Lessons From Life

Whitney Houston and the Perfectly Imperfect Life

Tom Davis | Posted 04.17.2012

Tom Davis

Growing up, I wanted to be the greatest at whatever I did, the guy who'd rise above the troubles of my family. I wanted to become the Muhammad Ali, even the Whitney Houston, in my corner of the world.

Everything I Need To Know I Relearned From Cancer

Red Room | Posted 03.19.2012

Red Room

Cancer. It teaches so much, even as it confounds and confuses. James Dean, whose young life was snatched not by cancer but a car crash, wisely advised, "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."

Valuable Lessons of 2011

Amy Chan | Posted 02.29.2012

Amy Chan

You will lose your job. You will have your heart broken. The person you admired will disappoint you. You will make mistakes that you'll regret. You will fall. And you will get up. Life's curveballs are inevitable, therefore position yourself so that the "getting up" part is not so crippling.

Life: Your Continuing Education

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 08.19.2011

Dennis Merritt Jones

Have you ever considered that everyone and everything that stands before you in every given moment of your life is an invitation from the universe to learn something vitally important?