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The Pixie Haircut: Why I Let Go of My Very Long Hair

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So the question lately is why did I get a pixie haircut? Why did I trade my long hair for a pixie cut? Whatever was I thinking?

Note: Below is an updated photo where I got my pixie cut seriously trimmed at a fabulous hair salon in Taipei, Taiwan in September 2013. I first cut my hair in February 2012 and can’t imagine going back to long hair now or perhaps ever.

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Have you ever done something really gutsy and brave, or gone against the flow of society, not because of peer pressure or hype or the “coolness factor” but because you and you alone were drawn to making that specific drastic move?

And did this decision, which you made of your own will and choice, did it turn out well? Or possibly, even turn out to be one of the best things you’ve ever done?

Oh and just for clarity’s sake: I am not looking for crazy stuff that lasts 12 seconds, gives you a super fast rush, but could potentially kill you or put your safety in a very compromised situation. I am looking for decisions that impact your day-to-day life. [Read more…] about The Pixie Haircut: Why I Let Go of My Very Long Hair

How to Keep Going In The Face of Constant Setbacks

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Blogging sounds like such a good idea in theory, as do many things, such as having children, doing a daily meditation and starting a business venture. And yet as a full-time blogger, I sometimes hardly have the time to do the thing that I gave up my corporate job for: Blogging! [Read more…] about How to Keep Going In The Face of Constant Setbacks

How to Stop Wasting Your Life In a Dead-End Job

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You know what I wish for?

I wish someone had tapped me on the shoulder during those miserable years at my corporate job, (now in reflection: a dead-end job) not to ask me to go to lunch – no, thank you, do we have to obsess so much about lunch?? – but to ask what on earth I am doing in this dead-end, deranged, disgusting place, when I can do so much more with my life and my brilliant talents and skills. [Read more…] about How to Stop Wasting Your Life In a Dead-End Job

Why You Hold On To A Miserable Job

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The problem is not with working too much. It never has been!

The problem is in the type of work that you do and how you feel about it. It is in the people you work for or with. It is in the nature of the actual work. It is in the measure of purpose and fulfillment and meaning that you find in your precious hours. [Read more…] about Why You Hold On To A Miserable Job

Episode 27: How to Ask For Your Money Back

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The Daily Interaction Podcast

Welcome back to Episode #27 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is how to professionally ask for your money back and how to reverse transactions with either a service provider, a vendor or a membership organization or whatever the case may be. How well do you manage this sticky situation in your life? [Read more…] about Episode 27: How to Ask For Your Money Back