Short post today because I’m in New York this week catching the 4th of July fireworks! Yesterday, the wifey and I headed to Blue Bottle Coffee at Rockefeller Centre to grab a cup of Kenya drip coffee. As we waited for our coffee, we started watching a geeky-looking Asian barista behind the counter. She wore […]
Last week, I blogged about how it’s lame when fresh grads say, “I wanna earn $4k!”, with absolutely zero basis. I showed you a specific strategy on how to figure out the job to target, research the market rate, and set your ambitious salary target that’s won’t cause the interviewer to laugh in your face. But wait –
An STJobs article about how 1 in 5 fresh graduates expect a $4,000 starting pay has been making its way around my Facebook feed this week. I could almost hear the sneers coming from my network of friends (i.e. us old bogies in our thirties). Check out some of the comments that I scraped together
It was March 18, 2003. Will Saunders and David Burgess were 67 meters up in the sky. Aside from the wind, it was deathly quiet. The roar of the city was miles away. Balancing precariously on the glazed white granite tiles, they steadied themselves while tightly gripping their buckets of red paint. They couldn’t afford to
Okay, I’m gonna ask you a question, and I want you to answer with the first thing that pops into your head: Where do you go when you wanna get some serious work done? Is it a cafe? A meeting room? The library? At home after everyone has gone to bed? Notice how almost NOBODY says
It’s a brand new year! Let’s imagine that this year, you made a major resolution to improve the quality of your life. You’ve read all about the benefits of leaving work on time, so you hunker down and say, “Okay, I’m gonna leave the office by 6pm every day, no matter what!” I tried that last
Last week, I read a great book titled Concierge Confidential – it was all about the insider experiences of a hotel concierge who worked at the Hotel Continental in New York City. Concierges have the most interesting jobs in the hotel. Why? Because they get to hear the craziest requests. From the normal “Where should I go
If you ever visit Kandooma Island in the Maldives, bring your running shoes. Not because there are wild animals with sharp teeth (tourists at the buffet table don’t count), but because the running is excellent. The sun rises at 5.30am, so you get to have an early start before photoshoot-taking couples in flowery shirts invade
So I spent the last week in Turkey on holiday. I was travelling with family, so we went on a guided tour. It was fun – I could switch off my brain, enjoy the sights and the meals, and leave the logistics to the tour guide. However, one downside of being on a guided tour:
