Following your dream I read a lot of FIRE blog posts about “finding your passion” or what does “financial independence” mean to you. That’s why I thought it appropriate to review this book here as a blog post. Just finished up the audible version which is narrated by the author, Kwame Onwuachi. As an aside, […]
Are you working your dream job?
When do you know it’s your dream job? One of the things that I love the most about living in Brooklyn is that there are so many people here. So many people to garner life experience from and hear their stories. When listening to my new audio book “Barking up the wrong tree”, (review post […]
Reading and Re-reading for 2018
Consuming media in the 21st century How we receive information is rapidly changing form. If you haven’t seen my short piece on how I’m scanning my own books, you can check it out here. Books, magazines, audio and video are all merging into a constant stream. The book in the list below entitled “The Inevitable” […]
Career changes are hard…especially past 50
Career changes are hard. I remember when I worked at a major culinary school in New York City where we had an entire category of students that we sought. They were the career changers. Ultimately a large portion of them would become disillusioned with the long hours and low pay of the culinary world and […]
Challenges to productivity as we age
Can super breakfast foods kick start weight loss?
Get the belly off with breakfast Ok. I finally said enough is enough. On July 1st of this year, I was 198 pounds. Not skinny by any means, but moving in the right direction. Two days ago, I weighed in at 212. A 14 pound gain in less than two months. What caused it? Well, […]
Interesting free things in secret Brooklyn
Brooklyn is BIG I stopped in one of my favorite book stores in the city the other day, McNally & Jackson on Prince street. In the age of disappearing shelf space, I LOVE this store’s collection of New York City topic books. I usually always come away with something new and something that […]