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Report sets out nine ways cities can reduce carbon emissions

Workplace Insight

More than 75% of construction and demolition debris for the building was diverted from landfills, reducing the embodied carbon by 33% compared to a ground-up scenario. These and other pioneer cities are featured in the report that was developed with Accenture following a City Sprint, hosted in collaboration with the City of Los Angeles.

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From Olympic Bobsledder to Financial Adviser—Carlo Valdes Knows a Thing or Two About Second Careers

Success

It wasn’t the craziest idea that Valdes, at 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds of almost all muscle, had ever heard, outside of the fact he grew up in Newport Beach, California, and knew absolutely nothing about the sport. A typical day includes sprint workouts down the track, three hours in the weight room and more stretching than a yoga instructor.

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The Power of Hope: How I Qualified for the Paralympic Games

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Shortly after, I woke up on the floor thinking I’d just had a crazy dream that a car had hit Scott and me. Instead, I started playing sports with my friends again and started regaining my confidence. I showed up at the clinic hosted by Challenged Athletes Foundation and Ossur Prosthetics Company. It was a white BMW 3 Series.

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What I Learned from Keeping a Gratitude Journal

Success

Usually after the oldest heads to the bus stop, the youngest will bobble downstairs, hair frazzling out in about 40 directions, rubbing sleep out of his eyes with balled-up fists and looking as if he’d ask me for coffee if he wasn’t 5. The seed of the idea—to shut up and give thanks more than once every few months —is planted.

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

Success

Anytime I thought about the trip or the project came up as a topic of conversation in meetings, I found myself spiraling down a path of worst-case scenarios: What if the server had put something in my food? Having allies at work isn’t just about having a confidant or an enforcer of policies. The impact of toxic work environments.

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11 Ways to Attract Abundance in Your Life

Success

The things that make you more confident, that give you the courage and the audacity to move forward. You probably don’t want to screw that up. Now that you can see it everywhere, you are sprinting. Write down the beliefs that you have about yourself. On one side, list the things that empower you and move you forward. You should.

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Do This When Procrastination Strikes

Executive Assistant Breakthrough

I’d be sprinting to drop it off in time at 9 am before the last chime of the bell. Some things take a lot of energy up front, but you know they’ll be highly rewarding – like a tough workout or learning a new language. The paper would commence somewhere around 2 am. Fear can be sneaky.

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