A Sobering Dose of Reality… Image by FMSC @ Flickr By Jairaj Singh, Associate Partner, Lighthouse International “We stand at a critical point in history. Already at the beginning of the year we are facing the largest humanitarian crisis since the creation of the United Nations.” “Now, more than 20 million people across four countries […]
By Tom Hasker, Associate Partner, Lighthouse International When Shawn Ahmed, (a student from Canada who left university to make a difference) visited Bangladesh and saw the desperate need of the people there, he was compelled to take action and help a local community. He asked friends and family through the YouTube community to vote on what […]
By Sukh Singh, Associate Partner, Lighthouse International “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” – Albert Einstein If I told you that a five-year-old boy was imprisoned in a concentration camp, purely because of his race, what would come to mind? Nazi Germany perhaps? As surprising as it may sound, George Takei, famous […]
By Jude Whitbread, Legends Report Contributor “It’s the little things citizens do. That’s what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees… Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing. You are just talking.” – Wangari Maathai Professor Wangari Maathai’s environmental success in […]
Why Can’t Things Just Get Back To Normal? Reflection: Take just 2 minutes after reading this after to sit and be thankful. Don’t go onto Facebook or answer that text message! 😉 Take action and realise there is so much to appreciate about life now. Practise Proactivity: Connect with like-hearted people. At this time it’s […]
Image @ OnInnovation By Sukh Singh Associate Partner & Mentorship Coach Lighthouse International “If we have optimism, but we don’t have empathy—then it doesn’t matter how much we master the secrets of science, we’re not really solving problems; we’re just working on puzzles.” – Bill Gates The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, started with a compelling vision […]
Global warming is our planet’s biggest killer. The effects are felt all around the world, but in some regions, the consequences are becoming extreme. We must act now to change our own attitudes and habits. How we are disrupting ocean health through fishing and greenhouse gas emissions, the effects of these activities on oceans, and […]
By James Mills, Associate Partner & Mentorship Coach, Lighthouse International With the recent IPO of Snap Inc., one of the unlikely beneficiaries was Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California. Barry Eggers, a parent at the school was an early VC investor in the business through his company because of the following experience… “Almost exactly […]
By Gillian Watson, Legends Report Writer Forgiving others helps us move on in our own life; choosing how we respond to them empowers us. Have you ever been in a situation where you regretted your behaviour and didn’t have the chance to make amends? Have you ever held someone else’s actions against them and never […]
Photo by Byran Scott @ Flickr By Hannah Hughes, Legends Report Writer Imagine this. You are a shark – a declining species essential for overall marine health – on the hunt for your first meal in 45 days. You rely on your sense of smell and the water vibrations to reveal the location of your […]
By Mel Gettings, Legends Report Writer The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.” – The Emperor, Mulan Peter Sage is a six times TEDx speaker and internationally-renowned speaker, philanthropist, personal development mentor, he has advised royalty, governments and companies around the world. He is an author and wrote […]
By James Mills, Associate Partner & Mentorship Coach, Lighthouse International Since its formation in 1996 Under Armour has emerged as a global sports and fitness company that is starting to challenge the established brands of Nike and Adidas generating revenue close to $4 billion in 2015. The company’s Founder, CEO & Chairman Kevin Plank started the […]
VIDEO On the UN’s International Day of Tolerance – We Need It More Than Ever By Rose-Marie Rubio, Legends Report Contributor “Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself” – Robert Green Ingersoll Today, on the 16th November, the UN has declared an International Day for Tolerance to […]
By Tom Hasker, Associate Partner, Lighthouse International In our world today there is a huge emphasis on the developing our mental intelligence, with education and workplaces demanding a very high level of mental ability for our modern world and that is fine, the world is a complex place! What happens though is that we can get […]
