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The goal of culture

The goal of culture is not to include everyone, but to bring together those who see the world in a similar way. It draws boundaries... yes, but not to divide, rather to define. It gives people something to belong to.Every piece of work you create will, in its final form,...

Society’s disruptors

The government and culture shape the school system. The school system creates resources for students to learn from. The students rarely question what they are taught.Those students grow up to be parents. They pass on what they know, and send their children to school. The children make friends, learn to...

The path is singular to you

Everyone has the same goals and problems in the eternal markets: health, wealth, relationships, and happiness. But the path... The path is singular to you.

The most real

The pathway to the most real is through the hardest things you can do.

The generosity of creative work

It might not work out today but tomorrow it might. Ultimately someone out there will benefit from your effort. Along the way, that opens the door for something even much better. The truth is you can never fully predict how your work will land. What feels small, overlooked or imperfect...

Passion is a choice.

Passion is a powerful driver. It carries us through tough times and pushes us toward greatness.The most common misconception about passion is that it chooses you — that by some mysterious fate, certain people are simply born with it. True, in childhood you might show talent at something. But talent...

The Modern African Tragic Hero

T Culturally, the modern African tragic hero stands apart from his western counterpart. In western tradition, tragedy often ends in disgrace_ a fall so complete it consumes the hero's honor. In African storytelling, misfortune is rarely the end. It is a passage, a cycle, a painful but necessary means to regeneration.That...