Nov
07
After a multi generation conversation over the weekend, I was confronted again with the stark difference my generation (I’m 27) faces that any other generation before us. Many of our parents relied on earning a pension, and worked hard for it. Saving and investing was a secondary concern. Since the abolition of the pension in …
Dec
21
Often times it seems people spend more energy trying to resist change than they would if they just accepted it and moved on. A healthy curiosity for the world and an appreciation for continued learning makes change something exciting, and not something to be feared. I’m not sure if you can grow your own curiosity …
Dec
20
Vision is the ability to look around you in space and time and see what is happening. Having a keen sense of vision means using your intuition to fill in some of the holes in what you see which allows you to see beyond whats in plain site. Trusting your intuition takes time and confidence. …
Dec
13
When we first set out to do something, we have very little idea of what we’re going to do, and how we’re going to do it. But we believe in our own potential, so we decide to get started. In the beginning, it helps to set up a strategy or routine that is mechanical in …
Dec
08
If you want someone to blame for why you’re more inclined to follow directions, not speak up unless asked to do so, and generally resist real opportunities to be a leader or stand out, you don’t have to look much further than the schools you grew up in. We are taught to do what we’re …
Dec
04
You must appreciate where you are right now. That will dictate what options you have for getting to where you want to be. When you think about following your dreams, and doing what you love, it is always a journey because you must always take steps from where you are now to where you see …
Dec
02
At some point, everyone (hopefully) learns the benefit of eating fresh whole foods. We all should understand that if you eat food found at a convenience store for every meal, you’re literally eating yourself to death. The simple lesson is that convenience is not a good long term solution. The same holds true for every …
Nov
26
That old saying, do unto others as you would have them do unto you, well there’s a lot of truth there. If you want more or better friends, be a better friend to more people. If you want respect at work, then start respecting the work of others. As with many things, the hard work …
Nov
24
How is it that a twentysomething can leave one of the most stable companies alive (Microsoft) to go out into the world in search of meaning, fulfillment and change? Isn’t this crazy? Isn’t she nuts? Hardly. She’s alive in the twenty first century, where we are writing a new story on career, love and happiness. …
