Success means having a positive impact on the greatest audience. This is how I define success, which would put some religious leaders at the top, Jesus, Allah, Buddha, etc. but then also the more modern Steve Jobs etc. By defining success like this, I have also given myself a new aim. Have a positive impact …

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Success means having a positive impact on the greatest audience. This is how I define success, which would put some religious leaders at the top, Jesus, Allah, Buddha, etc. but then also the more modern Steve Jobs etc. By defining success like this, I have also given myself a new aim. Have a positive impact …

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When you're moving out of a home, it really hits you when you see just how empty a house could be. All the anticipation of moving out doesn't prepare you for when the moment really comes, but when it does, it's really brings you down to earth, even if you have been preparing for it …

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Now having had to empty two places, I have a pretty good idea why we shouldn’t be collecting so much stuff, and just how easy it is to accumulate things that we simply do not need. My father was the worst culprit. I remember throwing out cans and cans of paint, some of which had …

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There’s a bit of an odd phenomena that I’ve noticed between Japan and New Zealand; sitting on the floor. In Japanese elementary schools, each child has their own desk and chair and they often sit in rows usually with a pair. In New Zealand primary schools, at least in my case, we had chairs and …

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Isn't it wonderful but also strange that the hardest things to put into words are the most common themes for songs and art. Love and heartbreak is so hard to describe that we need different media to do so, and I feel that we still miss the mark. This is not a hit at artists …

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We talk about your place on the team, because that could change, but your place on the family? If you’re part of the family, you’re always part of the family, but teams can be split. In a family, love comes first. In a team, goals come first. In a family, the shared goal is happiness …

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