Monthly Archives: May 2014

Powerful life lessons about how to change the world from the commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command

Photo by Frank Wouters
Photo by Frank Wouters

Remarkable and inspiring advice on how to change the world. From the difference always making your bed  can have on your day to singing when you’re up to your neck in mud, Admiral McRaven gives examples of how  a person’s approach to life’s daily challenges  can change the world.

Remarks by Naval Adm. William H. McRaven, BJ ’77, ninth commander of U.S.Special Operations Command, Texas Exes Life Member, and Distinguished Alumnus. University-Wide Commencement The University of Texas at Austin, May 17, 2014.

Most Americans make into the top 20% of income earners…at least briefly.

Photo by Mark Strozier

This article is very counter intuitive to most of the news reports about how poverty is increasing in the U.S. It is really making me think about the forces that drive individual financial circumstances . The story of our national economy  is complicated.

Most Americans make into the top 20% of income earners.