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We are Products of our Environment.

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Been meaning to read this book “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell for a couple years (my friend Laird gifted it to me), saw it on the bookshelf last week and read right through it last night…definitely highly recommended for anyone – good for both professional and personal growth. Below is a quick sentence I copied down and will try …

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Discouraging Day….Many Negatives Landsliding

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maybe i’m overworked? maybe overwhelmed? maybe just complaining….but man….started late sunday night with some bank issues – bloodsuckers always find new ways to hit you with fees… Just feel like I keep paying out…. One of my friends / contractors just dropped the ball with emails and phone calls, and for the past week seems like they’ve been piling up …

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I’m in this new Life Stage called “Odyssey”

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My mom left this article for me to read on the desk – very interesting…..and I would agree true to life – a New York Times article by David Brooks – Odyssey – during this decade, 20-somethings go to school and take breaks from school. They live with friends and they live at home. They fall in and out of …

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words of encouragement from Felicity

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Today has been a reflective day….spent the majority of my day finding an office in the business district…man I need to learn Chinese….no one here speaks English….and I find the IT / internet company – and I meet with the VP of Strategic Development…and I pitch my idea…he likes it overall (it seemed) but of course I have a lot …

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too much to even write….brain overload….

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man….I just sat down at my desk here in the guestroom of my friend’s apt in Hong Kong…and wow….I have collected so much freakin’ stuff tons of brochures, catalogs, business cards – all of which could be fruitful business relationships that would take a lifetime to build to full potential money in all sorts of currencies lucky charms from indian …

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awesome quite for the current timing

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=========== The trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more. ~ Erica Jong =========== that is a sweet quote – especially for how I’ve been feeling lately…emotional roller coaster…..but the more difficult decisions in life, the better you will become, stronger, and more experienced for the next time. Don’t ever give up your hope and your dream. …

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final boarding call for flight 99 from newark to hong kong…

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hustler trying to make us a millionaire usin his craps method….and a pic from “The Pool” bar in Harrah’s casino last night blog entry – wed oct 10, 2007 currently in newark airport sitting on the floor to get a freakin’ power outlet…..you think by now these airports would realize 2 outlets per terminal ain’t gonna cut it…maybe there’s a …

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how does everything get done?

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Walking around NYC a lot lately…you seen tons of work getting done…garbage pickup, sewage cleanup, traffic duty, construction…. boggles my mind that all of this works…that people come to their job, do their duty, and are happy with their paycheck every 2 weeks…. guess that is what we are all programmed to do – out of work? get a job, …

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everyone loves photos – some to note

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currently on my laptop in a hotel lobby in syracuse – been trecking through upstate NY like a crazed maniac, no couch is safe! let me post some images from the past couple weeks. awesome Ruben I ate for lunch today in Syracuse – Andrew! Joe’s bar – Dapp’s – albany, ny – Pizza time! Magoo climbing his first cell …

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my current life according to Andrew Moran

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Yes…so in our daily email web back and forth – he reacted to my next few month’s itinerary as: “ Andrew Moran to me show details 8:06 pm (3½ hours ago) you are a wise and noble traveler. your like an alcoholic Kane roaming the earth in search of debachery, profit and kicking magoo’s ass. The nobelest of callings… HEY …

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never stop trying new things, and renewing old

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so this weekend was a rather relaxing weekend, local weekend beach bum, bbq, and movie night! I drove standard / stick shift last night – haven’t done that since summer 2003 (re: usa roadtrip w/ Scott) and I picked it up rather quickly…..guess its like a bike, once you learn you don’t really forget. First attempt at surfing! – so …

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new month – time to reflect and refocus

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about to begin my 3rd month as a full time entrepreneur – and I fully say I do not regret making this decision – while I do not exactly know how things will pan out – it feels refreshing to know I have done this and have learned tons so far! Beginning a new month – especially as an entrepreneur …

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yea yea, i know its been a while!

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ok, so now that I know ppl are actually reading this damn blog, maybe i’ll come back now and post some shiznit… well its been insanely busy, which I can definitely say is a good thing….the biggest problem is there is a lot of inquiries for my new business…but not many of them are serious, or are just using my …