Release Your Brilliance

CARAT: DECIDE HOW BIG YOU WANT TO BE

“THE TRAGEDY OF LIFE IS OFTEN NOT IN OUR FAILURE, BUT RATHER IN OUR COMPLACENCY; NOT IN OUR DOING TOO MUCH, BUT RATHER IN OUR DOING TOO LITTLE; NOT IN OUR LIVING ABOVE OUR ABILITY, BUT RATHER IN OUR LIVING BELOW OUR CAPACITIES.”

—BENJAMIN E. MAYS, SCHOLAR

If you’ve ever given or received a diamond engagement ring, you probably know something about diamond carats—or at least you know that when it comes to diamonds, the more carats the better. A carat is the measure of a diamond’s weight—one carat weighs 0.2 grams. Carat weight does not affect a diamond’s quality; it simply measures weight and therefore size. Larger diamonds are more valuable because they are more rare and more sought after than smaller ...