Love Your Work like a Dog Chasing a Ball

At the 2013 commencement speech at MIT, Drew Houston, the founder of Dropbox said:

When I think about it, the happiest and most successful people I know ...

Parents Pressure Kids towards Athletic Success

In his book Game On: The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children, Tom Farrey warns parents about the excessive pressure they can put on their ...

Singer Rises to Stardom, Falls to 'Nowheresville'

Singer-songwriter Christopher Cross, 62, has an impressive list of accomplishments: five Grammy awards, one Oscar, and one Golden Globe award. He won ...

Too Many Vitamins Can Harm Your Body

Your mom made you take your vitamins. Without vitamins, your body would develop skeletal defects, eye impairments, dermatitis, anemia—in essence, ...

Father 'Replaces God' with His Hobby

At the age of 47, the writer William Giraldi's father died tragically in a motorcycle accident. Giraldi's father was a decent husband and father, ...

Reporter Learns a Lesson about Family Priorities

Ron Fournier, editorial director for The National Journal, has covered the careers of numerous politicians, including the last several presidents. President ...

How One Company Streamlines Complexity

Our lives are filled with gadgets we can't use (automatic sprinklers, GPS devices, fancy blenders), instructions we can't follow (labels on medicine ...

Former Baseball Star Gives Up His Idol

In January of 2010, Grant Desme shocked the baseball world by announcing his retirement from the game. Only 23 at the time, the second-round draft choice ...

Son of Famous Mountaineer Wanted to Know His Dad

George Mallory was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. Mallory and his climbing ...

'White Elephant' Gifts Distract Us from Serving God

Gordon MacDonald shares the following story:

In ancient days when the king of Siam had an enemy he wanted to torment and destroy, he would send that enemy ...