...How did you get discovered?

My cousin Devin makes his living as a videographer. He travels the world making entertaining videos, most of which are destined ultimately for YouTube.  He doesn't charge admission for people to watch them.  He gives away all of his secrets in the video descriptions.  He makes behind-the-scenes videos to demonstrate his processes in depth.  He responds personally to comments and questions on facebook and YouTube.
His rope swing video is one of my favorites (and has nearly 10 million views after less than two months.)

Most of the comments are positive, some are amazingly negative, but there was one comment

Getting your money's worth out of school

The cost of going to school is tremendous.  Obviously.  The increasing cost of tuition and books regularly make headlines. Many people are deciding that college isn't worth the high cost.  Those that choose to attend are left feeling pressure to minimize costs and increase the returns on their investment.

When I was in school, I had two friends that were clearly trying to get their money's worth out of their investment.  We'll call them Stan and Miles.


Goods and Services
Stan had an approach that still makes me laugh.  When he realized how much he was paying for every day at the university, he decided to reclaim the price of his tuition in goods and services.  Every time he

When I Grow Up

I frequently ask what people what to be when they grow up.  I've been surprised to learn over the years that VERY FEW people are able to give a specific answer for what they want to do.  All this time I thought it was just me...

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My Career Options
So, I may have mentioned this before: I don't really know what I want to do when I grow up.  A technical sales person? A photographer? A travel guide? A comic book writer?  A hit man?  These are all