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A man's reach should exceed his grasp. "If your goal doesn't scare you, it's not big enough," said Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the President of Liberia. Professional golfers, when putting, aim six inches beyond the cup . After all, what percentage of putts that are short go in? Karate masters, when breaking boards, aim not at the board, but six inches below it. After all, they're chopping through the board, not on it. I've read that the only reason to give a speech is to change the world. Changing the world seems impossible, unless you change the world one person at a time. Your words have the power to move people. In fact, your career depends on how you speak, because nobody knows what you think until you speak or write, and these days, people don't read. They skim, scan and surf. They wait for the meeting; they wait for the presentation, to hear what you have to say, and to see what kind of person you are. Coined by Edward Lorenz, the butterfly effect … [Read more...] about Attempt the Impossible to Get the Unusual

- A + A ISTANBUL/KYIV (Aug 5): Three grain ships left Ukrainian ports on Friday, while the first inbound cargo vessel since Russia's invasion was due in Ukraine to load, as Kyiv called for the safe passage deal to be extended to other cargoes such as metals. The July 22 deal marked a rare diplomatic breakthrough as war rages in eastern Ukraine, with Kyiv trying to rebuild its shattered economy after more than five months of conflict. "We expect that the security guarantees of our partners from the UN and Turkey will continue to work, and food exports from our ports will become stable and predictable for all market participants," Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Facebook after the ships set off. The first grain ship left Odesa on Monday. "This agreement is about logistics, about the movement of vessels through the Black Sea," Ukrainian Deputy Economy Minister Taras Kachka told Financial Times . "What's the difference between grain and … [Read more...] about Ukraine seeks to extend shipping safe passage deal beyond grain