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Be Loud and Be Proud: Luvvie Ajayi Jones on Forging Your Own Path and Owning Your Successes

Success

In this episode of SUCCESS Stories , Luvvie tells SUCCESS’s Madison Pieper how she finally claimed the title “writer,” why she puts her own goals ahead of other people’s demands, and why privilege isn’t an accusation—but can be a tool for good. Don’t minimize your gifts. You don’t have to deny your gifts to be humble. …

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10 Favors You Can Do for Yourself Every Day

Success

In 2012 I wrote about my mother-in-law, Helen Johnson, and I think this question defined her life. Here are some simple gifts you can give yourself every day to keep you focused on what you can do: Control the tapes in your head. Do one thing toward your big goals. is the flip side of “It’s your fault.” question is great to ask.

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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

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However, this team won’t be successful if they’re not working with the rest of the company to determine goals. Environmental Protection Agency uses Austin, Texas, as an example of how communities and businesses can set and execute reasonable goals over time. sent to landfills by 2012, 75% by 2020 and 90% by 2040.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

Success

A Sudanese woman, Alik, who was pregnant and had two young children in tow, arrived in Fort Worth, Texas, without her husband, Dyan, in 2012. When a GoFundMe account was set up to raise funds for rebuilding the uninsured structure, it surpassed the goal of $850,000 within days. Relationship Goals. Unsolicited Help.

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Leading with Kindness: 14 Most Charitable Celebrities

Success

Katie Couric was featured in the December 2012 issue of SUCCESS. Chip added that he and Joanna, as a couple, never wanted to redline: “You know, we don’t want to run so hard after some dream or some goal only to find out that we’ve neglected the thing that means the very most to us, which is our marriage and our relationship.”

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2012: My Year in Review

Productivityist

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact 2012: My Year in Review Posted on 12/30/2012 // Leave a Comment Last year I offered up a year in review post , and i’m doing it again this year. I will buy gifts for others well in advance of the time they are needed. What else did I do in 2012?

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The 2013 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

Productivityist

This year I decided to offer holiday shoppers a bit more time to explore possible gift ideas for the productivity enthusiast — aka the "productivityist" — in their lives. The Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide for 2013 may be a long read, but it may just spark some gift ideas you hadn''t considered. Ohto Rook Fountain Pen.

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