Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest players in basketball history. In a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, he won five championships, led the league in scoring twice, scored the second-highest number of points in a single game in NBA history (81), and won two Olympic gold medals....
Ernest Hemingway once said that the dignity of an iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water. It’s a good reminder that there is always more to things than what we see on the surface. This is especially true when it comes to talent and success....
I’m not sure if you believe in miracles, luck, or serendipity, but all three of them struck one Sunday in a tiny Nebraska church in 1950. It's a cold March in Nebraska. We're at the West Side Baptist Church. Choir practice starts at 7:15....
When I was 11, I was a naughty boy stealing sweets. By 14, I was importing phones wholesale from China. Here’s the story: As a kid, most of my methods of making money involved getting into trouble. Then one day, the caveman discovered fire. My school got some computers,...
David speaks with Joe Ferraro, a teacher, professional speaker, and the host of The One Percent Better Podcast, where he’s interviewed some of the world's most successful people. He is also the founder of DamnGoodConversations.com, a company whose mission is to teach repeatable ways to have...
The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus believed that cultivating gratitude was key to living a fulfilling life. He famously said, "Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." And it turns out that Epicurus was onto something. Scientific research has consistently shown...
