Category: Thoughts
Fabulous Las Vegas
June 5, 2012
Today I’m going to Vegas with my boyfriend, his mom, her best friend, and my bf’s grandparents. We’re going for the grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary. It’s always so incredible and inspiring to me when couples have been together that long. I hope I can enjoy a long and happy marriage like that. Since we’ll be […]
Listening to the Little Voice: Destiny Plan Q’s
May 31, 2012
Kol Katan: Hebrew biblical term for your internal voice that urges you to realize your full potential. It is said that you must listen hard to hear it and when you do, you will find your true vocation and desires. – From More Than Money Who are your heroes? Why? The typical answer, my family, […]
Who Are You?: Destiny Plan Q’s
May 30, 2012
“If the things we believe are different than the things we do, there can be no true happiness.” – David O. McKay, Ninth president of the Mormon Church I love this quote at the beginning of chapter 1 in More Than Money because it enforces your true identity. You can’t be happy saying one thing and […]
The MBA Trap: Destiny Plan Q’s
May 29, 2012
Mr. Albion believes MBAs come in two basic packages: the Conflicted Achiever and the Passionate Striver. The former wants to make money early in life, pay school loans off, and then, years later, contribute to society through their passions. The latter wants to make a difference in the world right now with the business skills they gain in school. […]
Destiny Plan Q’s: Preface
May 23, 2012
I will be answering the Destiny Plan Questions that Mark Albion poses in his book, More Than Money in order to figure out what I want to be, where I want to go, and how I should get there. I will try not to edit my answers much so that they are real and top-of-mind. Your […]
More Than Money by Mark Albion
As an MBA graduate looking for a job, I am also looking for purpose. I got Mark Albion‘s book, More Than Money, for Christmas and I’m just now making time to read it. He poses four questions that “every MBA needs to answer”: Who Are You? What Do You Want? What Can You Do? Where […]
A week without endorphins
May 15, 2012
Last Saturday I got a tattoo on my foot that says “Shalom“, which means peace in Hebrew. It’s also where Salem, Oregon got its name. Salem is where I was born and where I just graduated with my MBA. Since it is on my foot, I couldn’t work out for a week and it sucked. […]
Evolve to Survive
February 23, 2012
Biomimicry Life’s Principle #1: Evolve to Survive This principle is about using the information you have to create long-lasting performance. We have successful examples of endurance all around us in nature. The problem is that sometimes they are hard to find. We may have to squint our eyes, climb a tree, or get down in […]
Sustainable Enterprise Certificate
February 20, 2012
I am currently taking the Sustainable Enterprise Certificate through Willamette University at the Portland, Oregon campus. We meet once a month for three days in February, March, and April to learn processes, tools, and strategies to make our organizations more sustainable. This past week was our first session and already I have learned so much. […]
