Recommendation from Ben Rose, Executive Director of the Green Mountain Club

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Recommendation from Ben Rose, Executive Director of the Green Mountain Club

“When I was Executive Director of The Green Mountain Club, we were fortunate to have Michelle Barber working as one of our information specialists in the Visitor Center. In my experience, Michelle is friendly, bright, professional, and reliable. I recommend her as a creative, positive person who is a student of organizations, offers constructive ideas, and is a great person to have around!”

Ben Rose

Executive Director (1998-2011)

Green Mountain Club

Please read the recommendation I enthusiastically offered Ben on LinkedIn.

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Ben Rose Recommendation

Things I would tell my younger self

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Things I would tell my younger self

Here are just a few things I would tell my younger self. Just a quick post today.

Younger self:

  • Breathe. Again. And again….
  • You can endure much more than you think you can (or should have to).
  • Don’t use the credit card!
  • Pay cash for the car – and get the used one.
  • Let go of your pride yourself so that it won’t feel so bad when someone knocks it out of you.
  • Stop eating sugar.
  • Buy a bicycle.
  • If you paid down your debt and started saving right out of college, you could retire by the age of 40.
  • Reclaim your body. Don’t wait until you’re 27 and rollerblading on the rec. path. Although, that was fun too.
  • Go to the chiropractor regularly.

Time Blocking: Work Smart to Avoid Office Distractions

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Time Blocking: Work Smart to Avoid Office Distractions

I’m an advocate for time blocking: making appointments with yourself to work on a task. However, I’ve used the tactic mostly as a productivity (reactionary) tool. I like this video from Fast Company because it advocates for carving out non-reactionary windows of time for things “you want to make an impact in over the long-term.”

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Montpelier Art Walk :: October 7

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Montpelier Art Walk
October 7, 2011
4-8 pm

Unwind on Friday, October 7th in downtown Montpelier during our fall Art Walk, where you’ll find fine art, fiber art, sculptures, comics, djembe lessons and more! Art Walk is from 4-8 pm. It’s free and open to everyone. For more information, call 802.223.9604 or go to www.montpelieralive.org/artwalk. We’ll see you downtown!

Montpelier Art Walk Venues and Artists:

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Book Review: Death of the Liberal Class by Chris Hedges

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Book Review: Death of the Liberal Class by Chris Hedges

Hands down, this is the best book I’ve read this year. Death of the Liberal Class by Chris Hedges won a Pulitzer Prize, so I’m clearly not the only one who thinks highly of it.

Hedges answers the question I (and many others) have been asking for several years: What the heck happened to the Democratic Party in this country? But Hedges goes far beyond party politics to examine how and why the liberal class and our institutions (universities, unions, newspapers, etc.) have become so weak as to not even remotely cause a threat when basic civil liberties or human rights are infringed upon.

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