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Life is Mundane Sometimes
The annual exchange of ‘Happy New Year’ emails between my friends has finally ceased. Most were full of well wishes for the year ahead and hopefulness that 2016 will be the best ever. When I asked one UK friend how was it to be back at work after the obligatory, half-term, two week Christmas break, his reply was breathtakingly honest – “It’s a bit depressing, given the weather, etc. All a bit, here we go again…..”.
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Don’t Risk Your Life On Later
Maybe you’ve wondered why I choose to post a quote on the first day of the traditional working week. It’s because by the end of my corporate career, I absolutely hated Monday mornings. I started to dread them as early as Saturday night. Thoughts of ‘Ugh, only one more day of freedom before I’m back to the daily grind.’
Vortexes, Pizza and Beer
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Laos: The Vietnam War Casuality the US has Silenced for 40 Years
The Best Hiking Loop at Apsan Mountain
Escaping Daegu at the top of Apsan Mountain
Busing it to Busan Just to See the Sea
You’ve Only Got One Life, So Love What You Do
In 2014, I walked away from a successful career in investment banking. At that time, I was not happy with the life I was living. My smile had gone. My passion for life was dead. I realized that I was spending very little of my days doing the things I loved to do. I had got sucked into a Westerner ideal that I needed a well-paid, professional career to be a success and that I needed a lot of money to be happy. This belief had failed me.
Pilgrimmage to Gatbawi
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