Tag Archives: risk-taking

Medio tiempo.

Es un hecho, soy hiperactiva.  Por lo tanto mirar fútbol en la televisión (que implica ver a otros moverse mientras yo estoy echada sobre una silla) es una amenaza contra mi existencia.
Entonces buscando algo para hacer en un sportsbar, (y aturdida por los gritos de los fanáticos ingleses a mi alrededor), deje mi mente correr.  Mas que [...]

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A New Kind of Hero for a New Kind of World, Hero #12

(This post is part of a pact I made. Click here for the full story.) 
Meet Rebecca.   Google her name and you will quickly learn that she’s a fellow strategic job hopper.  (long live!)
Her career started with a job in environmental consulting after she graduated from college with a BA in Interior Design and Environmental Studies. Then she [...]

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A New Kind of Hero for a New Kind of World, Hero #11

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Meet JC. Hearing him tell me about his career path left a sizeable smile on my face. It could be because he has such a contagious – and warm laughter. Or because his story is so inspiring – and quite unique. It [...]

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A New Kind of Hero for a New Kind of World, Hero #6

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Meet Joe*, a young serial entrepreneur.
Guided by his appetite for risk-taking and passion for military strategy since the age of 12, Joe found his career Nirvana in the music industry, after going broke and getting back up several times.
In his own words: “I [...]

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Failure – the new success?

Thomas Edison’s 10,000 failed attempts before inventing the light-bulb has been overused for good reason.  In this video, the car manufacturer Honda does a great job at showing how failure is an integral part of anyone’s path to success.  In essence, it’s when you’re not failing, that you’re a failure.  
Why? Because when you push [...]

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