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As a high-school player, she caught the eye of the Tennessee State track and field coach, who recognized her tremendous ability and began training her as a runner. But just three years later, in 2001, she was struck by a car on her way back to school from swim practice, and lost her left leg at the knee as a result.

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As I shared in a recent training call, the number one reason why I started my business over 11 years ago was because I wanted flexibility in my schedule. And so, after reading an article in Office Secretary Magazine, I became a Virtual Assistant in November 2001. Live Trainings & Workshops.

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While business leaders enjoy large budgets for training and development, administrative partners often get little to no support in this regard. With regular training and education your administrative partner will hone their skills and network. She was previously at Intel from 1995 through 2001. Pamela has been a Sr.

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In October 2001, with three children under 4 (including an 8-week-old), I moved from Australia to Dallas with my husband, Andrew, who’d been offered a job. I could look into the training programs and research people who are already successful in the field,” she said. Trust your capabilities. What’s the first thing you could do?”

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In 2001 Mary Parry was homeless and living in a tent in Pennsylvania when she began befriending hikers along the roughly 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail. Commutes can be the bane of city dwellers’ existences, but not for commuters at the Armitage train station in Chicago. to try to use the car jack to save his father. And he did.

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What Marathons Have Taught Me About Lifestyle Design Reply John Hewitt ( @poewar ) January 4, 2010 at 7:04 am Interesting post James. What Marathons Have Taught Me About Lifestyle Design Reply Stacey Cornelius ( @thestudiosource ) January 4, 2010 at 8:51 am James, my first thought is you’re raising a couple of engaged citizens.

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