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Chaya Milchtein Empowers Women by Educating Them About Cars

Success

I was aging out of foster care—it was 2013, and I was pretty desperate to find a job,” she explains. When Chaya Milchtein was about to turn 18 years old, she created a GoFundMe fundraiser for herself. “I Most people warned her that this business model wouldn’t work. But she disagrees and says, “That’s something I’m very passionate about.”

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The Anti-Work Movement and the Surge in Self-Employment

Small Business Labs

Because of the pandemic, millions of people are reexamining their career paths and goals, relationship to work, and priorities. A 2013 article by antiwork movement intellectual leader David Graeber, which he turned into the book B t Jobs: A Theory in 2018.    On the Phenomenon of B t Jobs: A Work Rant – Strike!:

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8 Ways to Avoid Pointless Meetings

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Thought leader Nilofer Merchant got a lot of buzz in 2013 for her TED Talk extolling the virtues of the walking meeting. Sitting has become the smoking of our generation,” says Merchant, whose book The New How explains ways of collaborating for better business outcomes. Hitting those goals will set the tone for future meetings. “If

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Does Money Really Make People Happier?

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In his book, Geller shares a core message that money is not security or freedom. But that’s not what the ultimate goal should be; luxury items won’t make you happier—not in the long run. This article was published in July 2013 and has been updated. That assumption only goes so far and is only partially true. “We

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Pause Now to Consider Your Success Goals for Next Year

Office Dynamics

If you think it’s still too soon to start planning your professional and personal goals for 2013, I want to encourage you to think again! If you don’t set goals and map out a plan, you will be at the same place next year as you are today. First and foremost, assess how you feel about the goal or situation.

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The Books I've Been Reading - August 2013

Productivityist

Here are some of the books that caught my attenttion over the last month as I read them. I''ve had the opportunity to chat with Natalie online before and was really looking forward to receiving this book in its "author''s cut" format. Full disclosure: I backed the book on her Kickstarter campaign). The Suitcase Entrepreneur.

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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Function of Beauty Photo courtesy of Function of Beauty Who they are: Function of Beauty , a hair care and beauty brand launched in 2016, is best known for offering customized shampoo, conditioner and styling products based on a user’s hair type, styling goals and more. 29 Photo by ©Tory Williams/Courtesy of No. Fast forward to now, and No.

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