In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.

We all love people who give credit to others for their success. Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn't blow their own horn and ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.

The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors' pushup bras? No matter what size you are, it still isn't good enough.

In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.

If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we'd have a better world.

Since the age of four, I've been exploring what I can do with the written word: everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger.

We're used to the characteristics of social media - participation, connection, instant gratification - and when school doesn't offer the same, it's easy to tune out.