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January 16th, 2012 · 5 Comments
SANTA BARBARA, CA By Jeff Bochsler
“I’m so scared right now. I’m just gonna to do what’s sensible, I’m gonna file for unemployment. Then I’m gonna try to get a job at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, because they got an excellent corporate structure and they… *they* give *you* the tools to be your own boss.” -Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) – Step Brothers
I’ve been reflecting much on my 4 month experience in South America less than one year ago when I took a leave of absence from my position at Bank of America Home Loans. I’m grateful for the banks willingness to grant me this time. Here are some thoughts I shared with fellow Santa Barbarans a couple weeks back.
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Santa Barbara, CA – Jeff Bochsler - Follow me on Twitter or tell the world on Facebook through the Share Link above.
“Reality can destroy the dream, why shouldn’t the dream destroy reality” - George Moore
Last week I had the fortune of speaking to a classroom full of Cal Poly students from the Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity. The men all showed up in suits and ties, and the ladies in classy business
attire. From the outset I was impressed. Over the course of the hour I shared with them the key points in my life thus far that led to my career in the home lending business and recent sabbatical to South America to carry out microfinance work for KIVA.org. Listed below are 49 motivators I came up with when brainstorming the talk.
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Cuzco, Peru – Written by Jeff Bochsler. Follow me on Twitter.
For anyone that has really put in time to learn a language beyond their native tongue, they know the great danger in keeping quiet for fear of being wrong. They discovered the basis for learning a language starts in the classroom via grammar, the written word and the most basics of vocabulary, but takes legs and compounds in the streets. Confidence is found in the streets. Communication is channeled in the streets.
Smiling Upon Cuzco
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Buenos Aires, Argentina – Written by Jeff Bochsler. Follow me on Twitter.
A few years back I learned to “short” -bet against- any investment that a taxi driver was recommending. This learning came at the hands of a Vegas cab driver proudly stating the ownership of two investment properties and huge returns just before the housing crash. When an obvious non-expert is speaking like an expert because of the media, run for the hills! Sell now!
Yet, despite taxi drivers’ inability to offer sound investment advice, they are full of great one-liners, some of which are intensely packed with practical and useful wisdom. They, more than most, have seen and heard the good, the bad, and the ugly of society.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
“What I found bewildering, all around me, seemed to be mundane for her.” –Shantaram, A Novel
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When you travel, are you hypersensitive to new experiences and people? Do you find yourself more interested in the mundane? Are you more open to reach out to strangers, jump on a bus, or try something entirely new? New cultures are exciting. New foods are delicious, or at least a fun adventure. New pathways are clean air to the lungs. And waiting for delayed train offers time for appreciated reflection and rest rather than impatience and frustration.
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