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

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Already an internationally-ranked swimmer in her native South Africa by the age of 14, du Toit seemed to be a rising star in international athletics. ‘Be everything you want to be’. Natalie du Toit would have been a perfect candidate for Abbott’s mentoring. In 2003, again swimming the 800-meter freestyle, she won gold at the All-Africa Games.

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How Two Decades of Film Remakes Have Impacted Creativity in Cinema

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Alex Stevens, host of the weekly SUCCESS Movie Rewind podcast, points to Sam Raimi’s 2002 Spider-Man as a starting point. In contrast, small and mid-sized, character-driven and international movies with more narrative nuance and less action might play just as well on a small screen.

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Leading with Kindness: 14 Most Charitable Celebrities

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In 2002, Kendra Scott designed her first jewelry collection with just $500 in the spare bedroom of her home. Every single employee, whether you’re an intern, part-time, holiday help or C-level, should have the same level of love and respect and care,” Scott told SUCCESS in 2016.

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How Badly Do You Want the Life You Dream About?

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Nine months after calling off her wedding, she was managing a remote hospital in Darfur, Sudan, that served internally displaced Sudanese refugees. Now, I am living my calling in ways I was unable to imagine in 2002. That knowledge emboldened her to pursue her dream of joining Doctors Without Borders.

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