Articles about life lesson
Napoleon's Victory Against All Odds
When Napoleon Bonaparte took over France after a successful coup d’etat in 1799, he faced a threat from the Austrians that imperils the country’s recovery from the previous conflict.
What Demonstrates Your Skill
Giotto (1266-1337) was a man of immense talent. He was a sculptor, a painter and an architect. When Pope Benedict XI heard about him, he sent a messenger to ask Giotto for a drawing to demonstrate his skill.
This Antarctic Expedition Disaster Holds Key Leadership Lessons
Anyone can steer the ship but it takes a leader to chart the course. An excerpt from the book: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell
An African Proverb
Every morning in the Serengeti, a gazelle wakes up knowing that it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will die. Every morning, the lion wakes up and it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve and die.
Perfection is the Enemy of Progress
The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of work they produced, all those on the right solely on its quality.
The Story of the Three Masons
A man once who saw three masons chipping at granite rocks. The first mason looked unhappy. When the man asked what he was doing, he said: “Hammering this stupid rock.