December 2011
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Dec 31st
Dec 31st
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“Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.”
– Mark Twain
Dec 31st
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Dec 30th
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“Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal...”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Dec 30th
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“There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.”
– Christopher Morley
Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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“It’s not the load that breaks you down. It’s the way you carry it.”
– Lena Horne
Dec 28th
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“Heroes are made in the hour of defeat. Success is, therefore, well described as...”
– Gandhi
Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 25th
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“I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the...”
– George Burns
Dec 24th
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“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and...”
– Colin Powell
Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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“You can’t make the same mistake twice. The second time you make it,...”
– Anonymous
Dec 22nd
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Click Squares and Enjoy →
Dec 22nd
jhnmyr: Traveling is a good way to get a second opinion on everything.
Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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“The pain will not go away by getting angry or bitter; it will go away when you...”
– Anonymous
Dec 21st
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“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he...”
– Oscar Wilde
Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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“Let tradition be your rudder, not your anchor.”
– Anonymous
Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
Anniversary & Employment
Today marks the two-year anniversary of my graduation with a Masters degree and I’m very happy to say that I have officially accepted a position with First Year Programs at Rice University. After 720 days, nearly 20 on-campus interviews, more than 45 phone interviews and countless job applications, I finally feel like I’m on the right path for my goals both personally and professionally. Despite...
Dec 18th
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“Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they...”
– Muhammed Ali
Dec 18th
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“Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do, doesn’t...”
– Thomas Edison
Dec 17th
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Dec 16th
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“I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares...”
– Jonas Salk
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
– Paulo Coehlo
Dec 15th
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“This is what I call the “skip-forward” generation, because everyone has the...”
–  John Mayer during a 2007 interview for Rolling Stone. (via marrypotter)
Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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“Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps...”
– Sandra Carey
Dec 14th
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“All great changes are preceded by chaos.”
– Deepak Chopra
Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 12th
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“Try not to lose faith. When you are committed to a goal, you will reach it, as...”
– Sean Cook, of Higher Ed Career Coach, on my job search process
Dec 12th
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Dec 12th
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“Most people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their...”
– Napoleon Hill
Dec 11th
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Santa Baby, Baby, Baby
For years now my former supervisor and friend Kelli has said that I remind her of Santa. Now, it’s not because I’m jolly or because of my rosy red cheeks, and I sure hope that it has nothing to do with my belly. Instead, it’s my red beard that she connects with Kris Kringle. You read that right, “red beard.” Apparently in one of the old claymation Christmas shows,...
Dec 10th
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“You don’t drown by falling in water; you drown by staying there.”
– Anonymous
Dec 10th
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“What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.”
– Buddha
Dec 9th
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