You might be familiar with the poem The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost. The last lines read: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. The words that capture me are “I took the one less traveled by”. In […]

This is how Eos Karlsson describes what he does in his promotional video: “I’m a stuntman.” thefreedictionary.com describes stunt as, 1. A feat displaying unusual strength, skill, or daring 2. Something done to attract attention or publicity A stuntman is someone who performs dangerous stunts, often as a career, intended for use in motion pictures […]

Dawn Venema, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Physical Therapy Education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, specialising in balance and mobility in older adults. She is an expert in the effects of ‘dual-tasking’ – the act of doing more than one thing at once, so that your attention is divided. […]

In the screen in front of me I am watching a video showing Eros Ramazzotti and Tina Turner while they sing Cose Della Vita. They sing in a breath-taking harmony; one voice, but two languages. The current business environment may make it hard to establish a new business due to the need to achieve much […]

Got it… You are in love with your business. ☺ You cannot spend even a second away from it. However, you need to remember that there is a limit to everything and every second you spend on your business has an emotional or financial opportunity cost of something else which couldn’t be done in that […]

Years ago… My partners Cigdem, Sami in those days and myself, were sitting in the office of Sami one late evening. We had started a new business and decided to be one of the few producers of coloured bathroom accessories in the world. We had made our own designs, and were about to conquer the […]

Looking at the MR view on the screen the doctor was informing me about my condition, “Your slipped disc is most probably hereditary and reached its current stage through the years.“ Hereditary and it took years… My disc slipped slowly and I was not aware of it. In reality, some of my medical reports showed […]

A decade ago a small group of documentary filmmakers set out with a dream to create a film rooted in the music of the streets. Not only has that dream been realized, it has blossomed into a global sensation called Playing For Change, a project including musicians of every level of renown, that has touched […]

Wikipedia: Released as a single (by Rolling Stones) in August 1973, “Angie” […] topped the charts in many countries throughout the world. Popular belief has it that the song was about David Bowie’s first wife Angela or even about actress Angie Dickinson. The song was written almost entirely both lyrically and musically by Keith Richards […]

Just recently as I was going over some essays that I had stored away to be read later, I came across one which I had stashed at the end of 2012. Shaun So, a writer at forbes.com, has an advice: “Five new years resolutions for entrepreneurs”. 1- Fire someone 2- Get an advisor 3- Apply […]