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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

Success

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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VCs Investing Heavily in AI and Machine Learning

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VC investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning more than doubled in 2016, according to the National Venture Capital Association. As the chart below (click to enlarge) from the Axios article Venture Capital Investment in AI skyrockets shows, VCs have continued to pour money into AI in 2017.

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Working a Side Gig? Here’s How to Prep for Your Second Shift

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Learn to say no. Learning to turn down work was huge for me,” she says. “I This article originally appeared in the August 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Because Long can’t neglect his other work entirely, he allows himself an hour in the middle of each day to respond to emails and phone calls.

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Advancing Women in Tech: Executive Nancy Wang’s Forward-Thinking Nonprofit

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She also founded, in 2016, a nonprofit membership organization , Advancing Women in Tech, which “accelerates careers and addresses diversity gaps in leadership.” So I got a microscope set instead and learned to ask questions about why things are the way they are, or why things work the way they do. What about mentorship opportunities?

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Tasty Tidbits: Professional Development News & Views (Dec. 2, 2016)

Eat Your Career

I wrote a few new articles for Ivy Exec over the past week. Here you’ll learn what it really means and how to do it in the right way. Here are a few helpful do’s and don’ts to learn from bad experiences and make sure they never happen again. 2, 2016) appeared first on Eat Your Career. From Yours Truly.

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Tasty Tidbits: Professional Development News & Views (Nov. 18, 2016)

Eat Your Career

I wrote a few new articles for Ivy Exec over the past few weeks. LEARN MORE HERE >> New Features!! 18, 2016) appeared first on Eat Your Career. This post is part of a (recently re-launched and re-named) series in which I share some of my favorite Internet finds from the past week. From Yours Truly.

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17 Wise Money Quotes About Earning, Saving, Spending and Wealth

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It will give you the means for the satisfaction of your desires, but it will not provide you with desires.” — Ayn Rand , Atlas Shrugged “A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.” — Jonathan Swift This article was published in August 2016 and has been updated.

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