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4 Potent Life Lessons From Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin’s accomplishments are otherworldly, and his advice is golden. Here are four life lessons I’ve learned from reading his autobiography (twice). All quotes are by Ben Franklin. r

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12 Must Read Life Lessons From Jesus

In this secular world many people tend to forget that we are a triune being – spirit, soul and body, and that we need to tend each area that constitutes our life in order to live a full, balanced and successful life.

So let me introduce you to, in my opinion, the giant amongst mentors, taken from the most popular and best selling motivational book ever written. r

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10 Things You Forgot You Learned in College

Sometimes you can learn really valuable things—information, examples, and guiding principles, for instance—without knowing it at the time. The importance of those lessons become apparent years later, and you can only chuckle and shake your head at the transparency of hindsight, proving once and for all that life really should come with a built-in rear view mirror. r

Remember What Your Mama Told You

Day 81: 10 Things Your Mom Said That Were Actually Right

It’s natural for young people to go through a period of doubting what their parents say and to lack the perspective to see the truth in the things they told us. But as we mature and grow older, we can look back on what our mothers (and other elders) told us and appreciate how right they were. r

5 Must-Read Life Lessons from Gandhi

In short, your beliefs will create your destiny. What do you believe? What do you believe about yourself, your future, and your potential? What you believe, you will surely become. r

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7 Amazing Life Lessons from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Today I want to talk about Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson was an American philosopher, lecturer, essayist, and poet. He’s probably most known for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. His work has influenced nearly every generation of thinker, writer and poet since his time. r