You can have all the: best intentions weekends away cups of coffee good night’s rest group pow-wows self-help books new notebooks sharpened pencils downloaded classes implied meaning signs from heaven “I’ll start next week” declarations prognostications proclamations and pontifications (not a word) You can have the inspiration, enthusiasm and passion of drinking a double chai grande latte with a shot of mind maps and unicorns while over-looking the Rainbow River but there ...
I write this as I fly to Las Vegas to be part of Catalyst Week curated by my friends atRework. The the theme for the week is "Finding Meaning And Purpose In Our Careers," so I figured why not dive head first into that topic in this post and stir up some feathers? Everyone wants to ...
There are two options. You can try or you can decide not to try. These are clear, definitive choices, both of which take a firm commitment to adhere to. Ok I lied. There is also a third choice:Â do nothing. This is the decision that most of us end up choosing because it leaves our options open, ...
Today I turn 32 and Colipera turns 1. I guess it’s a good way for me to always remember both! I’ve always tried to live my life at full effort and with full appreciation. In return, life has been good to me so I wanted to take a chance to reflect on the 32 most important ...
When I was 23, I was a nuclear engineer for the DOD working at Pearl Harbor. As interesting as it was working on nuclear submarines, I wanted something more. I wanted money. I was hell bent on getting a financial engineering degree. That was until I talked with my cousin who already had one. In ...
"Hi, I'm Bassam Tarazi, creator of Colipera. This blog combines tenets of collective inspiration, personal accountability and global discovery. Enjoy!"