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The word, Satyagraha, is a portmanteau of the Sanskrit words Satya and Agraha. Loosely translated, the word means "Truth Power". Satyagraha was popularized by Mohandas Ghandi in his fight for Indian independence and became synonymous with the...

Last night while watching TV, my wife and I had an interesting debate on the whole "The Secret" phenomena. And we came to the very same conclusions. I believe in the law of attraction. I also like the premise behind the book, which is largely...

My wife found this today, at a time I needed it the most. And it's so inspirational... so moving... that I had to share it with you. If you think there's no hope, if you think you have obstacles you can't overcome, if you're thinking about giving...

Michel Fortin: If you look at the laws and rules and all that wonderful stuff, they do exist for a purpose. And I understand that. But I also believe in education because the more you educate people the more you will change the world rather than...

Michel Fortin: People have egos and it's normal and it's natural and we all have things that are near and dear to every single person. People will fight for what their egos tell them that they need to fight for. I'm a very humble person. I always...

"I practiced the art of getting more things done rather than getting the really important things done well." -- Alec MacKenzie "We can no more afford to spend major time on minor things than we can to spend minor time on major things." -- Jim...

"The most important things in life aren't things." -- Francis the Talking Mule "One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important." -- Bertrand Russell "Often people attempt to live...

"Do not measure your life by your goals but what you are actually doing to achieve them." -- Peter Drucker "The ultimate goal of life is death -- the experience of life is where the value is, not the results we achieve." -- Anonymous When...

"Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes." -- Kenneth Hildebrand While statistics prove that 90% of heart attacks happen on Monday mornings, it goes to show that motivation doesn't come from work. In reality, most people find themselves...