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Joseph

Who’s your hero?

Genie 04 04 Katheleen Tillman

Who’s your hero? In 2008, 13 year old Joseph Schooling got to meet his hero, Michael Phelps, when the Olympian visited Singapore prior to the Beijing Olympics. Today, 8 years[...]

Wadne

How fast do things change?

Genie 04 04 Katheleen Tillman

How fast do things change? 25 years ago, if Odessa Swarts had turned on the news in 1991 she would have watched the US troops in Kuwait at the start[...]

Work hard

Are you taking the path of working hard or hard work?

Genie 04 04 Katheleen Tillman

Are you taking the path of working hard or hard work? The RIGHT WAY: Working hard is about doubling down on what you’re best at and love most. When you[...]

Phelps

Michael Phelps incredible story

Genie 04 04 Katheleen Tillman

With 3 gold medals this week, Michael Phelps is now equaling the 2,168 year old record set by Leonidas of Rhodes (in 152 BC) for the most individual Olympic gold[...]

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What are you doing with your spare time?

Genie 04 04 Katheleen Tillman

What are you doing with your spare time? A year ago, 30-year-old Eric Martin decided to spend his evenings after his 9-to-5 job to help startup founders he had never[...]

Do

The startup paradox: To create something that scales, you...

Genie 04 04 Katheleen Tillman

The startup paradox: To create something that scales, you need to start by doing things that don’t scale. Well known Venture Capitalist & Y Combinator co-founder, Paul Graham, wrote a[...]

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Yolande Mabika inspiring story about finding her family w...

Genie 04 04 Katheleen Tillman

QUESTION: If you lost your family and were desperate to find them, what would you do? ANSWER: Qualify for the Olympics in the off-chance that they would be one of[...]

Rio

How tough is your journey?

Genie 04 04 Katheleen Tillman

How tough is your journey? A year ago, 17 year old Yusra Mardini was stuck in a broken down dinghy with 20 other Syrian refugees between Turkey and Greece. Facing[...]

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How do you keep up with the cutting edge of entrepreneurs...

Genie 04 04 Katheleen Tillman

How do you keep up with the cutting edge of entrepreneurship? While Facebook gives many great posts to share, Twitter gives the train of consciousness of many of the World’s[...]

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Chen Dongshen’s 24 year journey to success

Genie 04 04 Katheleen Tillman

What do you do when you can’t afford the original? You could take a tip from Art-lover, Chen Dongshen who – 24 years after copying Auction House, Sotheby’s – has[...]