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8 Ways to Avoid Pointless Meetings

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Set an agenda and stick to it. Have a time limit (preferably no more than an hour) and stick to it, even if you don’t discuss all agenda items. Rather than sacrifice her health for her career, she got off her duff and began walking 20 to 30 miles a week while discussing business. Watch the clock.

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Not All Stories Have Happy Endings—For This Entrepreneur, It Was Still Worth It

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What I’ve come to learn since opening up about my mental health is that I’m not alone, and it does get better,” Deer said. My mental health is also my superpower in that I have a tremendous amount of love, compassion and wisdom to share because of all I’ve been through,” she said. Building a community around belonging.

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12 documentaries and series that will give you an up-close look at climate change — and some solutions

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Years of Living Dangerously , 2014, directed by Joel Bach. The Merchants of Doubt , 2014, directed by Robert Kenner. It shows how powerful companies resort to the same tactics — diversion, distortion and denial — whenever health or environmental concerns threaten their revenue streams.

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