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Thinking Outside the Box: How Entrepreneur Danny Taing Is Bringing Japan to Your Door

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If a drone flew over that room in 2015, you’d see bags of snacks scattered across tables and tumbling from three giant suitcases he brought back from Japan. In America, I feel like souvenir is this idea of this keychain… you maybe gifted somebody or you get yourself,” he says. But what does the word “fail” mean , really?

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Get Your Mind Right: 5 Tips for Untangling Your Can’t-Do Mindset

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All my gifts will bring joy and excitement! A very important element of productive thought is staying focused on contributing rather than looking for the approval or acceptance of others. This article was published in December 2015 and has been updated. Holidays can be both joyful and complicated. And then reality happens.

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Why Human Connections Are A Business Advantage In A Remote World

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Employees who find connection feel good, are more productive, and they stay. Driving Human Connections is Good for Business On the flip side, a   recent study by Enboarder   found that   94% of employees are more productive when they feel connected to their colleagues. Human connections matter. This churn is costly.

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Tarte’s Dubai Trip and the Tricky Ethics of Influencer Marketing

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Attendees got more than just a wealth of cosmetics and other gifts—they flew in business class and stayed in personal villas at The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah. Questioning the marketing ethics of the Tarte Dubai trip So why is it that this trip— one of roughly 20 Tarte has taken since 2015—caused such an online uproar? and the U.K.,

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22 Self-Improvement Gift Ideas for Personal Development Junkies

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With a new year (and its resolutions) just around the corner, why not give friends and family self-improvement and personal development gifts that will help them be their best selves? Whether the recipient is new to personal development or just looking for a spark of inspiration, you’ll find the perfect gift for everyone on your list.

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

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We want to work with people who are up to date in the areas that we’re iterating toward, so we outsource software development but keep design, engineers and product management within the company,” she says. This article was published in February 2015 and has been updated. Who you gonna call? Photo by Zivica Kerkez /Shutterstock.

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The 2014 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

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For the past two years, Productivityist has published an annual gift guide that features gifts that won''t just help the "productivityist" get more of the right things done, but they''ll have some tools that they can use that will make the process all the more enjoyable. The 2013 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide.

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