictures," which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart geeky kids.

In short, Stoicism is a tool set that helps us direct our thoughts and actions in an unpredictable world. We don’t control and cannot rely on external events, but we can (to a certain extent) control our mind and choose our behavior.

Stoicism teaches how to keep a calm and rational mind no matter what happens to you and it helps you understand and focus on what you can control and not worry about and accept what you can't control.

Focus on What You Can Control, Accept What …

Everything flows, and nothing abides, everything gives way, and nothing stays fixed.

Heraclitus

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.
Plato

The wise person does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.

Aristotle

We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it.

Epicurus