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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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There are numerous books and blogs regarding SMART goals , those which are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-based. 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.

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The Negative Side of Positive Thinking

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These are some of the questions he sought to answer when he wrote his best-selling book Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy. This article appears in the January 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine. Should you work constantly to switch your natural emotional setting, as was suggested to Wilson?

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Meet the 2022 Women of Influence

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To date, Harjo has authored nine books of poetry, including the highly acclaimed An American Sunrise , several plays and children’s books, and two memoirs, Crazy Brave and Poet Warrior. In February 2016, Graham made history as the first size 14 model to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swim. The Inspiration.

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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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Emotionally intelligent people are self-confident and open-minded, which creates a pretty thick skin. For example, you might have an interesting conversation with someone about a book, and when you see them again a month later, you show up with the book in hand. This article was published in March 2016 and has been updated.

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How a Self-Portrait Changed My Life

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I started by taking full responsibility for my self-sabotaging thoughts and changed them by using positive affirmations from Louise Hay and Tony Robbins, and by reading books such as The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. Do you want to be confident, healthy, successful, loved, happy?

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