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

Success

In 2011, when I was a baby content writer looking to make a decent side hustle out of the only thing that I’ve ever been really good at, Philyaw taught me lots of tips and tricks—and always told me to never accept less than I’m worth. When the magazine Philyaw had been writing for ultimately went under, she had to diversify her workflow.

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Brian Kelly, aka The Points Guy, on Living in the Moment and What Motivates Him

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The biggest risk I ever took was… quitting my job at Morgan Stanley to pursue The Points Guy full-time in 2011. This article originally appeared in the May/June 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine. I still love traveling, but these days, as a new father, I am far more of a homebody enjoying a routine than a jetsetter.

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Life Is Not a Movie

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Ebert’s prolific online journaling—at times so poignant and poetic you wondered why he spent decades reviewing movies —was called one of the year’s best blogs by Time magazine in 2010. In 2011, at 69 years old and in curious health, Ebert was being heard, a lot, and it was neither a coincidence nor an act of God. Yet, Ebert was happy.

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How Maya Penn Became One of the Most Socially Conscious Entrepreneurs of Gen Z

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At age 11, she appeared in a 2011 Forbes article about grade-school entrepreneurs—the first of many interviews she’d give. In 2011 she also launched a nonprofit, Maya’s Ideas 4 The Planet, through which she began donating 10–20% of her Maya’s Ideas profits to charities and environmental organizations. “I Photo courtesy of Maya Penn.

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Trends 2011 Social Shopping Leads the Way

Make or Break Moments

look forward to the each new Entrepreneur Magazine edition when it hits my mail box and this month is no exception. The trends for 2011 have been selected and social shopping comes right after Baby Boomers and Travel. Why would a blog about building customer relationships care about social shopping? It is the word SOCIAL [.].

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The Alzheimer’s Association Is Committed to Quality Support and Life-Changing Research for People with Dementia

Success

The Alzheimer’s Association is one of five nonprofit organizations SUCCESS magazine is spotlighting during the week of Giving Tuesday. Since launching in 2011, 157,000 members from all over the world have joined the community.

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Professional Makers Expand in 2011

Small Business Labs

TJ McCue has an excellent review of the growth professional Makers in 2011 on the Make Magazine blog.    For those not familiar with Makers, they are part of the new DIY movement of crafters, artisans, digital tinkerers and others interested in making and inventing things. 

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