6 Reasons why You should become a Mentor

Mentoring has become a buzz word these past few years. I’ve read countless articles about why you should find a mentor. I’m convinced. And I’m pretty sure most people are convinced. Having a mentor is a great idea. But this blog post is not about why you should get a mentor. This blog post is about why it’s a great idea for you to BECOME a mentor (If you are wondering how to find a mentor, here’s a blog post I wrote about how to do that).
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The 7 Best Pranks I’ve Seen

With April Fool’s Day being only a month away, it’s time to start scheming about pranks to play on your loved ones for April 1st. As I start planning what prank I’m going to pull on Olive this year (I’m just joking Olive, I would never dare play a prank on you… neeeever), I reminisce about that best pranks I’ve seen (or been involved in).
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10 Reasons Jeremy Lin’s Story is so Appealing

Somehow Jeremy Lin has captured the imagination of the sports world these two weeks. I see stories about him everywhere. My friends are posting about him on Facebook. The people I follow (like @jack_welch) are tweeting about him on Twitter. He is on the front page of ESPN, TSN, and newspapers (especially Asian ones). My friends went to watch him play live in Toronto on Tuesday. My dad forwarded me an email about him. A reporter from the Vancouver Sun called me yesterday to ask me why I had Linsanity (it was very timely, because I had just finished writing this article when he called). I even dreamed about him the other night.
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Olive in Casablanca

Finding My Voice: Travel While Single

[Finding My Voice is a series of blog posts on key decisions I made in my 20s.]

Defining decision: Travel while I was single

I heard it said once that the decade of one’s 20s was for personal and career exploration, one’s 30s for development, one’s 40s for establishment, one’s 50s as the prime years and one’s 60s and beyond were for passing on the wisdom to those who were younger. This made sense to me, so in my 20s, I took what opportunities I could to explore more of who I was. Part of this exploration included travelling.
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One Thing

Defining Decision #3: Decide the one thing I will die for [how to find passion in life]

[Defining Decisions is a series of blog posts on the 20 life-shaping decisions I made in my 20s.]

This blog post is about the most important decision I have ever made and how it has defined my life. I decided the one thing I am willing to die for, and I am (and will) spend my life living for that one thing. This is the key to living a life with passion and purpose.
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