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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. After retiring from gymnastics at 18, Patterson released an album, aptly named Back to the Beginning. “I’ve At 18, following medical advice, she retired.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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Other reasons included “not [being] ready to retire” and the loss of their previous job. With a passion for “building the green, clean, knowledge-rich future,” she founded her company, Ethical Markets Media LLC , in 2004, when she was 72. “I You cannot tell a 2-year-old you’re going to fire him if he doesn’t get potty trained.”

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Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Give a care? Add it to the list of things to try again when I am retired. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Give a share! We love our local Farmers’ Market, but decided this year to take our grocery shopping to another level.

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