Tag: success

  • Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) | Baz Luhrmann

    “If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience… I will dispense this advice now.

  • Joanna Shields | Success Advice from Successful People

    President, Bebo.com I go back to things my dad said: “Your career is long and the business world is small. Always act with integrity. Never take the last dollar off the table.” In my dealings to sell Bebo [to AOL], this advice was critical. You can always do a slightly better deal, but that incremental…

  • Craig Newmark | Success Advice from Successful People

    Founder, Craigslist Back in 1990, I was a systems engineer at IBM in Detroit. I had a manager who told me that aside from my technical knowledge, my sense of humor was my saving grace. I was sometimes arrogant because I was very technical. It became a problem when I was working within a marketing…

  • Philosophy From a Legendary Sex Icon | Marilyn Monroe

    Marilyn Monroe is one of the most celebrated and enduring icons of all time. Norma Jeane Mortensen Baker was born on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Ms. Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s…

  • 7 Secrets Of Success From My Room

    7 Secrets of Success… I found the answers in my room. Roof said: Aim high. Fan said: Be cool. Clock said: Every min. is precious. Mirror said: Reflect before you act. Window said: See the world. Calendar said: Be up-to-date. Door said: Push hard to achieve your goals.

  • 7 Steps of Doing

    Which step have you reached today? 7 Steps of Doing I won’t do it. I can’t do it. I want to do it. How do I do it? I’ll try to do it. I can do it. I will do it. Yes, I did it!