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The nation is more ready to talk about race now than ever before. But what about those conversations and encounters in our day-to-day lives? How do we make those work, and use them to make a difference? We get some advice from diversity consultant Simma Lieberman. (NOTE: Episode music used through license with ASCAP.)

Will Smith has repeatedly described "Wild Wild West" and "After Earth" as his biggest cinematic failures. But how do you know if your work is truly a failure... or merely a disappointment?

Orlando's Pulse nightclub was the scene of a brutal massacre: an anti-gay attack where everyone inside was vulnerable to the shooter. But that doesn't make vulnerability a bad thing. In some ways, we have to embrace being vulnerable if we want to be great... or be free.

What do the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, and those affected by HIV/AIDS, have in common? I think they both have something to teach the rest of us about how to live: even when life knocks you down.

Toya Graham became known as the "Hero Mom" after she smacked her son around for causing trouble during Baltimore's recent protests... but what is it about her that really makes her a hero? The answer is a lesson to us all on this Mother's Day.

If you've ever felt like your life is moving as slowly as a baby learning to walk, you'll appreciate this essay on how babies actually learn to walk. Maybe crawling ain't such a big deal after all.

What do you do when you're so intense about what you're doing, that the people around you just can't handle you anymore? That's what happened to one guy at a gym in Nebraska. His membership termination letter has made the rounds online for some time. We got some perspective on it, and on that kind of intense weight training, from Jon Andersen, a veteran strength athlete and personal trainer.

A recent New York Times op-ed gave Miami some credit - but only SOME - for getting past its party-hearty image and finally "growing up". But ask those who live and work there, and you'll see the city is already a place where creative and entrepreneurial people thrive.

Can you have too many reasons for pursuing your goals? A study from Yale says, yes you can. Researchers found that West Point cadets motivated by internal passion and by the tangible benefits of service, didn't perform as well over time as those driven purely by passion.