Optimism in a world of negativity

This article describes the message of Tuesday's devotional given by a professor in the Accounting department. He encouraged students to be optimistic and gave students five steps to be more positive. After reading the article, leave a short summary or an answer to the discussion question in the comment box below.

"Which of the five steps do you think you will need to improve the most in order to be a more positive person"?

Obtaining funding: what every entrepreneur should know

This article describes how entrepreneurs--people who start their own business--get the money they need for their business idea. After reading the article, leave  a short summary or an answer to the discussion question in the comment box below.

"Do you believe you have the right personality to be an entrepreneur? Why or why not?"

Stop, look and listen for signs of stress

This article describes the problem of stress and college students. It discusses some of the consequences for stress, and how it can be prevented after reading the article leave an answer to the discussion question below or a short summary of the article in the comment box.

"Do you believe your 'mental health' is better now than six months ago? Why or why not?"

Two years of catch-up

This article describes a situation for people returning home after their mission when they have missed a lot of pop culture and social change while they were gone for two years. After reading the article answer the discussion question or write a short summary of the article in the comment box below.

"Do you imagine that you will have a similar experience when you go back to your country after your time here is done?"

Too Cool for School

This article talks about the college experience.  Do we go to college to get a degree or learn new things? 

Read the article and leave a comment agreeing or disagreeing with the author of this article.  

How to Get Along with Others

This article is from one of my favorite sites, lifehacker.com.  This article focuses on getting along with co-workers that you don’t like.

Do you have any other advice for getting along with people you don’t like?

Peking Acrobats

This article looks at a group of performers who will perform at BYU.  The article covers how they became so good at what they do.

How can we pursue excellence in all areas of our life?