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There are so many people that use ‘following your dreams’ as an excuse to not work…when in reality, following your dreams, successfully, is nothing but work.
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"I was tired of working retail, so I lied on my resume and said that I had bookkeeper experience. I learned as much as I could from Google before the job interview, and printed out balance sheets to practice on. After I got the job, I read as much as I could every morning on the train. It was nerve wracking at first, but I presented the numbers at the end of the month, and everything checked out. May not have been the best way to get a job, but hey— I’ve got a son to look out for."
fake it til ya make it !
Posted on October 15, 2014 via Humans of New York with 6,081 notes ()
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Posted on October 15, 2014 via A Geek of Considerable Ambition with 93,000 notes ()
Source: socialjusticekoolaid
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead (found here, as I momentarily avoid the present and daydream about the future) -
a Good Day from Sam Haber on Vimeo.
A Good Day | Nappy Roots
plus a pretty good unicyclist+filmmaker!
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People Like You | Joshua Redman and The Bad Plus
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"I have a Masters in history, a Masters in anthropology, and a PhD in education."
"What would you say has been your greatest accomplishment?"
"My personality."(Mexico City, Mexico)
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Darius Rucker | This
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Red Pot September Grass (4:59) 11/03/12 from myron adams on Vimeo.
James Taylor | September Grass
i <3 september
Posted on September 4, 2014 with 1 note ()
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Toni Morrison can never receive enough praise—her eloquence is yet again unbeatable, and her patience unreal.
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"What’s your biggest dream?"
"To be the mother of a doctor, the mother of a minister, and the mother of an engineer."(Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo)
Posted on August 27, 2014 via Humans of New York with 2,655 notes ()
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(via masterdabblers)
Posted on August 27, 2014 via life is a gift with 115 notes ()
Source: weheartit.com
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For A More Ordered Life, Organize Like A Chef
mise-en-place says that time is precious. Resources are precious. Space is precious. Your self-respect and the respect of others are precious. Use them wisely. Isn’t that a philosophy for our time? “The world is a giant gerbil wheel right now,” Lipuma at the CIA says. “I think if we just became a little bit more organized, a little bit more mise-en-place, [understand] what we really need and only do what we really need, I think we’ll have more time” — time for what’s important, he says. “You’ll be able to sit down at the table with your kids and actually cook a meal. Get up a little bit earlier so you could breathe. You want to greet the day.”
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“I’m living a good life. I’m a business owner. A lot of hotels say, ‘Come shine shoes for us. We will pay you better.’ I tell them: ‘Why would I do that? I am free.’” (Shaqlawa, Iraq)
Posted on August 12, 2014 via Humans of New York with 3,791 notes ()
what is yours cannot be taken
