Tag: job
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My long, cold quest to get total strangers to say the world’s most magical word
It isn’t an easy task, but it pays off, eventually.
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The midnight ride that made me change my mind about the job I loved
There’s something to be said for a 9-to-5.
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Franklin Floris, the West Coast train driver making tracks as a rap star
He calls himself Capitol F, and he’s in it for the long haul.
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Renaldo Fourie, Port Owen’s poet of the wild spirits
Fusing science, craft, and romance, distillation can teach you valuable life lessons too.
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Hilda Adams, a fighter for people and the planet in Steenberg’s Cove
Cold and bracing, whipped by the wind, the waves of the Atlantic Ocean are an affirmation of life.
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My 100-Day Challenge to build a better me
Change is a slow and steady process of step-by-step improvement, all the more so when the object of your improvement is yourself. If it works, and even if it doesn’t it’s a process you can share with the world, by blogging and vlogging your way to the new and better you
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How an Odd Job is Teaching Me That I’m Not Really That Odd After All
He snatches the folder from my hands and pulls out the CV, crumpling it slightly in the process. “I’ll call you in for an interview if you’re needed,” he mutters, before disappearing into a backroom, presumably to dispose of it.
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Why I’m So Happily Looking Forward to Never Retiring
I’m 48 now, so retirement isn’t really on the horizon for me yet, but it also isn’t even vaguely in my plan for my life.
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Six sure ways to fail as a freelancer
I’ve just begun on this journey and I find myself biting my nails daily, wondering how I’m going to make ends meet. It takes a certain set of skills to really make it work.
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How Working From Home Allowed Me to be Myself Again
Because the company is headquartered in Dubai, I’ve had to work remotely. My new boss apologised for the lack of an office. He shouldn’t have. It’s been a blessing.