Once a month, I curate the best links on how to find work that you love, be excellent at what you do, and unlock any door that stands in your way. Mostly, I gather articles and podcasts that capture my attention because they make me think or laugh. Here is the link round-up for February 2016!
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
• At age 67, this mother of 11 and grandmother of 23 became the first woman to walk the entire 2050 mile Appalachian Trail. She told her daughter: “If those men can do it, I can do it.”
• We tend to think of brewers as men — at least I do! Not true. Here are more than 40 Babes Who Beer: Women Brewers, Bartenders and Entrepreneurs.
• Is blogging dead? Maybe not, but the times sure are a changing. Chris Guillebeau’s read on how the world of online publishing is changing.
• What are your other options? Alexandra Franzen lists 35 things you can do instead of starting a blog.
• Can we train ourselves to be happy? Science says we can and this app will show you how.
• Next time your kids complain about walking to school, have them watch this!
• Lena Dunham and Jane Fonda explore everything from feminism and motherhood to Hollywood sexism and dangerous women. Read it here.
• A great column from Parker Palmer (one of my favorite columnists) in Krista Tibbet’s On Being (also a fav) with advice on what to do when you are feeling lost (hint: stand still).
• Susan Hyatt shares chef Brandon Week’s recipe on how to cook a perfect sunny-side-up egg. Watch out, the photo will make you very hungry!
• Stuck in a long commute? Need some great podcasts to listen to? Here are some top picks.
• Love these moving portraits of the most famous folks in Hollywood. Watch out — they are tricky!
• And to end on a funny note, here are 100 jokes that shaped modern comedy.
Image: Willie Franklin.