There’s tough – and then there’s David Goggins. Running an ultramarathon is tough. Goggins ran his first one without even training, completing the last 30 miles of the 100-mile race with all of the metatarsal bones in both feet broken. Going through Navy SEAL Hell Week is tough. Goggins did it three times, with a […]
At age 13, Magnus Carlsen became the youngest ever chess Grandmaster. By the time he was 19, he was also the youngest player to be ranked #1 in the world. A few years later, he won his first world championship, and in 2014, he obtained the FIDE rank of 2882. Why is that ranking significant? […]
With a style that blends Japanese settings with Western pop culture references, novelist Haruki Murakami has developed a massive following, both at home and abroad. His most popular work to date, Norwegian Wood, has sold over 10 million copies. And all of his major works have broken the one million mark. He’s also received countless […]
Ryan Holiday is a best-selling author and media strategist who found himself drawn to the concepts of marketing and ancient philosophy. Dropping out of college at age 19, Holiday has since released seven books, becoming a trusted voice in the two very different worlds. He’s the ex-marketing director at American Apparel (causing a bit of a […]
Legendary stand-up comedian, writer, and producer Jerry Seinfeld is most recognized for the TV show ‘Seinfeld’ which aired between 1988 and 1998. The sitcom ran for 9 seasons and was the highest-rated television show in the United States when the finale aired which drew in over 76 million viewers. The show helped Mr. Seinfeld amass a net […]
Even for those remotely associated with the financial world, the name Ray Dalio is a familiar one. He’s the Founder of Bridgewater Associates – the world’s largest hedge fund with $160bn in assets under management. Dalio launched Bridgewater from his apartment in New York in 1975, and over the course of the last four decades he has […]
