June 2012
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Week 16: Cold, Hard Truth.
This week, we’re learning about the cold, hard truth: it’s all about the money. [[MORE]]I have to say I’m definitely a cult fan of CBC’s Dragon’s Den. If you’re not into it, it’s fascinating TV - watching an entrepreneur pitch their business idea to a group of investors who are either about to validate hard work,...
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Week 15: MissRepresentation.
This week, I watched the important and groundbreaking documentary by Jennifer Siebel Newson called Miss Representation. I heard a lot of buzz last year when this film came out, but had forgotten about it until I was searching for a doc to watch this week on iTunes. [[MORE]]
Watch the trailer below. No matter who you are or where you’re coming from, I believe that you will learn at...
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WatchSuch a good laugh from this video. My old running route is being taken over by black birds!
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Week 14: Screw it, let's do it.
au·dac·i·ty [aw-das-i-tee] noun 1. boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions. 2. effrontery or insolence; shameless boldness: His questioner’s audacity shocked the lecturer.[[MORE]]
I have to kick this off with the definition of audacity, because there is no better...
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Week 13: The Alchemist.
I had heard a ton of buzz about this book before finally getting my hands on a copy, and after reading I have to say that the messages in this book were well worth the wait. As you may have noticed from the past 12 weeks of 52 in 52, I mostly lean towards business books or straightforward self-development how-to books, and I’m not one to generally pick up a...
