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What is On Being the Change I Wish to See?
On Being the Change I Wish to See is a blog (weblog) about the problems we see all around us every day and the common sense, practical actions individuals can take on their own to change the world. I believe one person can make a difference, and all we have to do is choose something we want to change and act on it to make it happen.
You will find:
- Articles on many topics about the direction the world is taking, from education to war to the environment to politics
- Articles on ways to change some of the things going the wrong direction and get them going in a better direction
- Book reviews
- Suggested reading
- Podcasts of note
- Relevant videos
One thing I feel I need to say right off is I don’t have all the answers and in many cases I’m still trying to figure out the questions. But when I do figure something out or find something wrong, I will do whatever I can to make it better or make it right.
My approach is very practical and down-to-earth, not some pie-in-the-sky, feel-good endeavor.
The world will change whether we choose the direction or not. Let’s make better choices.
Who is Sherri Joubert?
On Being the Change I Wish to See content is written by me, Sherri Joubert, a single mom from Louisiana in the United States. I am a chemist by education and left the chemical industry at the end of 2003 as the result of a job elimination.
My mottoes are be the change that you wish to see in the world by Mahatma Gandhi, and those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it.
My ultimate goal is to be debt-free so I can become a real philanthropist. You can follow my journey to debt freedom at Debt Free or Bust.
Since January 2004, I embarked on a path of entrepreneurship, and own and operate an investment advisory business from my home office. Missing science and needing extra income, I started tutoring high school math and science part-time in November 2006. I love working with students and seeing the light bulbs go on when they finally understand a difficult concept.
In April 2007, I decided to learn how to earn at least a part-time income online. The online income path has led to blogging part-time. I’ve always been an avid writer and have kept journals for years before discovering blogging. Now I can write about things I want a large number of people to read and hopefully benefit in the process.
In the meantime, I am in a career transition from operating my investment advisory business (now closed) to a full-time math and science tutoring company. Many of my students are “square pegs”, and my goal is to teach them in ways that don’t require that they fit into round holes.
Thanks, and I hope you will find ways you can be the change, too.
Note: This blog belongs to me. I write for it and I pay for its hosting and URL. You do not have the right to publish any comments on my blog. Having your comments published here is a privilege. Comments attacking me personally or attacking others will be deleted. Comments professing your right to free speech will also be deleted. If you want to speak freely, write your own blog. You are welcome to debate the topic at hand, but when you leave the topic itself and make it personal, you have crossed the line.
You can find out more about me by following the link below.
- Get the full story in Sherri’s Timeline
Contact Sherri:
- By email – joubess at gmail dot com
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August 23rd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Bonjour Sherri!
Thanks to your dropping by my place, I am now dropping by yours. And what a beautiful place it is.
Congratulations for the mission you’ve given yourself, the (web) world needs more dedicated people like you. I especially enjoyed reading about your goal to help the “square pegs” learn without having them fit into round holes. Amen to that!!
Now that I’ve discovered this oasis of thought and change, I’ll be following your journey and surely learning a thing or two about how I can bring about a better world.
Big hugs and lots of LOVE,
Mudd a.k.a. Happy Oza
xoxo
August 25th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Oza,
Thank you for dropping by! I’m glad you’re here and I truly enjoyed your posts as well.
Sherri
November 26th, 2009 at 1:46 am
I’ve been included in taxes for longer then I care to acknowledge, both on the individual side (all my working life story!!) and from a legal point of view since satisfying the bar and following up on tax law. I’ve provided a lot of advice and righted a lot of wrongs, and I must say that what you’ve posted makes impeccable sense. Please uphold the good work – the more individuals know the better they’ll be equipped to comprehend with the tax man, and that’s what it’s all about.