Not everyone who talks to you truly hears you. Have you ever been in a situation where you were explaining something important and suddenly the conversation changed. Like when someone interrupts to correct how you said something instead of listening to what you meant.At first that might sound strange. When someone is talking with you, of course, they are listening. But listening and understanding are not the same thing.I realize this because of a letter. I have a letter that a friend once gave me. It used t ...

As three-year-old me walked through the hallway of my new preschool, I was excited for new opportunities to come. The doors of my preschool acted as a portal to a new world. New friends, new teachers, new puzzles to solve, and new books to read.As we arrived at my new classroom, my mother pulled the doors open and my teacher came over to greet me. Her blonde curls and wide smile greeted me first as she squatted down to my level. After she opened her mouth to say hello, however, I realized something.Although ...

New York City. New York City has one of the largest fresh produce distribution systems in the world. In the Bronx at the Hunts Point produce market, millions of pounds of fresh produce move through it every single day, managed by teams operating at an incredible scale.And yet, about 1.2% 2 million New Yorkers are food insecure. Not necessarily because there isn't enough food, but because getting it to the right place at the right time is harder than it may seem. To understand why, let's take a closer look a ...

your best. Start your >> WELCOME BACK. TAKE A LOOK AT SHARES OF BUILDING PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTOR LOWER THIS MORNING AFTER ANNOUNCING PLANS TO ACQUIRE INSULATION, INSTALLER AND DISTRIBUTOR TOP BUILD.A $17 BILLION DEAL EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN Q3. AND JOINING US HERE AT POST NINE IN A FIRST ON CNBC INTERVIEW IS CXO CHAIRMAN AND CEO BRAD JACOBS. WELCOME, BRAD.THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.THIS IS A THIS IS A BIG DEAL. IT'S A BIG DEAL. SO TALK US THROUGH THE STRATEGY HERE.WE DON'T OFTEN GET INTO, YOU KNOW, THE ...

You know where the scene is from. >> Titanic. beautiful journey, grand chandeliers and of course Selen Dian singing beautifully and then the tragic accident where Jack and Rose meet this end.Today's topic is not about Titanic nor is it about the tragic love story of Jack and Rose. So all the romantics in the house, thank you. Sorry.Today is about the three ships which were nearby. While the world knows about the accident called the Titanic, very rare few people know about the three ships which were nearby. ...

Hi, I'm Krishnan. So we are going to talk about the small decisions that bring great this thing. So the story begins like this.Uh most of us know what waste is and we see waste everywhere. But what happened to me was some years back I visited landfill and saw many children, women, rack pickers working in the most unhygienic condition that I could imagine. What mudas is the sight site of women, children and men scavenging and sorting the waste to find recyclables and sell them for a few rupees without wearin ...

Thank you very much for that. For our final speaker, we will hear from Rakan Ali Rizzo, a Saudi Olympic cross-country skier and sports advocate dedicated to advancing athletic performance in the kingdom. Please welcome Rakan Auriz.Hello. Oh well is better than what if. Back in school, I attended a lecture with this exact same title, but I cannot remember a single word the speaker said.But for some reason, the title stuck with me. I didn't understand it at the time, but years later, I actually felt it. You s ...

all by Yousef. Thank you very much. Moving on to the next speaker.Sema believes that our actions and development after failure matter infinitely more than any success could. Please take the stage. Sema Hassan, did you know that students spend nearly a third of their day in classrooms.Yet, one essential life skill is often left untoed. We learn how to solve problems, how to memorize information, and even how to present ourselves in front of others. All the skills that are meant to prepare us for success.But ...

very much lyan. For our next speaker, Al Hassan Jam will be discussing his philosophy of contribution to causes greater than himself. Take the stage.What if this isn't normal. I want to start with something simple and honest. I'm not here because I have everything figured out. I'm here because at some point I felt something isn't right.So I decided not to ignore it. It wasn't a big moment or a life crisis. It was just a feeling just the the way I was living, eating, and feeling didn't quite make sense.It's ...

And we're back. Hopefully you all have participated in our activity. Next up, the speaker will be discussing the strength in taking breaks from the perspective of a dedicated athlete.Welcome to the stage Zahman. May those of you who are athletes or who have been athletes raise your hand. Athletes, you know this feeling very well, the pressure to perform, the expectation to win, the weight of your team relying on you.Your coach believing you. Your family watching you from the sidelines, and that voice in you ...