For the last five years, Apple held on to the title of the world’s most valuable brand. Then this year, the iPhone maker lost the top spot to Google, according to consultancy Brand Finance’s Global 500 rankings.

As Apple’s brand value tumbled 27% to $107.1 billion in 2016, Google’s increased to $109.5 billion. Amazon, with 53% brand value growth, was close behind at $106.4 billion.

Eight of the top 10 brands on Brand Finance’s 2017 list are American, reflecting the global dominance of US brands. So where does this leave the rest of the world?

Lego may have a relatively modest $7.6 billion brand value, but...

Blind spots, we all have them. 

The definition of a blind spot is — an area where a persons view is obstructed.

To be a successful leader or entrepreneur, one can become intimate not only with our strengths, but also with our blind spots; those aspects of our personality or our corporate culture that can derail us. John Maxwell defines a blind spot as “an area in the lives of people in which they continually do not see themselves or their situation realistically.”  

It is incumbent upon each of us to identify what’s in our blind spot. Just like in a car, if you can't see around the blind spot, y...

The brain and the mind are often used interchangeably. The mind is a kind of  “software” and the brain is a kind of “hardwire”.  When the brain is dead, the mind cannot function.  Just because the brain is alive doesn’t mean that the mind is being used, or even being used to capacity.  Accordingly the best definition of a mind is that it is the state that occurs when the brain is alive and at work.  Most of us have no idea what’s really going on inside our heads.  What do stress and sleep do to our brains?  You actually think differently when you are anxious than when you are happy.  Why is it so easy...

Importance of good communication in a relationship

Not being "in love" with friends and co-workers doesn't mean we can't have great heart-felt communication that comes with them. It's that heart felt feeling that triggers non-judgement and understanding when they are seeking forgiveness. This feeling triggered by something from our past when they say something we do not like in a meeting. 

Then there is the love we get the opportunity to express when we are in "relationship" with someone like our significant other-half or a family member and perhaps a dear friend. In that case, communication is just as i...

Typical life pressures can have a significant impact on a person’s health, mind and behavior.  Career and Business can sometimes be stressful as well. Instead of getting depressed about complications at work; you need to be cool and calm.

In the process of living a good quality life, career and business play an integral role. They also seem to have impacts that can sometimes have diminishing effects on an individual. We will tell you some of the simplest yet most effective ways to make your life comfortable and stress-free.

• BE HAPPY

The best and easiest solution is to be cheerful. Believe us, it is...

When you go through life changing experiences it puts your more in touch with your soul and spirituality. They are like air; you can’t see soul and spirituality but you can feel them and that’s the beautiful part about them. 

It may seem impossible to attain but they are the doorway to knowing yourself and the true purpose of your existence. Discover yourself and experience something that you’ve never felt before. Here are the 5 simple applicable ways that can help you to achieve balance in your quest to enhance your soul journey & spirituality:

• NOURISH YOUR SOUL

Your body is nourished all the time...

When you go through life changing experiences it puts your more in touch with your soul and spirituality. They are like air; you can’t see soul and spirituality but you can feel them and that’s the beautiful part about them. 

It may seem impossible to attain but they are the doorway to knowing yourself and the true purpose of your existence. Discover yourself and experience something that you’ve never felt before. Here are the 5 simple applicable ways that can help you to achieve balance in your quest to enhance your soul journey & spirituality:
 

• NOURISH YOUR SOUL

Your body is nourished all the ti...