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The Right Conversation About Sustainable Living

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In the mirror, he sees a man who started self-medicating with cocaine and alcohol after losing his wife to cancer. So in 2012, he sold his house in Frisco (a suburb of Dallas), quit his job of eight years, and moved to one of the poorest areas in Dallas. “It Asking yourself an honest question like “Why am I here?”

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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Or the physician who returns a prospective patient’s call on a Saturday, spends 20 minutes on the phone discussing symptoms, and then shares a private cellphone number with instructions to call back if further medical advice is needed. According to the Echo 2012 Global Customer Service Barometer , only 7 percent of U.S.

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Develop a Leader’s Mind

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I could jump right in and talk to you about food choices and exercise habits, or even thought patterns that change the way your brain functions, but if you don’t have the motivation to actively pursue brain health, you might as well skip the rest of this article. This article was published in July 2012 and has been updated.

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Pet Humanization and the Quantified Dog

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An alert reader sent me to the article  Market Trends Show the Power of Pet Humanization. over 2012. . Medical and food spending are the biggest segments. It's forecast to be up 6% over 2012. 90% of the spending in the non-food/non medical segment is dog related. Pet Market Outlook.

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5 reasons to learn a foreign language to further your career

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In 2012, the Centre for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies found that bilingual Latinos in New York City earned $15,000 more annually than NYC Latinos who only spoke English. Everybody has a different motive for learning a language and this article has only scratched the surface of the potential benefits. per year for you.

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Holiday Messages Made Easy

Laughing all the Way to Work

I just received this article written by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston of Syntax Training and wanted to pass it along to you as it has some great tips for holiday messaging. In my blog article " Giving Thanks to Customers, Employees, and Others " you will find 10 sample thank-you messages. May 2012 be your best year yet! Happy new year!

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Beyond the Music: DJ Steve Aoki Taps Into Tech and Brain Advocacy Through the Aoki Foundation

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From biology to the ‘Singularity’ Founded in 2012, the Aoki Foundation raises awareness about brain health and longevity , focusing on new gene therapies, regenerative medicine and organ and tissue engineering and vitality. This article originally appeared in the January/February 2024 issue of SUCCESS Magazine.

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