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Does Following Your Passion Make You Less Satisfied?

Posted onNovember 21, 2017November 22, 2017Leave a comment

Last time, I attempted to give that controversial advice – to follow your passion – the benefit of the doubt by showing that its origin might just be the result of plenty more factors than laziness or pickiness on the part of Read More …

CategoriesFalse!Tagsfollow your passion?

Is Following Your Passion Just For Lazy People?

Posted onNovember 8, 2017November 12, 2017Leave a comment

If all the TED Talks on “following your passion” hadn’t got me ready to scrawl a few notes, reading an article the other day would’ve. It was just enough to tip the pile of thoughts over prod me to organize them. I’ll paraphrase Read More …

CategoriesFalse!Tagsfollow your passion?

An Unidyllic Sidenote

Posted onOctober 29, 2017April 29, 2019Leave a comment

Perhaps you’re thinking – in some corner of your mind – that living aboard is as sensational as it sounds. But I assure you that no place is as sensational as it sounds once you live there for any length of Read More …

CategoriesTwo Weeks Around ChinaTagsChina, tiger leaping gorge, travel, travel lessons, Yunnan

An Inn, Goats, and Drama Says Goodbye

Posted onOctober 22, 2017February 12, 2019Leave a comment

It’s been a little while since I posted part one so for everyone’s sake, here’s where we left off: James, Drama, and I were soaking wet on the side of a mountain.  In this episode, Enter: James, Drama, Jo. We are all Read More …

CategoriesTwo Weeks Around ChinaTagsChina, Hǔtiào Xiá, travel, Yunnan

Stuck in Music City

Posted onOctober 15, 2017June 23, 2018Leave a comment

Of all the cities that I am least interested in, the one I’m currently standing in is top of the list. But Nashville is where the NAVUG conference is and I work in NAV so Nashville is where I am. Read More …

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