I took a Peloton class and it was not for me. For some reason I continued through the whole thing even though I did not find it fun. The thing is, it was a great class. It was unique and special, and amazingly done. I can recognize that, and yet still not enjoy it one [...]
I recently visited two small towns who have been impacted tremendously by lack of tourism over the last two summers. One appears to be suffering, the other seems to be thriving, at least to a higher level. There are numerous factors to be sure, however, I wonder how much of it could be self-fulfilling? More [...]
When I was in college, I went to India for a couple of months. I wanted to learn about the Grameen Bank and micro lending, so I asked an organization if I could intern with them for a few weeks. They said yes. In reality, I had nothing to offer them. Two or three weeks [...]
Recently I had the experience of fretting horribly over something. I woke up in the middle of the night ruminating for a couple of nights in a row, and generally was very concerned. A couple of days later, the stress was gone. I knew that everything would be okay no matter what happened. I felt [...]
"I have this great idea for a business, but I never took any business classes. So I'm going to go back to school before I start." Because we go to school to learn, and then implement in the real life. That of course is what we are taught during all our years of schooling. But [...]
It was one of my first jobs. And the first time I had been responsible to balance a cash register at the end of the day. One day, I ended up with what appeared to be an extra $20 (or thereabouts) in the cash register. I wanted everything to even out, so instead of saying [...]
I saw a social media post recently along the lines of : your co-workers are not your community and your manager is not your friend. There was more involved, but the gist was that your boss and people at work don't care about you and you shouldn't get too close or think that is the [...]
How do we interact with people in similar businesses to ours? If you have a service business, there are likely other businesses that are complimentary to yours, and you will be in the position as trusted advisor to refer people to those other businesses - and vice versa. In my experience this leads to an [...]
I was recently reminded of a lesson learned as I transitioned to a legal adult. I was fed up with my family not supporting my decisions, so I started making plans without telling them. "I have this great opportunity but it requires that I take a year off from college, which is good because I'm [...]
I hear reports of people rethinking the jobs they want to take after the pandemic. Despite reports of many without jobs, many hiring are also struggling to find people. And it does not seem to be just a matter of too low pay. I heard on the radio of a business struggling to hire a [...]
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