Real Leaders Holds Global Newsstand Kick Off in New York
Real Leaders held an event at Barnes & Noble in Tribeca, Manhattan to kick of their new global newsstand expansion during the week of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The publication is the world’s first sustainable business & leadership magazine, which aims to inspire better leaders for a better world. The magazine is […]
Mindfulness as a Path Toward Achieving The Global Goals
The world is a beautiful place, but somehow it seems that humankind’s presence here has done more harm than good. As a species, we kill other species and our own; we destroy natural habitats of wildlife, while mindlessly depleting our food supplies. Poverty and inequality plague us and have done so for decades. We are […]
Sergey Brin, Co-founder of Google
Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin is a Russian-born American computer scientist, internet entrepreneur, and philanthropist who, together with Larry Page, he co-founded Google. Brin is also the President of Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. As of July 2017, Brin is the 12th richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$45 billion. Brin immigrated to the United States with […]
Transforming The Way The World Views Failure
Fear of failure is an epidemic that stifles human potential and it’s time we rethink it. Whether stemming from a lack of confidence or negative past experiences, the effect of fear of failure can be immobilizing, stopping most people before they even get started. Over the years, I’ve coached hundreds of clients from all over […]
71% of Washington DC Chefs Are Immigrants
If the proposed immigrant and travel ban in the U.S. goes ahead, the capital – Washington DC – may go hungry. According to DistrictMeasured.com, the website of the District of Colombia’s Office of Revenue Analysis, a whopping 71% of chefs in the Washington D.C. area are immigrants. With so many big mouths to feed, and […]
Has Wonder Woman Destroyed Hollywood Sexism?
With “Wonder Woman” blazing a trail at theaters across the United States, the female superhero is being hailed as a powerful new role model for girls and a break away from sexism in Hollywood. The film, starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot, smashed box office records on its opening weekend, raking in more than $103 million […]
Men More Involved in Parenting Than Ever Before
Most people in emerging and developed economies believe men are now more involved in parenting than ever before, with many saying the role of women should not be confined to the home, a global survey has indicated. Nearly 70 percent of people thought men had a “greater responsibility for the home and childcare” than they […]
Ignorance is Not Bliss. We Must Take Action
We live in an ignorant world. A world that’s made to believe that it’s ok to live the same way each day: wake up, go to work, earn your salary, feed your children and do just enough to get by. But to me, this is real ignorance. Life often feels unfulfilling if we just do […]
Lupita Nyong’o: Mexican-born Kenyan Actress
Lupita Amondi Nyong’o is a Mexican-Kenyan actress, born in Mexico to Kenyan parents and raised in Kenya. Her parents, Dorothy and Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o, were in political exile at the time of her birth, but managed to return to their homeland of Kenya during their daughter’s childhood. Her father later became part of the country’s senate while […]
Are we Using Social Media Responsibly or Dangerously?
Many people I know are victims of social media addiction and usually struggle to contain their online cravings. Some of the social media apps we tend to abuse include Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. Because these apps were developed for commercial use, they’re designed to attract a maximum number of users, and as a […]
