This is the last week of living at home, before moving out and making my own home to live in. Quite exciting and perhaps a little scary, which just shows that I'm moving in the right direction.
So many feeling of joy and excitement are pulsating in me. I am eager to be done with cleaning bathroom and kitchen and finally starting to set up our decor and various other things. I am glad that we are taking this step forward and am looking forward building a nice place, a home with Michelle. Unpacking, setting up, putting food in a pantry, hanging with cats. All good things. Just started watching Nurse Jacky, TV show.
I sometimes find myself unable to occupy my free time, but I understand that I still can read and even paint, i just need some space to do so. I can go to the Black Rock Library for some internet.
Made some delicious soup on 21st, out of veggies, homemade chicken broth, fried onions n potatoes. Even michelle loved it. I added a little red chili pepper for a great spice play. I'm salivating just by typing about this super soup!
Boston College nostalgia. It has been 9 months since i have graduated, but i often receive relevant and not so relevant emails from the community. Undergrad was so much fun and learning, I would like to continue to have a connection to Chestnut Hill.
(Feb 24th) The day before my birthday? I'm really excited to read what i wrote in my birthday journal on my 23rd day of birth. I'm also eager to fill pages with my present thoughts and current influences. Is it weird, that i can not wait to get old? i understand that no matter our outlook, we all get older at the same rate, but if I anticipate my age, I feel that i would get a kick out of getting what i want - age. I am quite a reflective person and i think more people should listen to their thoughts, record them, and come back to it sometime later. Our view points change, we get influenced by random factors of life and if we don't take a minute and acknowledge and notice it, we might fall into a trap of thinking we have always been the way we are now. This is not true. Another great thing about reflections is that when i do eventually get old, say in my 50s and 60s, I would be able to look back at my 20s and even re-live the experiences i did have through words i put on paper or computer. Perhaps this is another reason i am excited to be old.
i am living fully now and am planning on doing so until the very last day I breathe. Nobody can take away my experiences, even if my memory fades, the letters I put will live, maybe long enough for my children and grandchildren to see and read and smile and what kind of person I was, what my values were and how weird it was to live in the world not riddled with technology to the extent our future will be :)
Current Books from the library:
1. What the dog saw and other adventures [sound recording] / Malcolm Gladwell
2. The war of art [sound recording] : winning the inner creative battle / by Steven Pressfield
3. A man, a can, a plan : 50 great guy meals even you can make! / by David Joachim and the editors of Mens Health
4. The blue zone : lessons for living longer from the people who've lived the longest / Dan Buettner
5. Material World : a global family portrait / by Peter Menzel ; text by Charles C. Mann ; introduction
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Last week of Momma's Boy
This is the last week of living at home, before moving out and making my own home to live in. Quite exciting and perhaps a little scary, which just shows that I'm moving in the right direction.
While I'm at it, here is another self test for leadership:
VISIONARY LEADERSHIP
The Visionary operates at 30,000 feet, is most comfortable working on long-term, strategic issues, embraces change and risk, and needs frequent exposure to both in order to feel satisfied and useful. They are often charismatic, are great communicators, and seek to build a tight, loyal team around them.
Let's start by looking at the main management style required for the phase called Early Struggle: the birth and very early infancy of the organization.
Think about anyone you know who has successfully started their own business. We typically call them Entrepreneurs, they tend to be very 'Visionary' How would you describe the 'Visionary' management style at the very launch of their business?
To me, it is like watching the launch of a rocket ship.
If you have ever watched any of the rocket launches down in Florida you will remember that the first few seconds burn up anenormousamount of energy - a huge amount of energy, exhausted solely to just lift that rocket off the earth's surface and getting it successfully into space.
The stage of early struggle is very like that: It takes somebody with energy, passion, vision, and with an exceptionally long term view to expend that huge amount of energy for a far-off goal.
That's classically the person we refer to as the 'Visionary'. It's the highly energetic thrust of the 'Visionary' that gets the business off the ground in the first place.
The 'Visionary' may be one, two or more people who have the energy, the passion, the vision and the enthusiasm to get the new business going - but however many there are, without that 'V', the vision has no chance of becoming a reality.
Typically in Early Struggle, the 'V' will attract a small group of people to work for him (or them), and demand a high degree of loyalty and a lot of hard work - because that's what's required to get the rocket ship launched.
