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Birding and Smiles
If there is something that makes someone smile, be open enough to learn about it. It might be the thing that comes to make you smile. A funny thing happened on my safari in Kenya. I was introduced to the world of Birding. Clearly, I was unaware of how serious the sport of Birding was, … Read more
Back from Kenya, back to reality
I’m back from Kenya and things are getting back to “normal”. I am no longer homeless (moved back into my condo after subletting it for the summer) and no longer jobless (more to come in the next entry). I thought I would feel good about this, but it has taken some getting used to. First, … Read more
Summer Adventure #2: Kenya Safari
Update: Something happened to the first picture I posted on this entry, so I updated it with an actual photo that I took while on safari. This was one of my favorite moments when a cheetah killed a baby impala. My second (and last) summer adventure begins this week. I’m going on a 13-day safari … Read more
Working towards your strengths
A friend told me to take the Strengths Finder assessment a long time ago and somehow I didn’t get around to it until now. Perhaps, at that time, I wasn’t in a place to reap the true value of this. The book came up again recently during an interview. I walked into the Director’s office … Read more
Dwell in possibility
I’ve been back from Spain for three weeks and I’m starting to get bored. The first two weeks flew by because I had a bunch of meetings, coffees and job interviews. I came back with an aggressive, targeted plan for my job search and it worked well, or so I thought. Perhaps I was too … Read more
Aligning your environment with your state of mind
“Beware of the company you keep. Happiness is contagious and so is negativity. People who are not happy themselves cannot be happy for you. Hurt people tend to hurt people.” Your environment directly influences your behavior and state of mind. Therefore, there needs to be consistency between your thoughts, actions and environment. The first thing … Read more
Healthcare reform on a napkin
Like many of you, I have been baffled by the blatant lies that are being spread (and people who are actually believing) about the potential health care reform options that are being presented by the Obama administration. It got to the point where I had to do my own research to make sure I understand … Read more
Blogs Galor
My boy Jullien, The PurposeFinder, has an amazing blog and just wrote a post listing his friends blogs. Feel free to check it out if you love to read blogs. http://julliengordon.mvmt.com/2009/08/08/my-friends-blogs/
Could my horoscope be right?
A few people have asked what’s next now that I’m back from Spain. Well folks, I am back in Chicago actively looking for a job. I re-started the job search last week by submitting my resume to a few places and fortunately, I’ve gotten a decent number of responses. I had an interview yesterday, one … Read more