Category: TAKING ACTION
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I Can Recollect Almost Every Day In The Past Year, So It Has Been Good
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things. -John Burroughs If you’ve read my New Year’s post from two years back, you know how I feel about them – real resolutions aren’t made around this time. Really, don’t bother with making a habit of resolving…
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Homeless On Two Continents
Two years ago, when I first went temporarily homeless willingly, it was a bittersweet pill to swallow. I had quietly left Toronto with little support, and actually, to a bit of criticism. As I tucked my -10 degree sleeping bag over myself in preparation for a cold night in my car, somewhere along the interstate…
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Reflections From Myanmar And Education For Everyone
Today’s post is good-cause themed and to start, I’d like to share a very public dance instruction video I just recorded in Shibuya, Tokyo to raise money for Japan’s earthquake relief as well as the causes below. If you are receiving this article in an email and don’t see the video, click here to go…
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A Sincere Thank You Letter To The People Who Fired Me
(Note: I wrote this article in March, but delayed publishing it until today) Three years ago to this day, I was unceremoniously fired from my job. At the time, I felt like a big failure. After all, no one got fired from the company I worked at. It was such a big deal that I…
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Correcting Course When You’ve Chosen A Path With No Heart
The following is a correspondence between a reader and myself, with some additional thoughts. Edward chose a path in animation but recently discovered his passion was no longer there, and now he faces the choice of abandoning everything’s he built up until now if he chooses to venture on a new path. ———————— Ki’une,…
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Making Dreams Happen The NON 5-Minute Abtronic Way
In my last post, I illustrated how my written goals came to fruition. However, in all honesty, it’s not so black-and-white. You can’t just write it down and expect it to happen. There’s more to it, so please read on. Often times, we tend to gravitate towards easy solutions. Remember that pseudo-spiritual film The Secret? …
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A True Account Of How Everything I Wrote Down Has Materialized
I want to share something really interesting with you today, being the first day of the New Year and all. Two weeks ago, I was going through some old boxes for another iteration of giving away or throwing out stuff I didn’t need. I found my old academic awards, accomplishments, academic books and reference materials,…
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Don’t Worry About The Competition – It Doesn’t Exist
George is the only business mentor I have, but he’s actually more like a great friend. We first met when he approached me through a Craigslist ad I posted offering dance lessons. He had two left feet and immediately took a liking to me. About two years ago, I remember we were sitting down having…