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I Spent Years Trying to Get My First Book Published—This Is What I’ve Learned About Risking Rejection

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As I neared the end of writing my first book , Find Your Courage , I decided it was time to see whether I could find a publisher. Eventually, I decided to change tack and self-publish, selling my book via my speaking engagements and newsletter database. We think this is an outstanding book,” they said. Bah humbug, I thought.

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3 Things I’ve Learned from Managing Entry-Level Employees

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When he first interviewed with my company, he was rough around the edges. But we needed to fill a training class fast, so we gave him a shot. It might sound like a cliché, but from Alex, I learned not to judge a book by its cover. Be eager to learn, and you’ll be prepared for anything. Everyone has a story.

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Chaya Milchtein Empowers Women by Educating Them About Cars

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The woman helped her get a job interview at Sears, and during the interview, they asked Milchtein, “What department do you want to work in?” Once she realized this problem for car buyers, she decided, “That’s going to be my first class.” I’m thinking about teaching a class on how to buy a used car.

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What to Do When You Feel Stuck

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That’s how I feel, in the middle of developing a book about reaching for your dreams. I spent the first year and a half of the project interviewing 120 people about their dreams. What once seemed so clear about this book is now ambiguous. I have no idea how I am going to turn these 800 pages into a book. It destroys me.

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Donald Kelly—The Sales Evangelist—Is Out to Create a Community of World-Class Sellers

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He has a new book on the way, too, with an apt title: Sell It Like a Mango. Kelly started his own podcast, The Sales Evangelist , and interviewed fellow sellers about what worked and what didn’t, essentially “evangelizing” about the topic. million total downloads. It’s In His DNA. Kelly, 37, was born in the Kingston area of Jamaica.

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I Pursued My Passion Later in Life and Surpassed My Wildest Dreams—and You Can, Too

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I learned how to ride a bicycle at 24. I called myself “Scoop” and went around campus interviewing sources and writing about rare book rooms, educators and anything else I was assigned. A life-changing writing class I’d taken classes throughout the years for fun. That’s great, but that’s not me.

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A Day in the Life of AI Consultant Juliette Powell

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In August, she released her book, The AI Dilemma: 7 Principles for Responsible Technology , which was co-authored with KPI principal Art Kleiner. Powell has learned from leaders like Bengio and has become one herself, with a focus on shaping a future of AI that “minimizes human harm.” Her teaching, learning and work all interplay.

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