I was watching 60 Minutes last night, while in Mexico City. They showed a segment about a bakery in NYC that hired ex-felons, drug dealers, and other disadvantaged souls....trained them to work in a bakery...and gave them respectable jobs. The company also provided day care, housing, and education to the community.

The COO of the company talked about watching the "double bottom line" ~ making money and doing good works for the community. The business was for-profit, but also socially conscious. I caught myself thinking a lot as I watched the segment...."Hey, I could do THAT...I know how to run a business, and I bet that would be a fun business to run!"

So, now the question....

(1) Have you ever re-evaluated the course of your life? If yes, how did you go about re-evaluating it objectively? What was your process?

(2) What was the outcome? How did you tell your family and friends about the change? Were you happy with your decision?

(3) Any advice, based on what you learned?


I find I'm getting more and more tired of making money for someone else and not giving back to my community...and I am starting to think about a change. Maybe it's late and I'm maudlin...but I'd like to know if anyone else has gone through this. And I suspect a Pixie or two has.

Thanks for reading this damn long post!

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