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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

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They met on Tinder in 2015 while living in Sweden as expats: Ellison, an aviation sales director from Des Moines, Iowa, and Darsy, a human resources systems specialist from Paris. They spent two admittedly short Swedish sailing seasons preparing for the inevitable roadblocks and learning how to co-captain on their own.

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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

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I learned how to use Pro Tools, how to record myself and how to EQ [equalize] my vocals a little bit from Simeon Viltz and another mentor who passed away, Brother Mike Hawkins,” he says. The goal of becoming a millionaire wasn’t on Chance’s list, but it happened anyway. Take music videos, for example. I pay for my own videos….

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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

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Having grit doesn’t mean never giving up; it means not giving up on our long-term goals. And sometimes the best way to achieve our long-term goals may be to give up on unproductive short-term goals. We can think of our goals in a hierarchy, explains Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., Is what you’re pursuing worth the grit?

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Banish Stress Burnout in 3 Easy Steps

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Instead, the goal is to learn how to manage those potentially stress-inducing events. By shifting your response to stress, you can learn how to peacefully coexist with events that might have stressed you out in the past. For example, if you’re feeling anxious, you’re likely thinking, something bad is going to happen.

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Leading with Kindness: 14 Most Charitable Celebrities

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Shaquille O’Neal learns from listening Shaq doesn’t see himself as a celeb: ‘Celebrities are all crazy.’ “I’m For example, he’s also one of the most loyal guys in show biz. Katie Couric wants to be kind with the time we’re given Don’t let it be a lesson you learn too late.

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These Are Nicole Lapin’s 6 Money Tips for Living Your Richest Life

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Throughout the book, she shares personal anecdotes and examples, such as how she painlessly eliminated a $5,000 credit-card balance. Arm yourself with key examples of your great performance, including how you’ve helped the company. Write down your goals and turn them into an elevator pitch. It’s not about clipping coupons.

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A 4-Question Guide to Unlock Your Creativity

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“Creatives” are not only artistic and imaginative; they are, for example, analytical and task-oriented, too. The fight-or-flight response, for example, originates in the amygdala. Relationships involve inventive problem-solving at every turn, for example, as does the management of our own emotional well-being.