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Orion Brown, Creator of BlackTravelBox®, Is Changing Self-Care for Travelers of Color

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She wanted to develop a travel-specific beauty and personal care brand that women of color could rely on when visiting different places—and she did that in 2017 with the idea for BlackTravelBox® , TSA-compliant luxury hair and skin care products, including shampoo, conditioner, body balm, lip balm and hair balm, for travelers of color.

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This Entrepreneur Said Jumping from Cozy Corporate to Risk-Taking Entrepreneur Was the Best Decision for Her Well-Being

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In 2017 she drove a few hours south of her San Francisco office to Esalen Institute, a retreat center in Big Sur. Sun & Swell Foods launched in 2017 with date and cashew bites. In 2020 the line expanded to include pantry staples, things like quinoa, rolled oats, brown rice, spices and seasonings, and coffee and tea.

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Leading with Kindness: 14 Most Charitable Celebrities

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“Our oldest, who’s 12, is becoming a teenager,” Chip told SUCCESS in 2017, “and Jo and I just realized in our hearts that as much as we love ‘Fixer Upper’… we want to make sure that we’re here for our family during really crucial, pivotal points in its journey.” Misty Copeland was featured in the September/October 2020 issue of SUCCESS.

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Learn Why Immersive Classroom Tech Is The Key To Seamless Hybrid Meetings

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While many organizations have tested new solutions since March 2020, some of the most successful and advanced technology to connect in-person and remote participants was actually refined years before the pandemic on a sprawling university campus to address a commuting conundrum.

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9 Types of Journaling and How They Can Benefit Mental and Physical Health

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Shari Leid, author of The Friendship Series , experienced its powers firsthand when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017. The Listmaker Tool: lists Method: List your top five takeaways, goals or even fears of the day—or design your own prompts. Through the journaling process, I learned to trust myself.

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7 Apps to Teach Kids About Money

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A 2017 study found that disparities in financial literacy may account for as much as 40 percent of the wealth gap between those retiring with more and those retiring with less. Meanwhile, only 21 states required a personal finance course for high school students in 2020, according to the Council for Economic Education.

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Develop a Leader’s Mind

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Your employees look to you to set an example, and many of them may be struggling with a mental illness —after all, in 2020 alone, 52.9 million people above the age of 18 were living with a mental illness, according to the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. As of 2017 , more than 90,000 police-reported U.S.

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