Sixbears in the Woods: Status

Posted on February 8, 2010
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For me status was never about the stuff you have. It's cool to have interesting stuff, but it doesn’t make you an interesting person. Money was never much of a motivator. It’s a marker in a game that bores me.

My dad had and has status -at least in the way I measure it. Knowledge is a big part of it. Formal education is nice to have, but never let education get in the way of your learning. The thing that always impressed me about dad was he’s the guy people go to solve problems. He’s a figure it out sort of guy. Never makes much money for the stuff he does. Even in his mid seventies, he’s the problem solver in the retirement park. He doesn’t charge for what he does, but he does accept donations.

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