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How to Build a Library Worth Having

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My mentor, Earl Shoaff, got me started on mine. A good book to start building your library with is How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren. In it, the authors give you some good suggestions on how to not just read a book , but actually get the most information out of it. We all need to build a good library.

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How to Improve Your Client Relationships

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I quickly learned how to connect with people who are different from me by listening first, then asking questions. In turn, they served as business mentors to me; the senior partner is much older and more experienced than I am. This article appears in the March 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.

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Change Is Hard—Here’s How to Influence People to Get on the Same Page

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The most fundamental questions in any behavior change are these: “Do they know how to do what needs to be done? How big is the gap?” The answer might be training or online tutorials, or a mentor or coach working alongside them for a few weeks. This article was published in March 2016 and has been updated.

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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.” The organization, for which she now serves as board chair, has helped more than 40,000 people to date via mentoring and training materials delivered via Coursera.

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For Jamie Kern Lima, Unlocking Success Starts with Embracing Self-Worth

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Best known as a motivational speaker, author and personal development mentor , Lima is not just another success story; she is a testament to the transformative power of self-worth. Jamie Kern Lima’s journey to success In 2016, Lima made headlines when she sold IT Cosmetics to L’Oréal for a staggering $1.2

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Female entrepreneurs , CEOs and community leaders who mentor and support young women provide invaluable guidance, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions. Her forthcoming book, which is all about how to apply the framework to your own life, will be distributed by Simon & Schuster in fall 2024. With the U.S.

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What Kind of Leader Are You: A Fixer, Fighter or Friend?

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Friend types are usually strong and self-deprecating communicators; they know how to talk about important things in a way that’s lighthearted and straightforward. How can you help a Friend? I was fortunate enough to have a mentor do that for me at a critical moment in my career. The Friend’s Yoda moment. I’m really sorry.

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