Just a bit over a year ago, Glen Allsopp was an 18-year old guy from England, working in a job he hated, doing college courses that bored him to death, and running his own business part-time. In my books, that’s already quite an achievement for someone that young.

But it wasn’t enough for Glen, who wanted to plug into his real identity and live his life to the max. So, he took a job in South Africa, left his old life behind and moved to a whole new country far away from everything he knew.

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What do you do if you are a fanatic blogger and athlete who wants to use those talents to leave the world a bit better than it was when you got it?

When faced with the question, Mark Hayward decided to go ahead and start a non-profit project to combines these interests: “Getting fit + social media + blogging = social good.”

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I have a new addiction. It’s called Plurk, and I think you should try it out too. All the cool kids are doing it, so I’m sure you don’t want to miss on all the fun. But these short two weeks or so on Plurk have already taught me something important about friendship.

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The image in this post would really belong to my next post, but I thought that I’d share it with you now to give you a sneak preview of what’s coming up. So, early next week we’ll be talking about green lights.

But before that I want to post a collection of insanely interesting links: some new and exciting stuff I have been working on lately, and a few great posts from the blogosphere.

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Warning: Reading this post can make you pay $9.99 for a book.

Reading this book can make you do dramatic changes in your life and turn you into an escape artist.

Proceed reading at your own risk.

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Being a great dad is something that every father out there is (or should be) striving for. But what exactly is a great dad?

Steve Caplin and Simon Rose think they have it figured out: a dad should be a hero that provides the fun and the spice that makes life entertaining and enjoyable.

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There is something in the human mind that find flaws, quirks, and small insanities interesting. When we see that other people have rough edges as well, we feel better about ourselves. After all, even the poster boys only become interesting when their secrets are revealed on the pages of the tabloid magazines.

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I love Christmas!

Oh, it’s today, in case you have forgotten. Or tomorrow, depending on which day you celebrate Christmas on. There are people from more than 25 countries reading this blog, so I’m sure your Christmas traditions differ from mine. And I find that insanely interesting.

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A few days ago I was chatting with Shane from Shane and Peter and he sent me a question saying he’s very proud of it. He told me that the question was one from a set of interview questions he was planning to send out to some interesting entrepreneurs out there.

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What if I told you that I want to be a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician, poet and a writer?

If that scares you, you belong to the vast majority of people who believe the modern day mantra of specialization and say that a Jack of all trades is master of none.

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