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How Deesha Philyaw Built Her Writing Career From the Ground Up—and Landed a 7-Figure Book Deal

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How Deesha Philyaw got her first break This was before the economic collapse of 2008, when media outlets and magazines paid freelancers quite well. It was one of the ones where exposure really did pay off because that’s what got me on the radar of national print publications, newspapers and magazines.

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For Jamie Kern Lima, Unlocking Success Starts with Embracing Self-Worth

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Best known as a motivational speaker, author and personal development mentor , Lima is not just another success story; she is a testament to the transformative power of self-worth. This ignited Lima’s entrepreneurial spirit, leading her to co-found IT Cosmetics in 2008 from her living room with her husband, Paulo Lima.

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Gen Z’s Impact On The Workplace: Tech-Enabled And Collaborative

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This article was written by JLL’s Sanjay Rishi for Work Design Magazine. They also tend to be more risk averse and were harder hit by the pandemic, much as Millennials were most affected by the financial crisis of 2008. Gen Z is more diverse than other generations.

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Big Thinkers: Meet the AI Leaders Changing the Future of 3 Important Industries

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Sanford worked at the executive level with a number of internet startups in the 1990s and founded eXp World Holdings , which is based in Bellingham, Washington, in 2008.¹ Find mentors in the tech space. This article originally appeared in the January/February 2024 issue of SUCCESS Magazine. billion in 2020.

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You Will Survive: 8 Strategies to Overcome New Entrepreneur Anxiety

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When the 2008 financial crisis hit, Tel Ganesan, founder of IT and software company Kyyba Inc., It can act as a check on your flawed assumptions, a motivator to work harder or a prod to reach out to mentors and allies for advice. Each day, choose one friend, family member or mentor (clients don’t count), and pick up the phone.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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And for the sixth time, we have done the research to find the 25 most influential leaders in this space: the coaches, speakers, authors, mentors and thought leaders to know in 2022. He is a teacher, a mentor, a coach, a convener, and a doer. Coach, mentor, creator. Anaida has been a cover story for many prestigious magazines.

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