Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up There is a parable of the Chinese bamboo tree, a true story that ...

Do you remember back in the ‘60s when Simon and Garfunkel sang the “59th Street Bridge Song?” (If you remember the ‘60s you probably weren’t there.) The duo advised us to “slow down, we move too fast ...

Now, here’s an interesting story a coach of mine told me a while ago that has a great lesson for entrepreneurs. It’s the story of the Chinese Bamboo Tree. To grow the Chinese Bamboo Tree, you’d water ...

Bamboo (called ‘baans’ in Hindi, and ‘moongil’ in Tamil) is an ancient plant that grows fast in wet soil in broad sunlight. It is well known to people in Asia and Latin America, where communities use ...

Do you remember back in the ‘60s when Simon and Garfunkel sang the “59th Street Bridge Song?” (If you remember the ‘60s you probably weren’t there.) The duo advised us to “slow down, we move too fast ...