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Beyond Gold: What Happens After You Achieve Your Biggest Goal?

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Gymnast Carly Patterson was just 16 when her dazzling performance at the 2004 Athens Olympics made her the second American woman ever to win the all-around competition. There’s always something to be learned from your hardest days if you can just keep going. At 18, following medical advice, she retired. That sounds great.

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How Michael J. Fox Finds Ways Around Life’s Obstacles

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While there are physical reminders of his disease, he’s able to control it most of the time with medication and a healthy lifestyle. They have learned not to count on everything being the same and to react to subtle changes. They have learned resiliency ,” Fox says. But it’s not long before you cease noticing these frailties.

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Quiet Quitting = Suffering in Silence. Silence isn’t good. Period. By Bonnie Low-Kramen

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Back in 2004, quiet quitting was called “ presenteeism.” In “ 9 to 5 ,” the staff kidnapped the executive and kept him captive in his office until he apologized and learned his “lesson.” If it is a 6 or above, I recommend seeking the support of a skilled talk therapist and maybe even medication to manage the stress.

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Successful Resumés

Laughing all the Way to Work

Updated this article February 13, 2008 [link] Unfortunately, in one job I had I was involved on the downside of government downsizing, but I feel that even during a seemingly bad experience, you can always learn something positive. The employer I was working for sent me on career counselling as part of the "downsizing package".

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Preparing Your Resume

Laughing all the Way to Work

Not everyone will have this opportunity, however, so I wanted to share with you some things I learned. I feel that even during a seemingly bad experience, you can always learn something positive. SUMMARY: [Summarize your work experience] Over 25 years of progressive achievement as a secretary in the legal, medical and high-tech fields.

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Blog Action Day 2008

Loosely Speaking

Circles of Support helps motivated families transition from poverty to self-sufficiency, enabling them to gain economic stability and learn about social interdependence. To learn more, or become involved with Home Repair as a volunteer, contact homerepair@YavapaiCCJ.org. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004.

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10 Trailblazing Women Paving the Way for a Better Future

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Read on to learn more about these trailblazing women and the work they’re doing to pave the way for a better future. She’s been to a concert on each Beyoncé tour since 2004, has a personal record of reading seven novels on a four-day vacation, has lived in 10 places in 10 years and completed five half-marathons.

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