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Notable Notations

What if the voice
saying you

Vincent van Gogh, caricature portrait with sunglasses

is wrong?

The real story behind Van Gogh's words.

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Overcoming Adversity

After the Storm

Vincent van Gogh, caricature portrait with sunglasses

Vincent van Gogh

Inner voice: you are not a painter. He painted, and the voice shut up.

02 / 11

Pursuing Goals

Beyond the Horizon

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Lao Tzu

The Tao Te Ching wears his name. He may never have been one person.

03 / 11

Personal Growth

Ring by Ring

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Socrates

Athens wrote him off and made him drink poison. The questions stayed.

04 / 11

Leadership

True North

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Napoleon

From the artillery to a crown he put on himself. Then he lost it.

05 / 11

Resilience and Perseverance

The Stone in the Stream

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Abraham Lincoln

Written off at the ballot box, then he refused to let the country split.

06 / 11

Success and Achievement

Into the Light

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Henry Ford

A car was a rich toy. He priced one for wages on a line.

07 / 11

Creativity and Innovation

Off the Grid

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Thomas Edison

He turned inventing into a shift job and sold what the lab spat out.

08 / 11

Work Ethic and Dedication

The Worn Path

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Florence Nightingale

War hospitals were a mess. She brought training, and the body count as proof.

09 / 11

Teamwork and Collaboration

Many Drops, One Sea

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Isaac Newton

He wrote Hooke that if he saw further, it was on giants' shoulders.

10 / 11

Mindfulness and Inner Peace

Still Water

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Marcus Aurelius

He ran an empire and still wrote private notes to talk himself down.

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Art and Expression

Rhythm of the Tide

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Ludwig van Beethoven

He lost his hearing and kept composing. The music did not need his ears.

Overcoming Adversity

You are not a painter

An inner voice told him he was not a painter. He painted anyway, and that is what silenced it.

Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, Nieuw-Amsterdam, 28 October 1883.

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Vincent van Gogh, caricature portrait with sunglasses