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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

Success

It wasn’t just any form of the disease, but a rare form of blood cancer known as anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. After receiving his diagnosis in August 2006, Lester went through treatment, worked his way back into the major leagues and pitched—and won—a World Series game. I didn’t once ask why,” Lester tells SUCCESS.

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Thursday Morning & 20 Years of Celebrating You & Your Profession!

Office Dynamics

Skipping to 2001, the conference centered on Don’t Gamble on Leading Your Team: Help Your Organization Maintain a Competitive Edge in the New Economy and was hosted in Las Vegas, NV. In 2006, Get Motivated! And yes, this was the year that Hurricane Floyd stared them straight in the eye!

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Three Ways to Start a Revolution | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

No matter what you do, there will always be folks who feel you’re whoring yourself out in some form or another, but if it works, I don’t have a problem with it. Then, text information can be in the form of web pages/blog posts, PDF ebooks, forum posts, wikis, etc. But consider that the iPod first came out in October, 2001.

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