Everyone likes to win. However, one thing all winners understand is that by competing against those who are better than you, your game improves. It is universally acknowledged, from the classroom, to...
Category - TREP Talks
Someone once called curiosity “the spark behind the spark of every great idea.” Though it is said to have killed the cat, curiosity’s effects on humans and human achievement are altogether different...
He had already won a gold medal and was on the threshold of a historic second gold in the shooting competition at the 2004 Olympic Games in Beijing. Then, the unimaginable happened. American Matthew...
Three Dynamite Ideas for the Holidays It is probably the most coveted award in the world, especially in the fields of science and economics. Yes, you guessed it, the Nobel Prize, whose laureates...
BY: JEFF PIERSALL & ERIC WRIGHT A thoughtful observer once said, “For something to change in your life, one of two things has to happen — your life changes or you do.” To passively wait for life...
By: JEFF PIERSALL & ERIC WRIGHT Everyone alive at the time remembers the campaign and it still inspires a flood of nostalgia. It blanketed the television networks and, as expected, people were...
Change happens when people begin to ask themselves, “Is there a better way?” Edison asked, “Is there a better, safer way to light a home?” Mark Zuckerberg wondered if there was a better way for...
By: JEFF PIERSALL & ERIC WRIGHT “The most successful people in the world are able to look at their experience, draw out what’s useful and translate it into standards for measuring future...
What’s Engagement, Really? By JEFF PIERSALL & ERIC WRIGHT There is a lot of talk about engagement these days, and rightfully so because it is a key to...