Thomas Abreu

From ancient heroes like Odysseus and Alexander the Great to modern heroes like Nelson Mandela and Bill Gates, the people who stand out for their accomplishments have many talents and qualities in common. For example, Odysseus was known for his cleverness. His idea to hide some Greek soldiers inside a wooden horse, and to present that wooden horse as a gift to the citizens of Troy, turned what...

Success is measured not by the size of your brain, but rather by the size of your thinking. This intrigues a lot of people, and if you observe how people behave, you will have a clear understanding of what success really means. Time and time again, history and experience have proved that the degree of our general satisfaction and happiness is dependent on how we think. There is magic in...

Has it ever occurred to you that some people are able to attain so much success at social, professional or personal level whereas others are struggling to get even a fraction of that success? Well, this is a common scene in our society today. For instance, two or more people can commit to a same goal of losing weight by going to the gym. One of them may manage to follow through while the other...

Willpower is what pushes heroes and heroines through trials and tribulations. It gives them the ability to persevere and exert self-control irrespective of the trying circumstances that they are in. Whenever we listen to the stories of these incredible men and women, we marvel at how they manage to effortlessly control their circumstances and maintain a straight path without wavering. The...