Do What You Love?
Love What You Do?
The familiar saying, “Do what you love and the money will follow,” may remind us of the importance of having dreams and pursuing desires, but is it really practical career advice? After all, you may love to golf, but unless you’re better than 99.99% of the other golfers out there, there’s not much money in it. Here’s how to approach the whole do-what-you-love notion:
Decide what you want. What you choose to do for a living should be based on what kind of life you want. If you dream of a life of wealth and luxury, a career as an artist (however much you love to draw) probably won’t be very satisfying. Look for a strategy that will incorporate your interests without sacrificing your other life goals.
Learn your strengths. You may love playing the guitar, but are you really good enough to make a living at it? Be honest and realistic with yourself before committing yourself to a career that could be filled with frustration.
Understand secondary requirements. Every job and career includes some tasks that are less enjoyable than others. Movie stars have to deal with intrusive paparazzi; CEOs have to make tough decisions about layoffs and ethical dilemmas. Be sure you’re prepared to handle any downside when you choose to follow your dream.
Remember that work is still work. Your career has to carry you through days and weeks when you don’t really want to go to the office, or the studio, or wherever your job takes you. This is part of being realistic about your goals: even the best jobs can seem like drudgery at times, and you’ll have to stick with it even when the initial enjoyment fades.
Don’t define yourself by your job. Your career choice doesn’t have to restrict other life choices. Instead of seeking the perfect job, concentrate on finding satisfying work that allows you to enjoy your life as a whole. Remember that other old saying: No one ever died wishing they’d spent more time at the office.
Humor In Their Genes
Humor was a family business for the Marx Brothers. They traveled the country with their parents as part of a vaudeville act, playing the role of “children” until they were 20. Their mother always insisted they be charged half-fare and routinely told everyone she met that her children were only 13 years old.
One day a railroad conductor came to her seat and demanded full fare. Mrs. Marx informed him that her sons were 13. The conductor replied sarcastically, “Well, one of your 13-year-olds is in the washroom shaving, and another one of them is in the club car smoking a cigar.”
The Marx mother just shook her head and replied, “They grow up so fast.”
A Look Under Antarctica 
What lies buried beneath the snow and ice blanketing the continent of Antarctica? Scientists have a better picture of the landscape underneath the glaciers thanks to an international project called ICECAP (Investigating the Cryospheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate).
The ICECAP team flew a refurbished 1942 DC-3 airplane equipped with ice-penetrating radar on the bottom of its fuselage. The aircraft flew in a fan-shaped pattern across the East Antarctic Aurora Subglacial Basin, using the radar to peer beneath the ice covering. The findings revealed a deep trench hundreds of kilometers long, with fjord-like features cut by vast sheets of ice that flowed across the continent long ago. As reported by the BBC News website, the researchers hope their findings will improve understanding of Antarctica’s past and its future, especially in light of climate change potentially warming our world.
Poppies For The Troops November 11
Remembrance Day, or Veterans Day, is the day red poppies are worn in honor of the members of our armed forces who sacrificed their lives for their country.
It is celebrated each year on the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended Word War I. The major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the Germans signed the Armistice.
The red poppy has become a familiar emblem of fallen soldiers due to the poem In Flanders Fields. These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, and their brilliant red became a symbol of the blood spilt in the war.
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SEPTEMBER QUIZ ANSWER:
QUESTION: Citizens of Switzerland are prohibited from serving in any foreign army, with what notable exception?
ANSWER: The Vatican
Congratulations to Merlyn D'Souza and Garry Anderson whose names were drawn from all correct responses. They will each receive a $50 Gift Card to a local restaurant.
Watch for your name next time!
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QUESTION: On which part of the body would someone be most likely to wear a diadem?
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