Tag: Transformed

5 Epictetus Quotes That Have Transformed The Way I Live My Life

Atthe beginning of the Spring semester, I stepped into what would be my first and only college philosophy class — where I learned about a man named Epictetus for the first time. Anyone who’s ever read about stoic philosophy or read anything from  Ryan Holiday  has...

How Talk Like TED Transformed My Public Speaking

Talking in front of a crowd, my hands would sweat, my heart pounding like a drum, my voice shaking, and my body trembling. I used to be the person who would rather dive into the deepest sea than make a public presentation. However, my journey to overcoming my public speaking fears took a turnin...

How Living In Different Cities Transformed My Personality

We are all travellers transcending from one dimension to another. Our souls need exploration and discoveries that fascinate and excite our moods. Life is dynamic in nature and so are we. The universe around us keeps expanding with every blink of an eye, and that’s exactly who we are in our tru...

How a Wolf Transformed Aldo Leopold’s Environmental Worldview

Leopold describes this encounter as a moment when he is transformed — converted — to a new way of thinking about human-animal relationships. Somehow, the wolf’s fiery green gaze ejects Leopold from his dull and confined human-centeredness into a more expansive ecological awarene...

Unveiling the Penguin: How Allen Lane’s One-Day Epiphany Transformed Publishing Forever

You can create a successful business idea in just one day. Allen Lane did it — a name you’ve probably never heard of, but most of you have certainly come across his work. He worked in his family’s book publishing business — the Bodley Head. The company almost went ...