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Several of you have tagged me with this list on Facebook recently and I have enjoyed reading yours, so I thought I would join in. However, I already had a similar (and much longer) list on my blog so I thought I would just post the link to that. Enjoy!
Ok, it’s time to put all this interweb-social-networking stuff to some real use. My home inspection business is still going, but is not providing much income right now so I am looking for a job and need your help. But rather than just a general appeal for help, I wanted to ask a couple of specific favors of you.
Although much of my experience is the construction/real estate development fields, I am not necessarily trying to stay in those fields. My management and project management skills are very transferrable to most any industry. Also – while I would love to stay in Columbia, I am genuinely open to pretty much any location. I have already been in contact with companies all over the US and other parts of the world.
I know its a lot to ask, but thank you very much for your help. If you come up with any leads, call, email, or facebook me.
I just finished reading a very cool book this week. I randomly picked it up off the sale rack in a bookstore in Victoria a few weeks ago for the 2 1/2 hour ferry ride back to Seattle, and loved it. The title makes it sound like a cheesy self-help book, but its not. The author was intrigued by the question of how people find and settle into their “callings” and began asking people about just that. After interviewing over 900 people, (crazy, huh?) he of course was able to notice some trends. This book is a collection of over 50 people’s stories, grouped into several categories.
As a person who has struggled with this question seemingly more than most people do, the book really resonated with me. Not that it provided any earth-shattering insight or answers, but just seeing the wide variety of paths that people’s lives take and how long some of them take to develop was encouraging to me. There were people who fell into their callings almost accidentally, some who took huge leaps of faith (or risks) to get there, and others who bounced around for long periods of time before settling into a groove.
Through it all, one thing is clear to me. Our career paths are as unique as we are. As much as we think we would like for them to fit into neat little checkboxes, categories, and timelines, they don’t. As cliche as it sounds, it really is much more about the journey than the destination. And for me, I think I would be much happier if I could learn to enjoy the scenery along the way instead of always being preoccupied by where the path is headed.
For those of you who know me well, you know that I am allergic to school. Don’t get me wrong… I love learning and I loved college. Just not “school” in the traditional sense of the word. Not enough practical knowledge or flexibility for me. Which is why this is right up my alley.
Seth Godin, innovative thinker and author of several books, is opening his office up to a handful of people for a 6-month “real world” business education. Sort of an school-internship-mentoring-hybrid-sorta-thing. So I am applying. Anybody want to join me?
Today Bailey and I took a ferry to Victoria, British Columbia. It was foggy the whole way, so we couldn’t see any of the cool mountains and islands on the way up from Seattle. Victoria is a cool-looking town with the British influence fairly obvious and Bailey and I had a pretty good time walking around, but overall it didn’t do all that much for me. I mean let’s be honest; museums, gardens, and shopping just aren’t my things. But all that changed when we got to do this…
Ok, just kidding. I really was wanting to splurge for the floatplane flight – it has always been a dream of mine – but the fog killed that possibility as well. Maybe next time…
Tomorrow we are headed home… can’t wait to be back with all my friends and sleep in my own bed!
Today Bailey and I spent the whole day in Seattle, which was great! Here are the highlights:
Tomorrow – Victoria, British Columbia!
After 2 days in Post Falls, ID for a discipleship conference at this church, Bailey and I drove to Seattle last night for a few days of exploring. Today we drove out to Olympic National Park, which is an awesome mix of mountains, forests, and beaches. We only had time to hit the high spots and logged a ton of miles in the car, but it was well worth it. The first pic is the amazing view from the top of Hurricane Ridge Road. The highlight of the day however, was definitely Rialto Beach, (2nd pic) with its black sand, amazing rock formations, evergreens, and tons of drift logs. Very north pacific.
Tomorrow – Mars Hill church and downtown Seattle.
Ever try typing (or doing pretty much anything) without using the thumb on your dominant hand? Well that is apparently what you get to do when you tear a tendon in your thumb. Tonight I was playing ultimate at a Midtown hangout on campus and dove to knock the disc away on a defensive play. I made the play, but when I got up and grabbed the disc to throw it my thumb wasnt working properly. It was bent at the joint and would straighten if I moved it with my other hand, but not under its own power. After having a doctor friend look at it, it seems that I have torn a tendon. The good news it that it probably wont require surgery. The bad news is that it will require a splint for 6-8 weeks. The thumb doesnt hurt much, so I am going to try and get an appointment with a hand specialist sometime tomorrow. Let the age jokes begin….
Like most guys, I love technology. As an extroverted, social type of person I especially love technology associated with communication and relationships such as Facebook, blogs, and texting. I love knowing what people are up to and being able to share thoughts, pictures, etc. But recently I have been thinking about how all this continual “connectedness” also has some backlash.
It seems that many of our relationships and friendships are being reduced to a series of sound bites or headlines. Instead of calling someone to ask how their day was or to make plans, we e-communicate. And why not? It is convenient and efficient. But is that always best? A 2 minute phone call can cover more ground than 20 minutes of texting, and with far more ability to convey tone and emotion. Real relationships are built on face time or at least verbal dialog, but we seem to be using them less and less. Technology has dramatically increased the number of people we can keep up with, but if we are not careful it may do so at the cost of depth in some of our core relationships.
We are more connected than ever, but ironically we are also more lonely than ever. As I wrote in a previous post, the cure for loneliness is authentic and available relationships. Unfortunately, e-communication has a tendency to be neither. It is often not authentic in that it is too condensed and lacks emotion and tone. It is often the opposite of available, since it allows us to initiate or respond completely at our convenience.
So what is the answer? Quit using facebook? Stop texting? I dont think so. But I do think that we should be aware of and careful with how we use e-communication tools. They should definitely be supplemental rather than primary methods of communication, used for minutes a day rather than hours. Go grab coffee with someone. Call that friend in another part of the country instead of writing on their wall. I guarantee you will both be glad that you did.
Lee Cunningham
Columbia, SC
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