So I learned from a podcast the other day that weddings are for the most part recession proof (it was the knot on NPR's how I built this). Reason being there are always going to be people willing to spend money on their wedding. Well, it got me thinking that recession proof is a pretty …

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If birthdays are like the opposite of funerals, what are wedding days? The opposite of the day you die?

If I think about my current positions, teaching, and guiding people on the mountains, then obviously you want to make a deep impact on people. I feel teaching is about preparing people for their future. This means I tend to focus on mindset, creative thinking, and critical analysis rather than arguably more practical language skills. …

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If you think you can do a better job than other people, you should. There's a lot of conjecture about the teams in the rugby World Cup, people claiming to know more than the coaches themselves. Of course sometimes they are right, but there's a reason why they aren't in the position to make the …

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It's easy to say things like don't overthink, don't overwork, don't fret the small things, but it's hard to put that into action when you're a human. I've seen firsthand that these actions can have catastrophic consequences, so I purposely stop myself when I think I may be doing them, and you know what I …

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For a positive impact, does that mean I need to charge money? Maybe if all other means of income and expenditure are taken care of, or maybe if you can afford it part-time. Not charging money means you can put more love into it, I guess. Or you truly are doing it for love, and …

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Means you piss off your regulars. I'm not sure why they do it, maybe cos they're funded by the government? But are they? If they aren't, I don't see it as a wise business decision, but what would I know? Sometimes the business decisions here seem amateur, so it's hard to know.