June 2011

Two Pervez’s Retire Today

June 30, 2011

Today is my last day at Siemens. But more importantly, my wonderful mom is retiring today! It was a complete coincidence. I set the June 30th departure date first. She was planning to retire 11-11-11 since she started working at her hospital 8-8-88, but in the end she moved the date up. We realized we [...]

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Corporate Tool To Nomadic Idealist Transformation Part 7 – Putting It All Together

June 27, 2011

Many people have emailed me asking how I could go from top MBA program to top renewable energy company to happy nomad. This is the seventh and final post in a series of short posts explaining the steps I went through in recognizing that I wasn’t living the life I wanted, how I tried to [...]

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A Heart Of Gold – Katsuhito Torii

June 25, 2011

Katsuhito Torii escaped the horrors of the March earthquake and tsunami, but he couldn’t sit idly while other people helped those that were negatively affected. Instead, the single dad sent his daughter off to his mom’s house and headed to the local school. As a carpenter, there were many things he could do to help [...]

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Photo Friday – Copenhagen, Denmark

June 24, 2011

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Corporate Tool To Nomadic Idealist Transformation Part 6 – Prague

June 22, 2011

Many people have emailed me asking how I could go from top MBA program to top renewable energy company to happy nomad. This is the sixth post in a series of short posts explaining the steps I went through in recognizing that I wasn’t living the life I wanted, how I tried to unsuccessfully fix [...]

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Corporate Tool to Nomadic Idealist Transformation Part 5 – Emzingo

June 20, 2011

Many people have emailed me asking how I could go from top MBA program to top renewable energy company to happy nomad. This is the fifth post in a series of short posts explaining the steps I went through in recognizing that I wasn’t living the life I wanted, how I tried to unsuccessfully fix [...]

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Life In The Slower Lane

June 18, 2011

I saw the video below recently and really enjoyed it. I lived in Copenhagen last year while I was looking for jobs in Scandinavia and I loved how bike-friendly the city is. You can really get around safely on two wheels, even in small towns like the one I currently live in. Parents ride with [...]

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Photo Friday – Athens, Greece

June 17, 2011

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Corporate Tool To Nomadic Fool Transformation Part 4 – The Art Of Non-Conformity

June 15, 2011

Many people have emailed me asking how I could go from top MBA program to top renewable energy company to happy nomad. This is the fourth post in a series of short posts explaining the steps I went through in recognizing that I wasn’t living the life I wanted, how I tried to unsuccessfully fix [...]

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