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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

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Since 2012, when Chance released his first mixtape after graduating from Jones College Prep in 2011, his promise has attracted attention from established artists eager to collaborate. Only in his 20s, Chance had already accomplished major goals he’d set for himself, including hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live and winning Grammys.

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4 Lessons Ultra-Athletes Can Teach Us About Grit—In Life and Business

Success

Lesson 1: Motivation to keep going and do whatever it takes As with anything in life, the drive to achieve a goal is a huge motivator to get things done. In an ultramarathon, the level of awareness is so extreme you have no choice but to be present. I needed to find out what ultra-athletes can teach us.

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My Theme for 2011: Decisive Productive Action - Productive & Organized

Stephanie LH Calahan

5 Steps to Meal Planning Success » My Theme for 2011: Decisive Productive Action Do you have a theme for 2011?    2011 = DECISIVE PRODUCTIVE ACTION     Your Thoughts Are The Catalist “Watch your thoughts, for they become words.   I see it all of the time -- people busy being busy. 

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Session 2 - Wednesday, Sept 28, 2011

Office Dynamics

What goals have we set for ourselves? Goals show we are open to change. Nedra urged us to be goal setters and goal attainers. Setting goals will make us feel we can hold the world and can handle anything that comes our way; that we are invincible. We need to be change agents.

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Session 4 - Wednesday, Sept 28, 2011

Office Dynamics

The speakers told the participants that in order to break status quo, we must be courageous and commit to our goals. Joanne continued the presentation by sharing the strategic thinking cycle “Align – Assess – Action – Evaluate” on a slide. Our goals provide focus to move forward toward the focus of the organization. T S Eliot).

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Make Your Resolutions/Goals from a Customer/Client Perspective.

Stephanie LH Calahan

Work With Stephanie « Start 2011 off Organized! Tweet I have often said that New Year's Resolutions don't work and that you really should make solid goals instead.    So let's talk about goals instead of resolutions.    There are a bunch of different ways to create your goals

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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Present them with situations to see how they think through problems. How to interview freelance marketers It’s impossible to achieve goals you never set — so define and communicate your objective and scope of work in the first interview. Ask for referrals (and work samples). Slowly introduce them to the team and clients. Her secret?