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Some thoughts on the importance of having passion for your work…

I’m taking a vacation and doing my very best to completely unplug, which is not something I do enough of, that’s for sure.

So I probably won’t be posting for a few weeks. In the meantime, I’ve been thinking a lot about having passion for the work you do, so here are some posts I’ve written in the past on that topic.

“It’s rare that someone screws up in an area they’re passionate about…”

When it comes to your job, passion should trump money every time

Find your passion at work

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See you in a few weeks…

Jeff

 

Atlantans supporting Atlantans…

My good friend Chad started this Indiegogo to help support Atlanta nonprofits. In doing so, you get a awesome puzzle (and piece of art if you donate enough) and you support four Atlanta nonprofits, including mine, 48in48! I signed up for the Canvas & Puzzle package, hope you do the same :) Here’s a short video […]

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Be the superhero your younger self wanted you to be

Most of the time I have an idea for a blog post, I write it, and then I find an image that I think works well with it. Sometimes the image can add to the message and sometimes it simply makes the post look better. Once in a while I find an image and it […]

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For me, there are no greener pastures

We were driving the other day and my son commented that, while today we typically say “the grass is always greener on the other side,” the expression derived from “seeking greener pastures.” Regardless of the origin, both of those sayings essentially mean that a person perceives another situation as better than their own.  I realized […]

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