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I Gave Up Drinking for Lent—and Here Are the 5 Things I Learned

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So as Lent approached, I tossed around the idea of giving up alcohol. I didn’t need to give it up, but I was curious as to what would happen if I did, just for a few weeks. What I gained by giving up alcohol for Lent These are five perks I experienced from giving up alcohol for 47 (long) days: 1. Probably for the best.

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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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Bethenny Frankel Wants to Give You Love & Career Advice

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and has expanded its lifestyle brand into food, wellness and other products marketed to women. I beat myself up way worse than anyone else. BF: I’m best at writing, being the Greek chorus, coming up with ideas and executing them , and creative marketing. This article was published in April 2015 and has been updated.

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9 Traits of Trustworthy People

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Before starting my own company, I worked in the security and investigations industry for 20 years, and I learned that trust isn’t something you can gain quickly. People want those around them to stand up for what is right in life, even when no one is watching. People build up trust when they look out for others. They are kind.

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5 Ways to Start Your Day Just Right

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To learn what works for other people, I turned to business owners who consider themselves happy and successful. Minutes after she wakes up in Los Angeles, Melissa Rappaport, who owns a public relations firm, heads outside with her dogs. I catch up on People magazine’s posts because pop culture makes me happy.

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12 Things Even the Best Leaders Can Forget

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And with a lot on their plates, caught up in the details of their role, they can forget to do things—big-picture things, like the 12 below. Learn from what other great leaders sometimes forget, so you can avoid forgetting the same (important) things on your path to leadership. Leaders might seem superhuman at times. They aren’t.

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Look for the Hidden Good and 3 Other Ways to React to Problems

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Norman Vincent Peale, a major proponent of positive thinking, once said, “Whenever God wants to give us a gift, he wraps it up in a problem.” This situation has been sent to you to help you learn something, to help you become better , to help you expand and grow. . This article was published in October 2015 and has been updated.

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