The 'V' style is typically very:
Freewheeling;
Energetic;
Visionary;
Creative;
Fast;
While I'm at it, here is another self test for leadership:
VISIONARY LEADERSHIP
The Visionary operates at 30,000 feet, is most comfortable working on long-term, strategic issues, embraces change and risk, and needs frequent exposure to both in order to feel satisfied and useful. They are often charismatic, are great communicators, and seek to build a tight, loyal team around them.
Let's start by looking at the main management style required for the phase called Early Struggle: the birth and very early infancy of the organization.
Think about anyone you know who has successfully started their own business. We typically call them Entrepreneurs, they tend to be very 'Visionary' How would you describe the 'Visionary' management style at the very launch of their business?
To me, it is like watching the launch of a rocket ship.
If you have ever watched any of the rocket launches down in Florida you will remember that the first few seconds burn up anenormousamount of energy - a huge amount of energy, exhausted solely to just lift that rocket off the earth's surface and getting it successfully into space.
The stage of early struggle is very like that: It takes somebody with energy, passion, vision, and with an exceptionally long term view to expend that huge amount of energy for a far-off goal.
That's classically the person we refer to as the 'Visionary'. It's the highly energetic thrust of the 'Visionary' that gets the business off the ground in the first place.
The 'Visionary' may be one, two or more people who have the energy, the passion, the vision and the enthusiasm to get the new business going - but however many there are, without that 'V', the vision has no chance of becoming a reality.
Typically in Early Struggle, the 'V' will attract a small group of people to work for him (or them), and demand a high degree of loyalty and a lot of hard work - because that's what's required to get the rocket ship launched.
The 'V' style is typically very:
Freewheeling;
Energetic;
Visionary;
Creative;
Fast;
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Valentine's Makeover
Couple of weeks ago Michelle and I saw a flyer at our door asking if we'd be interested in entering a contest for make over. It just so happened we won and qualified for a free make over, free clothes and free dinner.
Greenwich Patch covered our Valentine's Makeover. Great story. So did Greenwich Post and Greenwich Time. We were blown away and had tremendous fun. Special dinner at Ferrante Restaurant in Stamford completed our evening with wine and great food.
Last week of living "at home" before making my own home to live in, with a nice girl, of course.
Greenwich Patch covered our Valentine's Makeover. Great story. So did Greenwich Post and Greenwich Time. We were blown away and had tremendous fun. Special dinner at Ferrante Restaurant in Stamford completed our evening with wine and great food.
Last week of living "at home" before making my own home to live in, with a nice girl, of course.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
My Current Library "Read These" list.
The social animal : the hidden source of love, character, and achievement [sound recording] ] / Brooks, David, 1961- 01-31-2012
Moonwalking with Einstein : the art and science of remembering everything [sound recording] / Joshua Foer, Joshua 01-31-2012
Teach like a champion : 49 techniques that put students on the path to college / Doug Lemov ; forewor Lemov, Doug, 1967- 01-31-2012
30 lessons for living : tried and true advice from the wisest Americans / Karl Pillemer Pillemer, Karl A 01-31-2012
You staying young workout with Joel Harper [DVD videorecording] / with Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. O (no author) 01-31-2012
Rich dad, poor dad : What the rich teach their kids about money - that the poor and middle class do n Kiyosaki, Robert T., 1947- 01-31-2012
Rich dad, poor dad [sound recording] /: What the rich teach their kids about money - that the poor an Kiyosaki, Robert T., 1947- 01-31-2012
Food rules : an eater's manual / Michael Pollan Pollan, Michael 01-31-2012
Strengths finder 2.0 / Tom Rath Rath, Tom, 1975- 01-31-2012
Material World : a global family portrait / by Peter Menzel ; text by Charles C. Mann ; introduction Menzel, Peter, 1948- 01-22-2012
The future of work : how the new order of business will shape your organization, your management styl Malone, Thomas W 01-20-2012
What the dog saw and other adventures [sound recording] / Malcolm Gladwell Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963- 01-20-2012
The Harvard Medical School guide to achieving optimal memory / Aaron P. Nelson with Susan Gilbert Nelson, Aaron 01-14-2012
The blue zone : lessons for living longer from the people who've lived the longest / Dan Buettner Buettner, Dan 01-14-2012
