I loathe flying. (and really, who enjoys it anyway?) Whether you turn left or right in that plane makes no difference. You are still stuffed into a metal can with a ton of other humans for 1-18 hours.
Daniel Pink offers his best travel tips which you can read here, and are really helpful. Reading through his list makes me homesick for travel. The airplane food and screaming babies don't seem so horrendous as I sit at my desk and file through job ads.
Travel teaches.
Korea taught me that if I'm ever going to be a teacher, it won't be in a high school.
China taught me to appreciate personal space.
Americans are actually really, really, really nice.
British food isn't bad at all - just well developed for cold rainy days.
Toulouse, France is the coolest town on Earth, and I want to learn more French.
Travel taught me that I can learn anything, anywhere. As I sit here at my too white desk on a rainy Monday Morning, longing for low drum of Seoul traffic, I am reminded to be creative and stick to my goals. What keeps you motivated?
Good Morning!
As promised, this is the first installment of the Must Share Monday segments. This is where I get to share cool things I've found on the internet, and encourage you to do the same. These aren't necessarily HR or business related, but since all things do connect, I'm sure they're relevant somewhere.
Today is Mr. Daniel Pink. If you haven't heard of him, be prepared for greatness. He's talking about all the best stuff: emotional intelligence in the workplace, intrinsic motivation, money, life, and happiness.
Perhaps you've heard of his books? Drive is the most famous, although Johnny Bunko and A Whole New Mind are fabulous.
This man restores my faith in management.
While I was going to link an older post of his from my archives, he wrote this today -
50 Centuries of Work = 5 Important Lessons.
It made me, as a younger person, stop and think about what I really want from my career, vs. what I wanted 10 years ago.
( I thought I'd be a CEO who speaks 7 languages by the time I was 30. I admit it, I was delusional.... but there's still a few years yet!)
Take a moment to read the comments below his blog as well. People are talking about great things there, and good discussions happen (so rare in the Blogosphere!) No blasting, just honest thought.
If I had to choose between meeting The Queen and Daniel Pink, I think you know who'd win.
