Life is so short. Kids grow up wanting to be astronauts and archeologists… ok well I wanted to be an archeologist :) Probably because of all those Indiana Jones movies. It is so special when you see people pursuing those dreams…especially when they pursue them in style!
Meet Chris Holmes, a 31 year old working a boring (I'm guessing) job as a Border Agency Official at London's Stansted Airport. His dream job - making cakes! So after his cake business started growing, on his 31st birthday, he baked a cake for his employer, with his resignation letter written as icing on the cake!
Chris Holmes, aka "Mr. Cake" stated, "... Having set up a cake company, I thought I would leave them with a memento that would be a nice way of remembering me. I had the idea six months ago so I've kept it to myself since then."
In a way, we are all "Chris Holmes" if when are not pursuing our dreams. Life is short, go after your dreams, and become your own "Mr. Cake" :) You can grab one of his cakes at http://mrcake.co.uk!
And that's what's good,
Jon
Tom Roeser is on a mission to save Carpentersville, Ill. He is the 60 year old CEO of the town's largest employer, Otto Engineering which makes communications gear.
Carpentersville was hit hard by the recession and showed signs of becoming a crime ridden wreck. Once houses started going under, crime started rising. Broken windows and graffiti started becoming a common appearance.
Roeser cares deeply about his town and wasn't going to let it go down. Unfortunately, he couldn't get any help.
"It really was neglected," said Roeser. "I went to the town, the county; I went to Habitat for Humanity; I told them that we needed to do something about this neighborhood. I couldn't get help from anybody."
So he took matters into his own hands. He bought up 193 foreclosed homes, fixed them up, and sold or rented them out at discount rates. It's starting to work - crime is going down, other neighbors are improving their houses and people are staying.
Roeser is not expecting a profit from all of this work. "The plumbers make money, the electricians make money, everybody makes money and the people get a new home at cost," he said. "I come out of it whole."
And that's what's good,
Jon
Jhaqueil Reagan, an unemployed 18 year old, was walking outside in the freezing cold to a job interview in Indianapolis, Indiana. He saw Art Bouvier, who was spreading salt on the iced pathway in front of his Cajun restaurant, Papa Roux, and asked him how far it was to his destination. Art said it was about seven miles and he should definitely take the bus. Jhaqueil said "thank you" and continued walking.
Later on, Art was driving with his wife and they saw Jhaqueil still walking on the long journey to his interview. Art stopped the car and told Jhaqueil that he would drive him.
Jhaqueil told the couple that he was on the way to an interview at a thrift shop and that he could not afford the bus ride. He said his mother passed away and he was left to take care of his two younger siblings.
After hearing the story and understanding Jhaqueil's work ethic, Art offered him a job at his restaurant and said he would double the kid's salary if he gets the thrift shop job!
"My heart’s just racing right now. I’m just too excited, just excited to start.", Jhaqueil says.
Art posted the story on his Facebook page and the story went viral with over 15,000 likes!! The local public transportation company, IndyGo, saw the story and gave Jhaqueil a free one-year pass!!
And that's what's good,
Jon
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