A man, a can, a plan : 50 great guy meals even you can make! / by David Joachim and the editors of Me Joachim, David 01-11-2012
The war of art : break through the blocks and win your inner creative battles / Steven Pressfield Pressfield, Steven 01-04-2012
The war of art [sound recording] : winning the inner creative battle / by Steven Pressfield Pressfield, Steven 01-04-2012
The alchemist / Paulo Coelho ; translated by Alan R. Clarke Coelho, Paulo 01-04-2012
The alchemist : a graphic novel / Paulo Coelho Coelho, Paulo 01-04-2012
Flourish : a visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being / Martin E.P. Seligman Seligman, Martin E. P 12-26-2011
Incognito : the secret lives of the brain / David Eagleman Eagleman, David 12-26-2011
The three laws of performance : rewriting the future of your organization and your life / Steve Zaffr Zaffron, Steve, 1944- 12-26-2011 (CURRENT)
The science of getting rich : includes the classic essay "how to get what you want" / Wallace D. Watt Wattles, Wallace Delois, 1860-1911 12-23-2011
Thinking, fast and slow / Daniel Kahneman Kahneman, Daniel, 1934- 12-23-2011
Chicken soup for the soul : think positive : 101 inspirational stories about counting your blessings Canfield, Jack, 1944- 12-19-2011
You are not so smart : why you have too many friends on Facebook, why your memory is mostly fiction, McRaney, David 12-19-2011
Practicing the power of now : essential teachings, meditations, and exercises from the power of now / Tolle, Eckhart, 1948- 12-14-2011
The new drawing on the right side of the brain / Betty Edwards Edwards, Betty 12-13-2011
Looks : why they matter more than you ever imagined / Gordon L. Patzer Patzer, Gordon L (DONE)
Currently Checked Out:
Physics of the future : how science will shape human destiny and our daily lives by the year 2100 (Great Book)
Where have all the leaders gone? [sound recording] / Lee Iacocca ; [with Catherine Whitney]
100 people who are screwing up America (and Al Franken is #37) [sound recording] / Bernard Goldberg
What technology wants [sound recording] / Kevin Kelly (SWEET ONE)
Everyday survival [sound recording] : why smart people do stupid things / Laurence Gonzales
You don't need a title to be a leader [sound recording] : [how anyone, anywhere, can make a positive
Man's search for meaning [sound recording] / Viktor E. Frankl (CLASSIC, Amazing)
The three laws of performance : rewriting the future of your organization and your life / Steve Zaffr
Physics of the future : how science will shape human destiny and our daily lives by the year 2100 (Great Book)
Where have all the leaders gone? [sound recording] / Lee Iacocca ; [with Catherine Whitney]
100 people who are screwing up America (and Al Franken is #37) [sound recording] / Bernard Goldberg
What technology wants [sound recording] / Kevin Kelly (SWEET ONE)
Everyday survival [sound recording] : why smart people do stupid things / Laurence Gonzales
You don't need a title to be a leader [sound recording] : [how anyone, anywhere, can make a positive
Man's search for meaning [sound recording] / Viktor E. Frankl (CLASSIC, Amazing)
The three laws of performance : rewriting the future of your organization and your life / Steve Zaffr
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Some links for future reference:
Found another interesting blog: Passive Panda: A fresh approach to earning more money.
These 99 Interview tips are quite helpful I will print out some of that info!
Punchbowl.com: Customized invites and add-on perks like potluck checklists and a polling tool to help pick the date.
Cocodot.com: Thousands of contemporary invitations to satisfy design snobs and typography geeks.
Pingg.com: Artists upload images, creating a bank of more than four million themes you can personalize with photos or video.
PaperlessPost.com: The virtual version of high-end stationery, these pack the luxe look of letterpress.
I'm also thinking about making a Twitter account and follow some weird/interesting famous people. It will probably happen at some point in the future.
Quote:
"It’s pretty amazing what a little accountability can do for your motivation."
These 99 Interview tips are quite helpful I will print out some of that info!
Photo Printing stuff collages:
Business cards or Person cards: (Calling cards)
Punchbowl.com: Customized invites and add-on perks like potluck checklists and a polling tool to help pick the date.
Cocodot.com: Thousands of contemporary invitations to satisfy design snobs and typography geeks.
Pingg.com: Artists upload images, creating a bank of more than four million themes you can personalize with photos or video.
PaperlessPost.com: The virtual version of high-end stationery, these pack the luxe look of letterpress.
I'm also thinking about making a Twitter account and follow some weird/interesting famous people. It will probably happen at some point in the future.
Quote:
"It’s pretty amazing what a little accountability can do for your motivation."
Experience, anyone?
