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

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Focusing on what he loves to find success It wasn’t just Chance’s own brand that landed him on the Forbes 30 Under 30: Music list in 2015 and the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2017. Only in his 20s, Chance had already accomplished major goals he’d set for himself, including hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live and winning Grammys.

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The SUCCESS Interview: Puneet Nanda on Disrupting Industries and Making Wellness Products Accessible for All

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You might not expect to find pulling oil, a product used in ancient Ayurvedic oral hygiene practices, on the shelves at your local Walmart. They thought selling their product to a dollar store would kind of kill their brand,” Nanda says. “So I started learning yoga, meditating and kind of improving on my own personal health and goals.

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Education & Experience Don’t Guarantee Success—Attitude & Habits Do

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Set SMART goals for yourself. While your job may have company goals that dictate your actions, your professional goals are entirely within your control. But be careful—create goals that are too lofty, and you’ll never be able to make significant progress. Create tactical plans—it’s key to success with goals.

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“I Don’t Want Your Money,” Said No Entrepreneur Ever—Until Now

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Searching for investors in your startup is the Holy Grail for entrepreneurs, who sometimes spend more time seeking funding than building their actual business and creating the great ideas, products and services behind it. As such, you should make sure your investor—and your ultimate goals—are compatible, because… 1. It’s a part of you.

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Jim Rohn Says This is the Biggest Challenge You’ll Face as a Leader

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Once you’ve set a goal for yourself as a leader—whether it’s to create your own enterprise, energize your organization or lead your small team—the challenge is finding good people to help you accomplish that goal. The second area you need to monitor is productivity. Don’t let the surprises come later.

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4 Lessons Ultra-Athletes Can Teach Us About Grit—In Life and Business

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Lesson 1: Motivation to keep going and do whatever it takes As with anything in life, the drive to achieve a goal is a huge motivator to get things done. When we first start with a dream goal, we have all the energy and gumption to make it big. I needed to find out what ultra-athletes can teach us.

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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. And, at the same time, you’ll become more productive and in control when dealing with stress in the present. This article was published in April 2015 and has been updated. How can you do that?

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