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Proving Your WorthWhy Start Over?Being Defensive
July 24, 2009

Why Start Over?

I’ve always wondered about those couples that move across the country for each other. Maybe they’re different than me, but I don’t think I could ever do that. Wherever you grow up, you have a solid base of friends and family. Wherever you go, you have to start over, from scratch. It takes years to [...]

July 23, 2009

Being Defensive

I love how we blame people for being slow and unable to adapt, as if we’re different than them, better than them. I can actually really empathize with people aren’t willing to jump ship for the new thing. They have resources set up in infrastructure, mouths to feed, and employees that can only do the [...]

July 4, 2009

Proving Your Worth

The attitude of the average 9-to-5′er goes like this: If I do this boring job long enough and well enough, I’ll be promoted to the job that’s fast-paced and exciting. That’s the job I really want. The problem is, showing people you can only do boring work will only consist in more boring work. When [...]