Success and Leadership

When you think about the wealthiest persons in the world, the names Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani, or Kylie Jenner will most likely spring up in your mind. But, what they have amassed is nothing of what many notable personalities from the yore did. The unaccounted wealth of these individuals surpasses...

“Let us be lovers, we’ll marry our fortunes together. I’ve got some real estate here in my bag. So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagner’s pies and walked off to look for America.” – Paul Simon Those are the first few lines of a memorable song, America, which tells a great story....

The essence of a bubble is that most market participants believe that something is of value when, in fact, it is not.  Back in the days of the dot-com bubble, for example, people thought that just having a website and a .com web address – like Pets.com – was valuable. ...

The clues of what you can be teaching the world are in your life experiences. Today a shared a post on Facebook which originally was supposed to just be a brief snapshot of how I help people create their own online courses and how I got there, but it turned...

Continuing our journey to the world's culture from different periods, we make a stop in Japan. Murasaki Shikibu is one of the pioneering Japanese writers. She was also a poet, diarist, and Lady of honor, and she is famous for her work "The Tale of Prince Genji." Murasaki Shikibu is...

Everybody has heard the story of Genkis Khan. It is a relatively modern example of Imperial colonialism, starting from a man of humble origin and ending up being one of the most influential leaders of the then-known world. Starting from the vast expanse of the Asian steppe, the Empire extended...

A few decades ago, artists started experimenting, giving space to countless artistic ventures and styles. Inspiration is drawn from both the modern way of life and the theories developed about art's role, essence, and evolutionary course. Contemporary Art is a mystery to many as the works exhibited, from time to...

What does separate us from other people? Are we really that far from getting in touch with other members of our society? As society evolves, relationships become more and more complicated. While we have access to the entire world through technology, we are not so close to each other after...

People have loved piano and followed famous piano players since immemorial. Playing the piano is an art; the artist brings joy, peace, love, and liveliness, relieving people from pain, fatigue, depression, and dullness. Let us talk about six such famous pianists who have delivered passion and soulfulness through their brilliant...

The companies included in this article belong to different industrial sectors, but they have one thing in common. They were some of the oldest in the MENA region since they were founded more than 100 years ago. So, it is really interesting to learn more about their history and how...