Life Thoughts
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Joie de vivre (The Joy of Being Alive): The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Why the title, “Joie de vivre“? In French it means the exuberant joy of being alive. Maybe the exuberant bit… read more.
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How do you create courageously when it’s hard?
Because the job market doesn’t see my worth, I must choose to see it. Create courageously originates from a mindset of self-validation, betting on myself. read more.
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My Thoughts On Belonging vs Fitting In
A reflection inspired by Brené Brown’s perspective on belonging. The opposite of belonging isn’t isolation, it’s fitting in. One more time – the opposite of… read more.
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Mario Sultan’s Ikigai – Finding and Aligning to My Life’s Work
Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means “reason for being.” It’s the intersection of what you love, what the world needs, what you can get… read more.
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Rebels, Misfits, Those On The Edge of Creating Courageously: Read This.
Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes…the ones who see things differently — they’re… read more.
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“I Tremble on the Edge of a Maybe…”
I tremble on the edge of a maybe, a first time a new thing, a tentative start, and the wonder of it lays its finger… read more.
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Mario’s How I Do Business Document
Noah Glass, CEO of Olo shared his “How I Work” document after a lunch and learn I was invited to at Yale. Since he shared… read more.
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(Uncensored) Advice is toxic.
Society, friends, well-meaning, people, friends, family, influencers – give advice, intentionally or unintentionally for ambitious people, particularly entrepreneurs that basically tell us to go through… read more.
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Paper Review: What makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial?
What makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial? Saras D. Sarasvathy of the University of Virginia UVA Faculty Profile I came across Saras Sarasvathy’s study/article/piece…by chance while visiting Vinod… read more.
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laying out my “identity”
Together, we can build an engineering field that reflects the diversity and creativity of the world it serves. But first, I must lay some things… read more.
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Just figuring it out reflection, v1.0
I have been yearning for a way to create my own path, I’ve always been a self-proclaimed trailblazer. As a kid I would spend days… read more.
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ChatGPT’s message to me that changed my perspective on business and life
The entrepreneurial journey is a long and lonely one. It ebbs and flows. On one of those lonely days, I decided to open up with… read more.
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I just left my engineering job, am I still an engineer?
From my iPhone notes app – … “Life Thoughts April 8th, 2022 – Midnight Why did I leave engineering? How will I use my engineering… read more.
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“Living the Mission” Post I Wrote for Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry
This first year of teaching, though very challenging, has taught me many hard truths and lessons about love that I believe were subtle extensions of… read more.
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All Trees Die Eventually
Doing research about planting trees has gotten me down several rabbit holes. I learned that some live oak trees live up to 1000 years. But… read more.
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The Kingdom of God is like yeast
I was asked to write a reflection piece during my volunteer year of service in Richmond. I was rediscovering what faith meant in the context… read more.
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it.” – The Alchemist
