Inspirational Stories X : Anita Roddick & The Body Shop
July 23, 2007
I’m going to end our Inspirational Stories series with this feature on Anita Roddick, the founder of The Body Shop. Most of you should be very familiar with this environmental-friendly cosmetic and beauty products provider and I’m not surprised if you’ve ever purchase anything from it. In fact, some of my earlier facial products were from The Body Shop 
But how many of you know about the making of this brand name and the heroine behind it?
Against Expectations
Anita Roddick was a woman of a different breed. After all, who would have that kind of magnanimity to send her husband off to a 2 year expedition while slogging on a new business and taking care of 2 young kids? Read more
Inspirational Stories VIV : James Earl Jones & His Voice
July 12, 2007
Let me ask you a question : What’s the similarity between Mufasa, the suave and courageous lion in the movie The Lion King and Darth Vader, dark lord of the Sith in longest running Star Wars film series?
The title of this article has probably given it away.
Yes. Both of them were voiced by multiple Emmy & Tony awards winning actor, James Earl Jones with his renowned deep baritone voice. But did you know that before James became famous, he used to suffer from a debilitating stutter that almost ruin his childhood?
Let us trace his footsteps to decades ago and find out how he managed to overcame it in this story. Read more
