Adulthood

Ever wondered how some people seem to reach extraordinary success easily? Doubtless, talent, hard work, and strategic thinking are important ingredients in most success stories. However, often an overlooked factor is at play: the power of relationships.   The Accidental Billionaires Think about some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs: many of them didn't actually make billions off the back of genius or some kind of revolutionary business plan. Very often, they have been in the right place at the right time and met the right people. Take Mark Zuckerberg as an example. He didn't exactly start Facebook by himself. He had a partner who made an absolutely crucial $8,000 investment that kept the servers up and running. It was just such a simple act of support, so basic, that the act of returning this in some friendly way ended up shifting the course of their lives forever. The Power of Networking The fact of the matter is that everything in this world is based on relat...

Ever felt you were under attack, yet could not see the enemy?   That is what slander has the capacity to do. It is a weapon that has, so many times, been out in the open for everyone to see and yet has silenced many who would speak truth to power. do you know the guy Julian Assange?  Julian Assange was an Australian editor, publisher, and activist who founded the whistleblower website WikiLeaks in 2006. He gained international attention in 2010 when WikiLeaks published a series of classified documents leaked by Chelsea Manning, a former United States Army intelligence analyst. These documents included footage of a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad, U.S. military logs from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and U.S. diplomatic cables. Assange's actions have been both praised and criticized. Supporters view him as a champion of press freedom, arguing that his work has exposed government corruption and human rights abuses. Critics, however, contend that his actions have put lives at risk ...