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  • Erich Andreas: Does Talent Or Practice Make You Successful?

    Erich Andreas: Does Talent Or Practice Make You Successful?

    Erich Andreas is a professional guitarist and teacher who has taught 100s of students and 1000s of lessons. He has uploaded more than 300 instructional videos to date. He has a hugely successful YouTube channel by the name of Your Guitar Sage that has over 74,000 subscribers.

    Erich discusses the difference between having pure talent and practicing a lot with regard to how each makes you more successful

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  • Prime Minister John Key on Finance & Debt Lessons

    Prime Minister John Key on Finance & Debt Lessons

    The Right Honorable John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, has kindly taken the time to record a video for TDTYTIS.

    He talks about financial lessons he wishes he had learned, especially regarding debt, which is a very relevant subject to everyone in the world today. Prior to entering politics, Mr. Key was the global head of foreign exchange for Merrill Lynch.

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  • It’s Important to Find Your Niche

    It’s Important to Find Your Niche

    Believe it or not, the people we surround ourselves with have a huge effect on our own development as people. Everyone knows stories of those who got into the “wrong crowd”, and become worse off for it. The same happens with people who can motivate and inspire us

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  • David Huebner – “Be Yourself”

    David Huebner – “Be Yourself”

    David Huebner is currently the Ambassador of the USA to New Zealand and Samoa. Prior to this, he was a highly regarded lawyer. He gained a higher education degree from Yale Law School.

    Here Mr. Huebner shares the lesson to “be yourself”. It’s something we hear often, but something that more people should pay attention to. He makes an incredibly compelling case

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  • How Ramit Sethi got $100,000+ in university scholarships

    How Ramit Sethi got $100,000+ in university scholarships

    Ramit Sethi, the author of the blog “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” did an article explaining how he won more than $100,000 in scholarships to go to university. The answer really isn’t what you’d think – and I’ll definitely be using this strategy when it’s time for me to go after some university money. I’m going to outline the key points from his article, but you can read his actual post here.

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  • Startup Lessons You Should Know Before You Start

    Startup Lessons You Should Know Before You Start

    The year is 2007, and I had just left Microsoft to dive into the startup world. Like many first time entrepreneurs, I was very excited about the adventure. And like many first time entrepreneurs, I didn’t know where to start.

    So I attended events, meetups, conferences, and mingled with the local startup community in Seattle. When time came to move to the Bay Area, I found even more events, more meetups, and more conferences. The startup ecosystem was so busy and alive, and I found a wealth of knowledge and experience being shared, which I consumed eagerly

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  • Derek Handley: How To Create The Future

    Derek Handley: How To Create The Future

    Derek Handley and his brother Geoffrey started The Hyperfactory ten years ago in Auckland, and grew it to be one of the biggest mobile advertising companies in the world.

    At a recent event, Derek spoke on how he plastered his walls with brown paper and for three months he read everything he could to try and spot patterns in the future. He brainstormed on the paper, and at the end of it he had a map of how he could create a game-changing technology

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  • Adele Barlow – The difference between having friends and being popular

    Adele Barlow – The difference between having friends and being popular

    Adele Barlow has grown up globally, and is one of the co-founders of yMedia, an organisation in New Zealand that connects tertiary students with not-for-profit groups. She now lives in London, and you can read more about her work on Linkedin: uk.linkedin.com/in/adelebarlow

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  • Success, Happiness, or Both?

    Success, Happiness, or Both?

    My success is measured in terms of the effect I have upon others. Every spirit I uplift and each bit of human potential I unleash serves as validation of my success. What matters in life is impact, not riches. Too often success is defined in economic terms – particularly in the United States. Why do we think of success so narrowly when we all know that money can’t buy happiness

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