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Skype, I Love You

June 7, 2010

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I was sitting in the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport on my way to Houston a few weeks ago. It was one of the rare times that I was quite a bit early for my flight and had about 45 minutes to kill. I flipped open my laptop and received a random alert from Skype saying that [...]

You Can Have Anything If You Put in the Work

January 5, 2010

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Before I settled in Brazil less than a week ago, I was all over the place: DC, New York, Atlanta, Ohio, and Jamaica. The great thing is that I’ve been able to see friends and clients that I’ve been working with for months. Everywhere I went, everyone asked me if I’ve lost weight and after [...]

What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur

October 26, 2009

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It’s 6 am and I haven’t been to sleep yet. Actually, I’ve slept about eight hours in the past three days. This is my life as an entrepreneur. This past weekend, I was talking to one of my friends, a fellow entrepreneur. He was going through one of those days where second guessing is normal, [...]

Get the Facts Yourself

October 23, 2009

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Yesterday, I received a forwarded email from one of my friends. I’m sure you’ve seen something like it: “Send this email to 8 of your friends and receive a free laptop. This is not a hoax.” Pah! Yeah, not a hoax my ass. Me, being the nifty researcher that I am, immediately googled it. No [...]

You Define Who You Are

October 19, 2009

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I was the photographer at a wedding last week. There, I met a young lady that was the make up artist for the day. Her dilemma was that she loved doing make up but she was going to go to law school because she felt that doing make up wasn’t a real career. It wasn’t [...]

Working on the Road: Where’s the Nearest Coffee Shop? No, Not Starbucks

October 15, 2009

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I’m in Harlem this week and the first thing I looked for was a coffee house. It’s the the same search that I make when I’m in a new city. I need a place to work and I’ve always liked coffee shops. However, it can be a challenge finding a great one in a changing [...]