My 5 year old self wanted to be a marine biologist. Visits to the aquarium and the ocean had convinced me, quite solidly, that I would be happy working with animals in the water. So did my 15 year old self. Now a certified scuba diver and a volunteer for animal rescue, I wanted nothing more […]
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Before success frequently comes failure. Frequently, in fact, before success comes many failures, as in Edison’s oft-quoted 1,000 failed attempts at inventing the lightbulb. If you are anywhere on the journey of paying off debt, know that you learn from each and every mistake. Oddly, failing is good news – growing, and changing, requires failing […]
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One of my first conversations with Don this morning went like this: Don: Honey, I need a refrigerator in the shed. Me: Why? Don: Because I want to have cold drinks out there, so I need a fridge. Now, his shed/workshop is a 12 x 30′ shed with power, lights, and air conditioning. It’s also […]
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When I first started to get the “itch” – the urge, on a regular basis, to quit my corporate job and sail off into the sunset – I started reading like crazy. After a colleague, in her early 40s, moved aboard a sailboat and worked from port, after her kids left for college, I realized […]
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