Each of us has at least once asked the question: why, with the same starting data and similar efforts, do some people skyrocket up, while others trample on the spot for years? We are used to blaming external factors for failures — the economy, crises, lack of money or lack of connections. However, practice shows […]
Michael Jordan
Jordan effect: how the guy who was not taken to the school team became a global icon of success February 17, 1963 – Now If you ask who is the greatest athlete in history, most will answer without hesitation: Michael Jordan. Six-time NBA champion, two-time Olympic champion, a man who forced the whole world to […]
Abraham Lincoln
The Man Who Couldn’t Give Up: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey from the Cabin in the Woods to the White House 12 February 1809-15 April 1865 If you open your history book, you’ll see the stern gentleman in the top hat who saved the United States from secession and abolished slavery. But behind this grand portrait lies […]
Henry Ford
The Ford era: how the stubborn romantic from Michigan rebuilt the world by its rules July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947 The story of Henry Ford is not a boring chronicle of industrial success. This is an action-packed romance about a man who twice became bankrupt, fought Wall Street, argued with his own engineers, […]
Thomas Edison
Innovation Factory: How Thomas Edison Monetized Progress February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931 Imagine a world where life freezes with the onset of darkness. Houses are illuminated with dull, smoky and fire-hazardous gas horns. The whole world was waiting for someone to tame electricity. And this man did not just create a reliable light […]