Inspiring Stories: Steve Jobs, his apple and the world

"Steve Jobs is a genius. He is an innovator. A visionary. He is perhaps the most beloved billionaire in the world." Andrew Ross Sorkin (NY Times)

 How a college drop-out convinced the world of his capacity to be a genius never stops to intrigue anyone. An adopted child who slept on the floor in his friends' rooms and relied on free meals went on to rule the world. Sometimes you wonder how he does it or what he is thinking.

SMILE - Recession and Depression Therapy

"After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer." William R. Alger

This is not exactly a good time in the world. There's the fear of a "second recession" in the USA. The effect of the recent riots in the UK still lingers with businesses counting their losses and families grieving the loss of loved ones. Spending cuts, stock market gloom, retirement benefits seeming insufficient and a sense of disorder around the world - it doesn't look like good times, does it?

So why smile?

When Violence speaks: Reflections on the Tottenham Riots

"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." Mohandas Gandhi 

It was a sad day by all account, when anarchy and destruction ruled the streets; and greed took centre stage. Reflecting on it now and seeing the amount of destruction that has happened the question is what has been achieved?

The God Factor

Everyone knows "The X Factor" TV Show. It's a massive "interactive talent music show" created by Simon Cowell and has grown into a franchise with an international audience. Amazing, isn't it? A huge emotional following by a massive international audience of various age groups, probably one of the biggest shows on TV.

Out of deep curiosity and desire for knowledge, I set about to research if there was any such thing as the GOD factor. While there's still a huge debate about the existence of God and various scientific theories been expounded to explain the theory of the universe, my sole aim was to discover if there existed an explanation on how the presence of God could create a positive effect in a person's life.

Be "Augustified" - The Limitless experience

"And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high. " Ayrton Senna (Three-time Formula One Champion)

It's a new month and as always expectations are high. I thought about what experience I would like to have this month and the word "Augustified" came to mind. It doesn't exist in the dictionary (not yet) so I set about finding a definition. Then I remembered the movie "Limitless" and that was it!

Limitless - Official Trailer

[Disclaimer: I wasn't paid to insert this neither do I really believe in the drug concept...or any drugs at all]