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Writing your life story with perseverance

"Dream, dream your way through Your dreams are elastic Your dreams are the keys to the future Write your life story, a best-selling classic Dream, dream your way through The highs, the lows, the dramatic Your dreams are the true path of least resistance See all the possibilities when you let yourself imagine" -Excerpt from the poem " Dream Your Way Through "  (c) 2011 Richard A. Fajardo. I submitted this poem to Helium.com in 2011 for the poetry topic "The path of least resistance". In life, we are taught to be realistic. We are taught to be practical. We are taught to be rational. Of course, there are times when this is absolutely necessary and true. But, is this always the case? In the above video, Arthur Boorman dealt with the aftermath of serving in the military during the Gulf War.  The physical deterioration left him in poor physical condition--he was considered physically disabled. Medical doctors were convinced that h

Past Blog Posts from "Welcome, International Students!"

Recently, we retired the team blog "Welcome, International Students!" that was created by a few of us colleagues who had met through the BGSU MBA program. In turn, I have carried over seven of my blog posts from there over to Motivated Innovation. These past posts include: Stand Tall and Feel Welcome 12/16/15 A Kid's Perspective 1/9/14 US News Provides 6 Good Tips for New International Grad Students 7/30/12 Remembering 4 Years Ago... 6/26/12 Understanding (A Follow-up to "U.S. University Classes") 5/31/12 U.S. University Classes: Interactive, Not Just Lectures 4/13/12 Searching for a Job in Today's U.S. 3/11/12 Topics include culture and diversity, education, and international students. Please feel free to check out each of these posts!