A Sexy Story With a Lesson We sit in near silence, the only interruptions being an occasional mojito-induced outburst of nervous laughter, the sound of my silver chandelier earrings gently clinkering together, and the relentless tropical rains that steadily
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Seventeen years of working for myself—a Penguin book deal, a seven-figure business of one, no office, no employees, run from Ireland, France, and Maine—distilled into Notes on Professional Independence: a free field guide on leaving traditional employment without losing your income, your standing, or your nerve.
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I've been meeting a lot of truly smart, savvy, remarkable people lately. So many are saying to hell with the safety net, and are leaping toward their passions, and haven't looked back since. On the same
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Keep reading →I vividly recall the first time I wrote a resume. I typed away on our clunky, jumbo HP desktop, silently muttering words that shouldn't appear in any resume each time auto-format would sneakily attempt to take over
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Keep reading →This Isn't Actually a Love Story But in a strange sort of way, love has been one of my greatest teachers of life. It has taught me patience. It has taught me compromise. It has taught me dedication.
Keep reading →See that baby face up there? That's my friend Karol–pronounced like Carl–who is a writer, traveler, & all around adventure-seeking bad ass over at Ridiculously Extraordinary. Right now he's living in Poland, but
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Keep reading →Q: Who's Your Daddy? A: Novelty In the last year, two of the countries I've lived in are Chile & Costa Rica. In both places, I did a number of things, kissed met a number of
Keep reading →I was 20 years old when I started watching her slip away. Normally during the summertime, she would spend all morning and a large portion of the afternoon out in our garden, diligently tending to every last petal, stem and
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