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3 Things I’m Doing to Find My Own Definition of Success

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In an age of business coaches, gurus and social media influencers, it feels harder than ever to decide for yourself what a life well-lived looks like. I even went as far as unfollowing some influencers on social media, because I found I was really sensitive to talk of income goals, lifestyle achievements and the pressure to keep up.

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During a Recession, Entrepreneurs Are in the Driver’s Seat

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A 2019 report from the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy found that “the median net worth of self-employed families at $380,000 in 2019 was over four times that of families of workers ($90,000).”. They aren’t dependent upon a boss or the economy to determine their annual income— they determine it.

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. It’s called ‘lifestyle creep’ when you’re done with school so you think you have more money and can afford more things,” Akpan says. Then, in 2019, she lost her job.

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How to Refresh Your Failed New Year’s Resolutions

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But there’s also a lot we can learn from these early fails at our resolutions. Think of the difference between goals phrased as, “I want to lose 10 pounds” and “I want to expand my enjoyment of cooking by learning 10 meatless recipes.” This article was published in January 2019 and has been updated.

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. It’s called ‘lifestyle creep’ when you’re done with school so you think you have more money and can afford more things,” Akpan says. Then, in 2019, she lost her job.

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How Happy Are You?

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My father, the star of our family, died at the start of 2019. Before 2019 was out, I’d turn 40, Laura and I would each accept unexpected job offers and a publisher would sign me up for a book deal. , but the feedback hours make me queasy. The people who send nasty emails and social media posts sometimes turn out to be your neighbors.

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What a Child Can Teach You About Life and Love

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I’ve just started to learn what biological parents understand: all the ways, heroic and inconsequential, you become willing to sacrifice your own needs for a child. Petty drama on social media no longer held my interest; I was too busy trying to find Goldbug in Cars and Trucks and Things That Go. A family.”.