My first year in college I worked a stint as a waitress at Baxter’s, a local chain that tried to be an upscale Denny’s. It served your standard American fare outlined in sticky, glossy tri-fold menus. It also had a small faux wood parquet dance floor, dj booth and Karaoke machine. The [...]
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On how exposure can be everything when finding your way in the world: In the Know;
on how entrepreneurship is a great life teacher: 20 Things I've Learned as an Entrepreneur; and
on how art and dreams lie within us all: Community Theater. I hope you enjoy them.
Your First Job
My first part-time job was with T.J. Maxx, an upscale discount clothing and housewares store; a step above Kmart and less massive than Target. T.J. Maxx had rolled into our local strip mall, there to anchor the donut shop, nail shop, rental store and Western Union. Its big box format and shiny new [...]
Stumbling on Pastry: Should I be a Pastry Chef?
Dan Gilbert in his book, Stumbling on Happiness, uses science to shed light on the human condition. His basic finding is that humans are terrible at predicting their futures. This happens because humans routinely mistake how they feel now with how they will feel when they are in the future they are imagining. In his [...]
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