Today and in History Today, April 19, is National Education and Sharing Day. A day established to celebrate our nation’s commitment to education and remind us to encourage youth in their studies. First inaugurated in April 1978, by President Jimmy Carter and annually proclaimed by each presiding President. The day honors Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who promoted education as the “cornerstone of humanity.” He believed that "as long as there is still one child that does not receive an adequate education, we can neither be satisfied nor slacken our efforts." The Rabbi established an … [Read more...]
Words of Wisdom from Law Professionals
For all those soon-to-be lawyers and law students that are looking for key pieces of advice on the profession and following your passion, Outliers in Law offers those nuggets of insight. Outliers in Law provides important life-lessons and backgrounds of six law professionals, at varying stages in their career. Each chapter offers new perspectives, accomplishments and, yes, failures. We have scoured the pages to find a range of motivational quotes to get you inspired and ready for your path in law. To find out more about this experienced group of lawyers, click here. Until then, take a look … [Read more...]
Tenacity: From Braces to Races
From Chapter 3, "Persistence, Press on!" in Ingredients of Outliers From Braces to Races The woman whose story follows had no aspirations to be a role model. “I don’t consciously try to be a role model,” she said, “so I don’t know if I am or not. That’s for others to decide.” After reading her story, I’m sure you’ll agree that she proved to be an outstanding one, inspiring others to press on, no matter what obstacles they faced. Born prematurely in 1940 in the segregated South, the twentieth of 22 children in a desperately poor family, there was nothing about this tiny … [Read more...]
How 5 Minutes of your Day can Change Someone Else’s Life.
The hustle and bustle of our day-to-day lives can make it hard to see the people around us. We walk to and from our endeavors with headphones in, glued to our cellular devices sucked into our own thoughts and ourselves. Meanwhile there are opportunities for kindness all around us, at every turn. We stumbled across this video of three people who took five minutes out of their day to make a huge difference in the life of another person. The impact was truly inspiring: Click here to view video: http://youtu.be/X0gA2mxbjSY Editor of Lagniappe, Caitlin Brewster, wrote about “following the … [Read more...]
Are you Surrounding Yourself With the Right People?
We’ve all heard the common phrase “ You are who you associate with.” But what does that really mean and how do you know if you’re hanging around the wrong crowd? This is a problem that stretches from early teen years to the depths of adulthood. It’s easy to convince oneself that a strong character or mindset can enable someone to hold their morals, standards, and drive amongst a crowd that lacks motivation. Unfortunately at times, the influencer becomes the influenced. King Solomon put it this way, as recorded in the Proverbs: “The one who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of … [Read more...]