Christopher Rakowski @ 1,000 feet
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Born: Milwaukee, WI USA
Current Residence: Chicago, Barcelona, Sydney
Personal Motto: Forever alive, forever forward.
Interests
stoic philosophy, music, travel, adventure, photography, street art, industrial design, modern art, technology strategy, SaaS, PaaS, emerging technologies, outdoor exploration & personal development.
I AM
* Left-Handed * A classic ENTP (Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving) * Highly Curious * Impatient with people I consider wrongheaded or unintelligent, and show little restraint in demonstrating this. * An experience junky * Right Brain Orientated * Adaptable and comfortable w/ change, uncertainty and diverse social situations * Hopeful, optimistic, and future-orientated * Clever & Resourceful * Able to see the awe * Playful & Social * Highly Independent * A risk-taker * Confident, yet humble * Constructively impatient * Optimistic, yet realistic * A work in progress
I SEEK
* Novel, intense & authentic experiences (exhilaration through experiences) * All things creative (art, design, ideas, etc) * Challenging work * Knowledge and competence * Strong relationships with friends & family * Continual growth & development > moving closer toward excellence > growth through chaos & “progressive overload” * Freedom (dislike confining schedules and environments, dislike routine) * Play, Exploration & Variety * Meaning through service (others, society) * Spontaneity, serendipity, whim, and chance * A simple lifestyle – few material possessions
Places I’ve Been
Outside U.S. Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga & Granada), United Kingdom (London), Czech Republic (Prague), France (Paris), Portugal (Lisbon), Belgium (Brussels, Leuven, Antwerp), Ireland (Dublin), Netherlands (Rodderdam & Amsterdam), Germany (Berlin, Cologne), Switzerland (Zurich), Italy (Milan & Rome), Vatican City, Greece (Santorini & Athens), Turkey (Istanbul), Thailand (Bangkok).
Within the U.S. Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Washington D.C, New York City, California (San Diego, L.A, San Francisco), Florida (Orlando, Fort Myers, Miami), Wisconsin (Milwaukee), Tennessee (Pigeon forge, Gatlinburg)
Favorite Books
Meditations, The Alchemist, Vagabonding, Eat Pray Love, , Amusing Ourselves to Death, Fooled by Randomness, Many Miles to Go, A Very Public Offering, Zorba the Greek, Never Eat Alone, Fahrenheit 451, The Great Gatsby, 4-hour Workweek, My Misspent Youth, How To Win Friends And Influence People, Personal Development for Smart People, Cat’s Cradle, Career Renegade
Favorite Music
Guster, Postal Service, Snow Patrol, Mae, , DMB, The Shins, New Pornographers, Ben Folds, Bloc Party, Death Cab for Cuttie, Gufs, Radiohead, South, U2, Cure, The Decemberists, Hot Chip, Yelle, Counting Crows, Ladyhawke, MGMT, Longwave, Cut Copy, O.A.R, LCD Sound System, Oar, Scissor Sisters, Shiny Toy Guns, Young Love, Bob Sinclair, David Guetta, Jack Johnson, Tunng