Noah Fleming
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The Foghorn
23 Aug 2010During our trip to Newfoundland last summer, we heard the most beautiful and magnificent foghorns along the coast that warned incoming ships of potential danger. If you’re the captain of a ship in the midst of a dense fog and you hear a foghorn, you need to realize that it’s being blown for a reason. [...]
Even sadder
23 Jul 2010From Hugh MacLeod of GapingVoid.com and his book Ignore Everybody Merit can be bought. Passion can’t. The only people who can change the world are people who want to. And not everybody does. Human beings have this thing I call the “Pissed Off Gene”. It’s that bit of our psyche that makes us utterly dissatisfied with [...]
Forget the Ladder
In: Career & Work
15 Jul 2010A lot of people believe that through the simple act of putting in the time at their chosen careers or jobs, the natural progression will be to slowly climb the career ladder, get promoted every couple of years, and see a steady increase in pay. I think 30 years ago this was an excellent strategy. I [...]
All I Need To Know
In: Career & Work|Life|Misc|Success
8 Jul 2010There seems to be a point when we believe our need for coaching, mentoring, and the acquisition of new knowledge are no longer needed in our lives. We’re adults now. We know everything we need to know. Why would I need any help? I’ve put in my time. Coaching? Why would I need a coach? [...]
Chugga Chugga Choo-Choo
In: Career & Work|Success
6 Jul 2010Stay up tonight, flick on the TV, and check out all the amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunities on the infomercials. I’m being sarcastic. Infomercials about money-making opportunities, to me, represent a speeding one-way bullet train. The train has limited seating. It’s only staying at the station for a short time. The price keeps going up the longer you [...]
You might just need to listen carefully….
2 Jul 2010This is for the passion seekers. I was in the middle of writing another post, and then I read this. This is for those of us still asking the questions or wondering: How do I know if this is really my passion? Where do I look for my passion? I’m not sure what I’m really [...]
Younger Dr. Emmett Brown: [running out of the room] 1.21 gigawatts? 1.21 gigawatts? Great Scott! Marty McFly: [following] What-what the hell is a gigawatt? ~ Back to the Future – 1985 (quotes from IMDB) I’m not exactly sure why Doc Brown and Marty McFly popped into my head this morning. I don’t get it. Sometimes, [...]
No Fun – Worst Job In The World.
In: Career & Work|Life
28 Jun 2010I heard someone say recently, and I quote, “my job is no fun. I literally have the worst job in the world.” Now we can almost all assume that by reading the above line, and not even knowing exactly what that person’s job is, or who that person is, they don’t really have the worst [...]
Smurf Cash
21 Jun 2010Can you really make money doing what you love, or by following your passion? What if the thing you love is something like The Smurfs? Gary Vaynerchuk was the first to talk about building a business around the Smurfs. He makes a great point. Here’s my take on it. If you LOVE the Smurfs, you know [...]
In The Club
In: Career & Work
14 Jun 2010Did you get all your work done on Friday? If not, you’ve got my permission to work on it again today and tomorrow. Over the weekend, I spent a good six hours slow-cooking a pork shoulder on the BBQ. The result was a delicious and mouth-watering pulled pork sandwich that was enjoyed with friends over [...]
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Purevsuren Dejid
| Location: | Mongolia, Hovd, Hovd |
| Activity: | Butcher Shop |
Baby Aziave
| Location: | Togo, Agbélouvé |
| Activity: | Beauty Salon |
Mohamed Menepo
| Location: | Kenya, Shanzu, Mombasa |
| Activity: | Entertainment |
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| Location: | Mongolia, Hovd, Hovd |
| Activity: | Auto Repair |
