Monthly Archives: January 2010

Go Where They Ain’t, Don’t Follow Your Passion

Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs says that, after working with people who have the dirtiest jobs in America, they’re happier than most people.  And they’re getting rich by going where everyone else wasn’t; they’re not following their passion. He also … Continue reading

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Guerrilla Journalist Teams

Two things have struck me lately.  One was meeting Jennifer Eccleston and Arwa Damon in Iraq (and their equipment guy) — they were embedded with the Marines to report on the war.  I also am impressed with Anderson Cooper’s effort … Continue reading

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Wrapping Up 2009, Planning 2010

Things I did in 2009 (in no particular order): Ran my first marathon with Dina, Rose, and Dan, in Charlottesville, VA. Earned my Master’s in Foreign Service from Georgetown. Got an awesome job as a social media operations analyst. Started … Continue reading

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