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The real lives of businessmen, professionals, the everyday man, stay at home parent, healthy lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories.
Becoming A Bestselling Author
Welcome, all, to my incredible story of becoming a full-time author. It is hard work and determination to learn to become an author. After getting laid off from a very excellent-paying job, I could not move to another city due to limitations as my husband had a career in the DC area. I applied to numerous positions in the DC Metro area but could not find a job pertinent to my educational background. Since childhood, I have been a writer, so I thought of exploring this talent and my experience of doing business with India and the theory of the Indian buzzword Jugaad which was going through research at Harvard and Stanford University in those days. I conceptualized this word as “thinking outside the box.” I wrote a book and named it “The Modern Mughal Mentality – New Strategies to Succeed in India and the Global Marketplace. It was my first book, and being Ph.D. in Biochemistry, I knew how to do research in libraries. It is a labor of love and research to my lovely readers. The book became an instant bestseller on Amazon in a category. Also, it got the title of “Hot number-one new release on Amazon.’’
By Dr.Afshan Hashmi5 years ago in Journal
Wearing my Grandfather's Pocket Change
My grandfather owned a car dealership. Due to his work, he would travel a lot so he collected coins. But not like coin collectors do where they polish them up and keep them in glass frames or cases, my papa would come home from a long trip and toss them in the top of a shadow box table. That may sound fancy, but he used it more like the bowl near your front door where you throw your keys and whatever is taking up space in your pockets. It was a small three legged wooden table with a circular glass top you could screw off to reveal a velvet padded surface used to showcase something beautiful. It was full of dirty old coins from every country you could think of and the occasional crumpled up dollar bill.
By Emma Shepherd5 years ago in Journal
Delilah
Delilah It was in the middle of the week, and a semester at college had just just begun. I remember best how bliss it was, partying and taking up study in something that I love. What people don't tell you is that life is simple, live it like the way you love.
By Frank Germano5 years ago in Journal
Holy Cow Batman!
I thought that by sharing these pictures with all the supportive readers that are on Vocal, I imagined that I could bring a little bit of a smile to everyone's faces after the past terrible year, that the Covid-19 pandemic has dragged us kicking & screaming through.
By Jonathan Townend5 years ago in Journal
Fire and Death
It was sometime around 2014-2015. McQueeny Volunteer Fire Department got toned out for a structure fire and I immediately dropped my fork, paid the bill at the restaurant and made my way to my car where my bunker gear sat, ready in my trunk. The young lady I was with was slightly nervous as I recall, I didn't have time to take her home, fire doesn't wait. I sped, we weren't supposed to as we were in Personally Owned Vehicles (POVs) and we had no sirens or lights to ensure it was safe, but I did anyways.
By John Fannin5 years ago in Journal
Richer Than I Thought
In my very first article here, I mentioned how I low-key love anything to do with pirates ... like treasure hunts. GO ON A TREASURE HUNT! "Do you have more than one bank account with money sitting in it? You probably have a million unused gift vouchers (which are pretty much like cash). If you have accrued leave entitlements at work, calculate the dollar value of that. Maybe some of your assets have increased in value -- like your house, the value of your jewelry, or random collectibles. Go and collect all the money that is scattered through your car, clothes, home, and work desk. Trust me, you'll find a lot. You might find a whole bunch of expired gift vouchers and pamper certificates (boo!), but you'll learn for next time, gorgeous (and some places will let you redeem them anyway). Remember: this is all abundance that you let go to waste. Is it any wonder that the Universe feels slow to deliver?"
By Kaitlyn Dawn5 years ago in Journal
