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4 Lessons Ultra-Athletes Can Teach Us About Grit—In Life and Business

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Lesson 1: Motivation to keep going and do whatever it takes As with anything in life, the drive to achieve a goal is a huge motivator to get things done. When we first start with a dream goal, we have all the energy and gumption to make it big. These are skills we can transport to all other aspects.

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Furthering Your Education on a Budget

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The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that the average undergraduate tuition at public colleges during 2018-2019 was $18,383.00, all included (fees, tuition, housing, etc.) Still, there are ways to continue to increase your skills at work without spending a massive amount of money. Know your end goal.

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The Nathalie Virem Foundation Helps Leaders Rediscover Their Purpose

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The goal was to help guide leaders who were going through the same process she was at that time: connecting with their hearts, reflecting on their desires and discovering their purpose—“and through that, being able to have a more positive impact in their community,” Virem explains. This, she realized, was her calling.

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The Bautista Project Aims to Prevent Homelessness Before It Happens

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In 2018, she did, and The Bautista Project was incorporated in 2020. Bautista doesn’t have any sewing skills herself, but five years later, she’s still cutting and helping out. The Bautista Project’s main goal with these programs? As Bautista gathered more and more donations, friends encouraged her to make the program official.

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A Day in the Life With Entrepreneur and Podcast Host Lori Harder

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Harder published her own book, A Tribe Called Bliss: Break Through Superficial Friendships, Create Real Connections, Reach Your Highest Potential , in 2018.) When people don’t have those skills, she says, they “waste” opportunities because the people they need to ask have “one-question type of time.” You don’t need all the backstory.

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Executive Leader Bozoma Saint John Shares 3 Tips to Live Unapologetically Right Now

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She stumbled upon marketing, where she found that she could use her innate ability to relate to others through pop culture—a skill she’d honed from moving to new cities and countries throughout her childhood. “I My advice is that you are urgently intent on that goal, and that you’re taking the steps to get there by any means necessary.

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Afraid of Public Speaking? 7 Tips to Do It Well

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And while accruing raving fans may be an outcome of what you say, if it’s your primary goal, then your ego will undermine your authenticity. Learning to read the room is a skill that takes time. Speaking in front of audiences in ways that engage and influence is a skill. Narrow your core messages. Keep it simple.

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