Word: successful
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...that made him the basketball player he is today. James is a product of Akron, Ohio, just 36 miles from Cleveland. As his book “Shooting Stars,” which he coauthored with Buzz Bissinger, makes clear, despite James’s talent, much of his success wouldn’t have been possible if not for the support of those around him, especially his coach Dru Joyce...
It’s rare that the final track of an album is its most telling, but Brooklyn-based alternative rock band MGMT’s sophomore release, “Congratulations,” achieves just that with its title track; an acoustic ode to success and the acclam that accompanies it. The song, much like their debut album’s opener, “Time To Pretend,” is puzzlingly ironic, in that one is pretty sure it is ironic, but can only guess to what extent. Whereas “Time to Pretend?...
...their debut album “Oracular Spectacular,” MGMT—comprised of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyndarden—traversed a wide variety of styles, achieving most success with the psychedelic synthpop hit “Kids.” For their second album, however, the group have refused to release any singles. Instead they recorded a cohesive body of work meant to be heard in one continuous sitting. As such, “Congratulations” contains no songs that come close to the New Order-inspired thrills of “Kids...
Three speakers—each with ties to business or religion—discussed different perspectives on how to define personal success at an event sponsored by the Center for the Study of World Religions yesterday...
Harvard Business School professor Howard H. Stevenson, author of the book “Just Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and Life,” headlined the event and spoke about what constitutes “enough” personal success. Stevenson outlined what he believes are the four cornerstones of personal success—achievement, happiness, significance, and legacy...