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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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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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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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Often, we look to external expectations to form our definitions of success , be they social standards of attractiveness, financial targets or glamorous vacations taken by distant friends on social media. This article was published in January 2019 and has been updated.

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20 Simple and Real Ideas to Add to Your Self-Care Routine

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Don’t check your email or social media channels within one hour of waking. This article was published in February 2019 and has been updated. To help gather self-care activities real people do regularly, I turned to the interwebs with a simple question: “What is something you do for self-care that most people wouldn’t think of?”

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Why Supporting Small Businesses This Holiday Season Is More Urgent Than Ever

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You can also search the hashtag #localbusiness on social media to find locally owned and operated shops near you, use Google or read on for some suggestions of small businesses, all with fewer than 40 employees, that offer some amazing products shipped nationwide. Photo courtesy of MOTSI. Number of employees: 4 Based in: Seattle.

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