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The Brownes

Somebody collects the pieces they enjoyed and republishes them with a note, and after a while the choices tell you who is choosing. The Brownes gathered writing on happiness at work, on a chef whose reputation abroad differs from the one at home, on a search engine founder chasing science fiction, and on the questions worth asking in an interview.

The one piece that is unmistakably theirs is about the euphoria of joining this industry and what comes after it. They describe the first meeting as feeling like Christmas morning, then the mile of mud you have to crawl through afterwards, having trained for none of it.

A long theological series runs alongside, asking who and what God is across many posts, and there is a run of dinner recipes and appetisers with a regional accent.

The political posts are firmly on one side and make no attempt otherwise.

Fifty nine posts. Read the mile piece first, then browse whichever of the other strands is yours.

10 Steps To Happiness At Work

Jul 28, 2012 · The Brownes
Here’s a pop quiz for anyone who’s miserable at work. Which action has the biggest chance of improving your happiness? (A) Getting a promotion, (B) seeing your professional nemesis move to the…
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Hell’s Kitchen? More like Heaven, With Gordon Ramsay

Jul 19, 2012 · The Brownes
Sure he’s a TV star, but Gordon Ramsay also has the third highest tally of Michelin stars of any chef Gordon Ramsay is most famous in this country as an actor and…
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The MLM Mile

Jul 19, 2012 · The Brownes
The MLM Mile Once you enter the doorway of the big marketing paradise, you feel this excitement. It feels like Christmas morning. You’re feeling great. It’s a positively addicting atmosphere. Some have gone…
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The Questions You Should and Shouldn’t Ask In A Job Interview

Jul 10, 2012 · The Brownes
A job interview is a two-way street.  The employer asks questions to determine if the interviewee is an ideal fit for the job, and the smart candidate uses the interview to assess…
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Roger Federer’s tennis and the Butterfly Effect

Jul 9, 2012 · The Brownes
“I knew how close I was for the last few years,” said Roger Federer, after winning his seventh Wimbledon title on Sunday and regaining the No. 1 ranking a month before turning…
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Wonder Bread

Jul 5, 2012 · The Brownes
July 4, 2012 13th day of Tamuz 5772 Volume V Issue #26 A friend sadly described his mid-twenties son to me. “He’s taken one college course after another and now he’s dropped…
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How Google’s Chief Innovator Sergey Brin is Making Science Fiction Real

Jul 3, 2012 · The Brownes
At time when some pundits are questioning whether Silicon Valley’s innovation engine is tapped out, web search titan Google offered a powerful display last week of why that’s not the case. In…
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How I Figured Out What I Wanted To Do With My Life

Jun 29, 2012 · The Brownes
If you’re stuck in a job you hate, you’re (unfortunately) not alone. In fact, an astonishing more than 80% of Americans are dissatisfied with their jobs. I, too, was unhappy in the…
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7 Ways You’re Hurting Your Daughter’s Future

Jun 29, 2012 · The Brownes
Someday you want your daughter, niece, goddaughter and best friend’s little girl to grow up and have the option of being a firewoman, a writer, an Olympic gold medalist in boxing, a…
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Web-Based Marketers: How To Feed The Content Beast

Jun 27, 2012 · The Brownes
If you are a marketer, you probably know the content beast. You hear him growling whenever you remember that you have not posted anything to your blog in a few weeks. You…
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