“You Can’t Take It With You”– Tips on Passion From a Film Classic
By Jonathan Sulinski In Frank Capra’s 1938 film “You Can’t Take It With You,” banker Anthony P. Kirby (played by Edward Arnold) is preparing to build a factory. He has bought almost every house in a...
View ArticleMotivating An Apathetic Student
Amy Turino of EdNews Colorado received an interesting question: “My son is mainly a ‘B’ student and seems to be fine with that even though he puts in very little effort to achieve those ‘B’s. He is in...
View Article“Success Doesn’t Come To You – You Go To It”
Success doesn’t come to you – you go to it. — Marva Collins Success can be defined in many ways. Some people define it in monetary terms. Others define it by their sense of fulfillment. Others define...
View ArticleA Doctor’s Purpose To Help the Underserved
The Colorado Academy of Family Physicians awarded the 2013 F. William Barrows Award for Outstanding Family Medicine Resident to Dr. Patrick Smith, a third-year resident at Swedish Family Medicine in...
View ArticleA Nuanced Approach to “Following Your Passion”
Luminaries such as Warren Buffet and Steve Jobs have advised young people to do what they love. Steve Jobs said, “You’ve got to find what you love…don’t settle”. During a 2012 interview with FORTUNE,...
View ArticleThe Sparks of Passion and Purpose
It has been argued, and we agree, that knowing one’s passions can lead to finding one’s purpose. The Search Institute’s late founder, Dr. Peter Benson, Ph.D., conducted a vast amount of research...
View ArticlePurposeful Characters in Film
By Jonathan Sulinski The main character of almost every movie wants something. They want to get out of their little farming town or menial office job to follow their dream. They want to explore new...
View ArticleAfter football, a leap of faith to a life with purpose
Not surprisingly, Steve Hartmann provided another dose of decency over the weekend with his On the Road profile of former NFL player Jason Brown, who walked away from the game (after he was released...
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