Gold Medal Winning Skater Fell, and Got Up, 41,600 Times

Former figure skater Scott Hamilton won the National and World Championships in 1981 before winning a gold medal at the 1984 Olympic. Hamilton and his ...

Succeeding Because of the 'Advantage of Disadvantages'

In his book David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell documents the lives of many successful leaders and entrepreneurs who succeed not in spite of challenges ...

Pro Golfer Jordan Spieth Gains Perspective from Autistic Sister

Jack Alexander shares a meaningful story about staying grounded even while in the spotlight:

Jordan Spieth is a professional golfer on the PGA Tour who ...

Burger King Offers Free Whoppers to People Who Have Been Fired

Burger King, the quick service restaurant chain known for its flame broiled hamburgers, launched a PR campaign recently with an interesting premise: publicly ...

Distracted Man on Scooter Drives into Sinkhole

It's like a scene out of an action movie: one moment, the city street seems calm and ordinary, and in the next moment, the asphalt and concrete crumble ...

Failure Is Much More Common than Success

In his book, Break Open the Sky, Steven Bauman writes:

Despite our near-phobic fear of failure, the facts suggest that it's actually a common, almost universal, ...

50 Least Powerful People in the World

Every year the website Wall Street 24/7 runs their list of the "50 Least Powerful People in the World." This year's list included an intro that could ...

High-Tech Security Robot Falls down Stairs and into Fountain

One of the internet's more recent victims of notoriety was not a person, animal, or airline—but rather a security robot.

The K5 Autonomous Data Machine—which ...

Actor John Hamm: 'It's Not Weak to Say, I Need Help.'

Actor Joe Hamm (star of the show Mad Men) did a stint in rehab for an alcohol addiction. Hamm recently (2017) confessed in an interview, "I'm certainly ...

Child's Gift Made Acceptable by the Provision of His Father

Once upon a time, there was a king who looked from his palace window and saw one of his children collecting flowers in a distant field. The king watched ...