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3 Steps to Unveil Your Full Human Power Through ‘Unfocus’

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Despite the urging of mentors to choose between clinical work and research, I did both with equal intensity—sacrificing being known in either field alone for the gift of being known as a connector between human behavior and brain science. This article was published in November 2017 and has been updated.

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Ep 109: Melissa Smith – Bestselling Author and Founder of the Association of Virtual Assistants

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Reach out to the amazing team at Elkhorn Peak today for your personal and corporate gifting wine needs at elkhornpeak.com/leaderassistant and let them know you heard about them on The Leader Assistant Podcast! In 2013, Melissa began working remotely, and in 2017, became location independent. LEADERSHIP QUOTE. Chamber of Commerce, U.S.

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25 Holiday Gift Ideas That Support Minority-Owned Businesses

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Whether your loved one works from home or is an at-home mixologist, here are 25 gifts they’ll love that also support minority-owned businesses. Buying a gift for someone who works from home ? A gift from these minority-owned businesses will spruce up their “home office” and score you extra points. Grovemade Laptop Stand.

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Q&A: Bauble Stockings Founder on Turning a Family Tradition Into a Business

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Growing up, Kate Stice Stewart would shop for a special Christmas gift for her mother. She, her brothers and their father would nestle it—or a clue about it—in a small needlepoint stocking on the tree, and it would be the last gift opened. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. So it had to be perfect.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Nominating a woman for an award isn’t just a gesture; it’s a gift of recognition, motivation and celebration. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Van Jones (CNN host) and was the festival production company for Newark Arts Festival (2017 and 2018). It was all met with crickets,” Kiersten says. “No

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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In the predawn hours of a Saturday morning in January 2017, an arsonist set fire to the Victoria Islamic Center, a mosque in Victoria, Texas. In March 2017, Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Modern Love column, “ You May Want to Marry My Husband ,” appeared in print and online in The New York Times. Neighborly Love. Jamie Friedlander. ELLEN KOBE.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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His Get Attitude podcast won a Communicator Award for Diversity & Inclusion for his 8:46 Interviews Stories of Black America. Leigh Burgess is a creative strategist who uses her gifts to help others. As a keynote speaker, she has shared the stage with many influencers, including a recent interview with Venus Williams.

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