The Wisdom Daily 🦉

Narrated by Shane Morris    Written by Regina Brett src: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k0IkYdgbBE

Hal hated Charlie, everything about him, from his knowing sneer to his rolling swagger. When he saw him enter the restaurant with Keith, he wished fervently he could get away and considered getting up and walking out of the breakfast meeting, without a word to either of his two former partners. But then he garnered his faculties and decided to accept this reality. He would choose how to respond, a...

Historically, there are two schools of thought on revenge. The Bible, in Exodus 21:23, instructs us to "give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot" to punish an offender. But more than 2,000 years later, Martin Luther King Jr., responded, "The old law of 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind." Who's right? As psychologists explore the mental machinery behin...

When another person wrongs you, your typical first thought is one of revenge. We think that by inflicting similar pain onto this person, we'll make ourselves feel better. While that may make our sick-minded selves feel better for a little while, it most likely will not in the long run. Seeking revenge doesn’t cancel out the behaviors that hurt you. It just perpetuates the cycle of pain. BY ASHLEY...

On International Women's Day, UN Women is celebrating women's leadership in all forms. Women should have an equal opportunity to take on leadership roles in all aspects of society - from sport to climate action. Here, UN Women outlines how women can claim leadership in a variety of sectors and ensure that their voice is heard. src: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/international-womens-day-ho...

As the trend for remote working persists, a survey suggests that people are struggling to maintain a work-life balance. People are often working longer hours because they're grateful they still have a job or work-life boundaries have collapsed. Work-life balance is essential for mental health, physical health and long-term economic success and must be prioritised, write three academics. src: https...

You can fill your day with a job that you love and pays you well. You can eat nutritious, good-tasting food. You can plan fun activities with good friends in the evening. Basically, you can create a rich, exciting life for yourself and still feel incredibly sad when it’s time to go to sleep. Discovering how to cope with loneliness at night can be a real challenge for people. The darkness...

Introduction We all know what anger is, and we've all felt it: whether as a fleeting annoyance or as full-fledged rage. Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, human emotion. But when it gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to problems—problems at work, in your personal relationships, and in the overall quality of your life. And it can make you feel as though you're at the...

“Envy is ignorance.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson Very few people would argue for the positive influence of jealousy & envy in our lives. In fact, most of us can quickly recognize the importance of learning how to stop being jealous. And we’re all aware of jealousy and envy’s effects: They foster discontent and distress. They bind our freedom. They lead to resentment and bitterness. They cause us to d...

Interviewing over 1,200 rich people has taught me exactly how money affects the most important things in our lives Steve Siebold is the author of " How Rich People Think ," and a self-made millionaire who has interviewed more than 1,200 of the world's wealthiest people. You may download the link here of the e-book for "How Rich People Think"  at https://www.pdfdrive.com/how-rich-people-think-...

Studies have shown that a sense of humor can improve your mental and physical health, boost your attractiveness, and improve your leadership skills. There are a variety of theories and styles of humor, each of which can improve your understanding of the subject. Humor may be a critical life skill, but can it be taught? src: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/why-humor-is-an-essential-life-skil...

In the next 50 years, a third of the world’s population could be living in areas as hot as the hottest parts of the Sahara now. Humans have adapted to live in a narrow band of environmental and climatic fluctuations, but temperature rises threaten this. Health, food security, and economic growth would face huge challenges outside the temperature ranges we currently inhabit. src: https://www.weforu...

narrated by: Medardo Jr. Magallanes Lazarte

narrated by: Medardo Jr Magallanes Lazarte

In this in-depth talk, ethnographer and leadership expert Simon Sinek reveals the hidden dynamics that inspire leadership and trust. In biological terms, leaders get the first pick of food and other spoils, but at a cost. When danger is present, the group expects the leader to mitigate all threats even at the expense of their personal well-being. Understanding this deep-seated expectation is the k...

Leadership that Matters: Business of Change by Francis Kong voice over: Medardo Jr Magallanes Lazarte

Leadership that Matters: Credibility by Francis Kong voice over: Medardo Jr. Magallanes Lazarte

According to Norberg, 200 years ago, at the birth of capitalism, there were only about 60 million people in the world who were not living in extreme poverty. Today there are more than 6.5 billion people who are not living in extreme poverty. Between 1990 and 2015 alone (in Thomas Piketty’s view the devastating years in which social inequality rose so sharply), 1.25 billion people around the world...

Looking for Bible verses about money? We'll highlight 2,000+ verses & 9 Biblical principles of money & possessions. Money, money, money. You think about money. You work for money . You save money . You spend money. You tithe your money (sometimes using online giving ). You stress over money. Even though money isn’t an essential thing in your life. A significant portion of your life will re...

Does Money Make People Happy? Rainer Zitelmann Former Contributor Leadership Strategy The psychology of success and wealth and the power of capitalism. src:https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2020/07/06/does-money-make-people-happy/?sh=120992cc574d voice over: Medardo Jr. Magallanes Lazarte

The Psychology Behind Your Fear of Failure Self-doubt may prevent you from pursuing your dreams. When you realize feeling like a failure is a choice, setbacks can actually work to your advantage. by Michael Benninger | May 31 2019 Read more at: https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/psychology-behind-fear-failure?utm_source=cpp

“Success Is The Best Revenge” Is Actually Terrible Advice by THE FINANCIAL DIET By MOLLY BURFORD FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 src: https://thefinancialdiet.com/unpopular-opinion-success-is-the-best-revenge-is-actually-terrible-advice/

21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a book written by bestseller Israeli author Yuval Noah Harari and published in August 2018 by Spiegel & Grau in the US and by Jonathan Cape in the UK and dedicated to his husband, Itzik. Having dealt with the distant past in Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2011) and with the distant future in Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (2016), Harari turns...

An inspirational story about failure and what happens if you never give up, written by Rahul Chavda and Dare to do. Motivation,  edited by Rahul Chavda, read by Dare to do. Motivation with music from Jonny Easton   Listen to your heart...be happy...don't give up and always believe! Music Search:  I Remember You by Jonny Easton Link: https://youtu.be/8Waowzgx4P4 ​Check out his c...

13 Questions To Ask Yourself Every Day - Leaderonomics with Travis Bradberry Taking the time for self-reflection When things aren’t going quite the way you’d like them to, it’s often the result of not asking yourself the right questions. Some questions are hard to confront because you’re afraid you won’t get the answer you want, others because you really don’t want to know the answer. But the best...