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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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After several months of research, they attended a two-week sailing course in Gibraltar before selling Darsy’s apartment and buying Polar Seal in March 2016. “On Ellison and Darsy purchased Polar Seal in March 2016, but they didn’t hit the waters full time until June 2018. These are five of those lessons. Your speed is the right speed.

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4 Ways to Turn Obstacles into Opportunities

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Have the confidence to be the exception, the outlier that overcomes all obstacles—someone who is willing to bet on themselves. This article was published in August 2016 and has been updated. We can’t always control events, but we can control our attitude. Choose a positive attitude to prevail. Photo by @natalie4160 /Twenty20.

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The Negative Side of Positive Thinking

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SUCCESS’ positivity articles extol the virtues of optimism and glee while offering strategies to cultivate them , all in the name of personal, community and global well-being. This article appears in the January 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine. This article was published in December 2015 and has been updated.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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Going along to get along sounds like a restful approach to your interactions, but in reality, learning how to stand up for yourself—to ask for what you want, say no when necessary and insist on due respect—is much more effective for facing the world with confidence. What is it that you want? I realized, Oh, I can actually stand up to adults.

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18 Signs You Have High Emotional Intelligence

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He shares them with us in this article, originally published on LinkedIn Pulse. Emotionally intelligent people are self-confident and open-minded, which creates a pretty thick skin. This article was published in March 2016 and has been updated. You are difficult to offend. Photo by Ground Picture/Shutterstock.

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Meet the 2022 Women of Influence

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In February 2016, Graham made history as the first size 14 model to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swim. She’s also an activist and an entrepreneur with her Saysh brand of lifestyle sneakers designed for and by women. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2022 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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10 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get Things Done

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By the Inch Life’s a Cinch, by the Yard It’s Hard People usually procrastinate because of fear and lack of self-confidence —and, ironically, become even more afraid when under the gun. This article has been excerpted from The Power of Coaching: Engaging Excellence in Others and edited for length and clarity.

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