Future STRONG ~ For Adults
From cradle to career, here’s what determines human potential
How Human Intellectual Potential is shaped in childhood: Belong: Children who know they matter try harder to reach the expectations set by caring adults in their life. Believe: Children who are made aware of their unlimited potential to do great things are not afraid...
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The Urgent Need of Character Education for our Current Generation
The Current Moral Conundrum: Today's children are exposed to an overload of information on how many ways life can be lived - both ONLINE and OFFLINE. They are being exposed to news that showcase controversies and conflicts and images and videos of unrealistic...
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The truth about tech and addiction
Why we crave digital distractions? Unlike real life that can be boring and monotonous, on the internet, even if you want nothing, you can always get something. Our digital tools show us how a life online is one with endless possibilities (read, endless scroll)....
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What technology can’t do for us
Tech is becoming just a busy distraction: Technology was meant to be an asset, a tool for enhancing our productivity and our lives. It was meant to free up time for us to do things that really mattered to us - in our real life. But, computers and machines we've...
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The power of communication to convince, negotiate and persuade
Finding our voice: The great art of communication allows us to engage a crowd, throw a potential life partner into love with us or eventually get into the other side of a failed relationship because of its breakdown. As humans, this might as well be our unique...
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The science behind our love for social media and selfies
A virtual world for "me": Being on(line) means - we must add value, always be available, be current and also flawless. While we perfect ourselves, we must also capture our journey on a public stage. We must belong in the world, in the big scheme of life. We...
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Can the wiring in our brains survive the wired world?
The social organ: Our brains are social organs, and we thrive on connection. We want to matter, we want to make an impact and that's how we define our purpose in life. Social media hacks this vulnerability with the promise of connection and an infinite network...
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Redefine failure and become unstoppable
Why we fail: Many of us carry a wrong perception of failure. We often take it as a final sign before we give up on our goals and aspirations. We see it as an irreversible milestone that has put a stop to our forward momentum. What we don't realize is that often...
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The 6 pillars of Future STRONG Academy
The Foundation of Future STRONG Academy: Future STRONG Academy is an SECD, Social and Emotional Learning and Character Development, intervention program where we teach our children secrets of high performers. All our initiatives, especially the ones for middle and...
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What is Social Emotional and Character Development – SECD?
What is SECD? Ask any parent, and they will tell you that the values of integrity and the ability to stand on their own two feet are some of the most important things they want for their child’s future. They want children to learn to manage their emotions,...
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Need help with building a whole child? Join Future STRONG Academy.
Who is a whole child? Our children need more than Aptitude skills to become great professionals. Employability Skills, like collaboration, team work and negotiation will help them shine in work place and in real life. Having a great attitude, a confident...
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The importance of social and emotional development in the digital age
Parenting for two worlds: As parents we seem to have to have two jobs these days. Parent our children in the real world where real people with real emotions exist, and prepare them for a world that exists only online and is constantly changing. That’s...
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How to create a Content Copywriter “résumé”
As résumés are going out of fashion, why not standout in the job market by showing your creativity and sense of humor? Here's a sample "résumé" for applying to a content copywriter job position. A relevant bachelors degree, experience and referrals are a bonus....
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Finding civility in chaos
Can we really define chaos? Let's imagine you are in the deep woods taking a hike. This overgrown forest seems beautiful where every tree, plant and critter has found a perfect home and is in peace with the environment around it. But, has this place been like...
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The Whirling Dervishes of Istanbul, Turkey
Yesterday I was clever, I wanted to change the world. Today I'm wiser, so I'm changing myself. - Rumi The steep roads of old town Sultanahmet-Sirkeci in Istanbul, Turkey, might look like a strange place for spiritual surrender. But, that's where you arrive at...
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Find meaning in the mundane
All it takes is a single question: There's a point in life when you start to question everything. You're asking if racing to that swing in the playground, making cup after cup after cup of coffee, all the diets you've been on, the walks you've taken, the...
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Here’s how Stoics would’ve wanted us to solve our problems
How Stoics looked at problems: Stoics, the Greek philosophers, had divided life into two parts, problems that we've control over and problems that we've no say whatsoever. One of the most important things we can also learn from that we can live with managing...
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Want to solve problems? Start with changing your attitude.
What are problems? Almost all situations we perceive as problems are global and mostly built on ideas of uncertainty and anticipation fueled by our wild imagination of a fictional reality. Our global problems are anticipatory and anthropological. Like...
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Feeling like killing yourself? Please, please read this first.
First, breathe. And read this small note on real life. Believe it or not, everyone else, just like you are living real lives that are tough, monotonous and boring AF. The duality of terror and love lends life its gravity. Ask yourself your single most pain...
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Understanding Down regulation in addiction to tech and gaming
Understanding Down Regulation: Down regulation is a phenomenon that occurs when there is a drop in dopamine receptors in the reward processing area of the brain. This causes a decrease in our ability to feel pleasure, resulting in a need to seek more...
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Why life feels overwhelming even in the first world
First world problems: Who said we need a stack of unread books on our night stand, a pile of dirty laundry at the foot of our bed and a load of dirty dishes in our kitchen sink to remind us the horrors of living in the first world? In developed countries like...
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How to determine if you’ve a digital addiction problem
You're not completely to blame: First, its not all about you, and your weak willed nature that's making you a screen sucking monster. Read about how Big Tech is engineering addiction. What's going on? In countries like China and Korea, internet addiction is...
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Here’s why we’re addicted to technology
Why we crave digital distractions? Unlike real life that can be boring and monotonous, on the internet, even if you want nothing, you can always get something. When we are bored, lonely and feel like we’re unable to make a dent in the world like we want to, we...
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3 strategies to counter distraction addictions
Predict, Mitigate and Eliminate distraction addictions: There are three ways we can deal with a myriad of distractions we face each day. Because managing distractions is a huge part of maintaining our attention on the big projects and long term goals of our...
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This is Humanity in the throes of technology
Humanity in the throes of technology: Technology is objectifying humanity. Our fellow humans have turned into objects because we prefer to ignore them to focus on our devices. Thanks to technology, we have facts and truths at our finger tips. But unlike facts,...
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