50 on Kinabalu: Making it count
<photo: view of Mount Kinabalu from Kinabalu National Park . Contrary to popular belief, accountants don't really like counting. They...
In search of purpose: Being a role model
The movie Everest is about the story of the 1996 disaster on Mt. Everest that killed 8 climbers, one of whom was Doug Hansen. Doug, who...
In search of purpose: How long is a piece of string?
"How long is a piece of string?". This is a phrase that's normally used as a response to questions such as "How long does it take to be...
In search of purpose: Letting go
You have the right academic qualifications and aced all the exams. You have trained for years for the dream job and gotten all the...
In search of purpose: Work
There are hundreds of books like Dan Miller's "48 Days to the Work You Love: Preparing for the New Normal". Many of these books, just...
In search of purpose: Don't settle
I spent some time reading quite a few books on purpose, to understand what made them best sellers and whether they have any common...
In search of purpose: Choose your struggle
<photo: basecamp at Island Peak, Himalayas, Nepal> Altitude sickness (also known as AMS - acute mountain sickness) occurs when you cannot...
In search of purpose: Failure as a purpose
<photo: sun rise, on the final ascent to the summit of Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe> The story of Icarus is the...
In search of purpose: What we do, and why we do it
<photo: view from basecamp at Mount Elbrus, Russia> The Lunar New Year of the Rooster is just around the corner and it's reunion time...
In search of purpose: Why climb Mount Khuiten?
<Photo: towards Mount Khuiten, Mongolia - credit Ace Adventure Expeditions> Mount Khuiten, the highest mountain in Mongolia, has been...