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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

Success

In Homer’s ancient story The Odyssey , the goddess Athena, disguised as old man Mentor, reveals to the hero’s son the right path to take. Skip forward several millennia and across the Atlantic to an urban high school preparing teens for life after graduation, and the image of mentor-as-lone-sage doesn’t quite paint the picture.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Female entrepreneurs , CEOs and community leaders who mentor and support young women provide invaluable guidance, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions. Her forthcoming book, which is all about how to apply the framework to your own life, will be distributed by Simon & Schuster in fall 2024. With the U.S.

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So You Want to Take a Break from Your Career—Here’s What You Need to Consider

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If you want to travel, it’s up to you to book the flights and develop the itinerary. At the beginning of your break, it’s not so much about asking if someone knows of a job in the field you’re passionate about, but rather asking who you should be following on social, listening to on a podcast or reading a book or blog.

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When Was the Last Time You Invested in Your Career?

On The Job

When will you need to be admitted for classes? Check in with mentors. Talk to a mentor about where you are in your career, and new goals. Does your mentor think you need to turn in a new direction? Are you finding ways to challenge your thinking with new podcasts or books? Are past goals still realistic?

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The Holy Grail of Investing With Tony Robbins: Mindset Shifts that Lay the Foundation for Financial Freedom

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After many years of success—and yes, failure—Robbins today sits atop a phenomenal multibillion-dollar brand that includes live and virtual training programs and seminars, seven internationally bestselling books, more than 25 million social media followers and a successful podcast that reaches millions more.

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Dale Carnegie and His Quest to Win Friends and Influence People

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When Dale Carnegie put those simple principles, among others, in a book called How to Win Friends and Influence People , he not only became a guru to millions of people the world over, he made publishing history. Since its first publication in 1936, the best-selling book has sold more than 15 million copies and is still popular today.

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

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During my residency, at the recommendation of my mentors, my thinking deepened when I spent more time talking to colleagues on park benches and when I went for a swim in Walden Pond. If Steve Jobs had not had his detour into a calligraphy class, the typography of the Macintosh computer never would have been born.

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