Selling one of a kind experience: http://www.sidetour.com/
{Competitors? http://www.vayable.com/ http://www.zozi.com}
Reflection:
February: a month of big changes. I will be changing my address to Nash Lane. I think I'm prepared to the challenges and confrontations, and unforeseen struggles to come, but I feel comfortable tackling them with Michelle. I showed our apartment to mothership and my sister; they approve.
The New girl started working in the stability department. She tried to friend me the next day but couldn't find me. All good, she's chill and easy going, easy to work with and laugh and random stuff. My manager did a good job hiring another great person to the 2nd floor of skin department!
Past Sunday:
I have cooked some pork with pears and other goodies. I made it up, got inspired by reading some recipes online about pork n pears, and added a bunch of things that i had in the fridge.
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The sauce: pine nuts (crushed), garlic (thinly chopped), Lime (without rind), little flour, little water. Mix with a pestle in mortar. Add tbsp of olive oil. little dijon mustard
The Dish:
Preheat oven to 450F.
Cut boneless pork tenderloin into inch pieces. Cut dried cherries and carrots, along with canned pear (set juice aside for later). salt, pepper the meat.
Mix in all ingredients in a large bowl and add the sauce. Mix all well. and couple of lavar leaves.
Lay foil on the tray, pour pear juice unto it, with a little of olive oil.
Lay out the mixed meat and fruit, covered in the sauce, unto tray.
Cover the dish with a sheet of tin foil. Bake for 30min.
Uncover the foil and bake for another 15-20min. Serve over whatever leftovers in the fridge you got.
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{Competitors? http://www.vayable.com/ http://www.zozi.com}
Reflection:
February: a month of big changes. I will be changing my address to Nash Lane. I think I'm prepared to the challenges and confrontations, and unforeseen struggles to come, but I feel comfortable tackling them with Michelle. I showed our apartment to mothership and my sister; they approve.
The New girl started working in the stability department. She tried to friend me the next day but couldn't find me. All good, she's chill and easy going, easy to work with and laugh and random stuff. My manager did a good job hiring another great person to the 2nd floor of skin department!
Past Sunday:
I have cooked some pork with pears and other goodies. I made it up, got inspired by reading some recipes online about pork n pears, and added a bunch of things that i had in the fridge.
~~ ** ~~ ** ~~ ** ~~
The sauce: pine nuts (crushed), garlic (thinly chopped), Lime (without rind), little flour, little water. Mix with a pestle in mortar. Add tbsp of olive oil. little dijon mustard
The Dish:
Preheat oven to 450F.
Cut boneless pork tenderloin into inch pieces. Cut dried cherries and carrots, along with canned pear (set juice aside for later). salt, pepper the meat.
Mix in all ingredients in a large bowl and add the sauce. Mix all well. and couple of lavar leaves.
Lay foil on the tray, pour pear juice unto it, with a little of olive oil.
Lay out the mixed meat and fruit, covered in the sauce, unto tray.
Cover the dish with a sheet of tin foil. Bake for 30min.
Uncover the foil and bake for another 15-20min. Serve over whatever leftovers in the fridge you got.
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7 secrets to super customer service
When a customer service agent is friendly and responsive, tell him or her that you're so impressed that you want a supervisor's contact info so you can write a positive e-mail
If hinting gets you nowhere, ask to speak to someone in the retention or sales department directly.
I don't want to waste your time. Is this something you're authorized to do?
Anytime you have a beef, the more specific you are about what fix will make you happy, the better the likely outcome.
check out tips on consumerist.com, frequentflier.com and inflightinsider.com
Thanks to the wonders of Google, you can easily find the phone number or e-mail of top-ranking executives at companies both big and small.
P.S.
[Lately] I've discovered the mind-sound, created by thought for full on awareness of present.
Focus on just that.
I also imagine it as these tubes of sound inserted in my ears, tubes of white noise of silence. But all imaginary non the less.
When a customer service agent is friendly and responsive, tell him or her that you're so impressed that you want a supervisor's contact info so you can write a positive e-mail
If hinting gets you nowhere, ask to speak to someone in the retention or sales department directly.
I don't want to waste your time. Is this something you're authorized to do?
Anytime you have a beef, the more specific you are about what fix will make you happy, the better the likely outcome.
check out tips on consumerist.com, frequentflier.com and inflightinsider.com
Thanks to the wonders of Google, you can easily find the phone number or e-mail of top-ranking executives at companies both big and small.
P.S.
[Lately] I've discovered the mind-sound, created by thought for full on awareness of present.
Focus on just that.
I also imagine it as these tubes of sound inserted in my ears, tubes of white noise of silence. But all imaginary non the less.
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