Posts Tagged “work”

Best Job Ever: Science Center Volunteer

By | March 9, 2009

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Maybe I should call this the best unpaid job ever.  I volunteered at the Pacific Science Center, mostly during middle school, but a little bit during high school. Every other weekend I would don my blue shirt and name badge with pride, and help educate Seattle’s youth in the ways of science.  I worked the [...]

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On Management and Leadership

By | March 4, 2009

I’m a fan of business books and business quotes… and quotes in general, I guess.  Here are some of my favorite quotes on management, leadership, and the difference between the two. What do managers do? “Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people.” –John D. Rockefeller “Whenever there [...]

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2 Years in California

By | March 1, 2009

March 1st, 2007 was the “effective date” of my transfer to sunny California.  The time really has flown by! After moving from Seattle to Virginia to Atlanta to here over the course of just 20 months, it’s kind of nice to be somewhat “settled.”  And thanks to the real estate market, we’re not going anywhere [...]

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Best Job Ever: Working at the Library

By | February 12, 2009

I hold the belief that with the right attitude, every job has the potential to be the best job ever.  With that spirit, let me explain why my first real job was the best job ever. I worked part-time during high school at the Bellevue Library.  The hours were flexible, you could arrange trades among [...]

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