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In Retirement, Olympic Gold-Medalist Michael Phelps Is a Mental Health Advocate

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He doesn’t subscribe to or promote a rosy belief that all is well and all will be well. We want to move forward,” Phelps, who retired from swimming after the 2016 Olympics, tells SUCCESS. “We But it’s a learning process. I’m trying to learn to get it out of my vocabulary still to this day on dry land. But it is true.

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What You Can Learn About Making Decisions From a Baseball Umpire

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“Compared to the players, the salaries for the umpires are very good, especially because there’s really no reason for them to spend any money during the season,” says Texas League President Tom Kayser, who retired at season’s end after 25 years. There have been years with no one moving up, other times we’ve had 10 guys promoted,” Kayser says.

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A Deep Dive Into the Positive and Negative Impacts of Gossip

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A recent TIME magazine article even declared 2022 to be “the year of gossip.” Mark Leary, a professor emeritus of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University, told Health magazine he believes “gossiping is a fundamental human instinct because our lives are deeply rooted in groups.” Avoid sharing others’ misfortunes.

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Modern Mentorship Is Changing, But It’s Still About Relationships

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One day she was lounging by the pool with a good magazine while her daughter practiced diving. Through conversations with experts, mentors and mentees (some retired, others just beginning their careers) SUCCESS set out to understand how mentorship has changed and what that means for pursuing achievement today. Rate my dives!”

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Instead of Asking ‘Why,’ Ask ‘Why Not’

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I learned a lot in those years, having helped investor public relations and other behind-the-scenes tasks. Even when you’ve reached a point where you could retire comfortably, that’s, well, boring. One way I try to gauge that in the companies I lead is through the net promoter score (NPS). It feels like a loss of your identity.

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An interview with Admin Awards Founder, Sunny Nunan, by Executive Support Magazine

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To read this interview in Executive Support Magazine visit: [link] Sunny Nunan is the CEO and Founder of the Admin Awards in the USA, created in honor of her mother, a life-long administrative professional Can we start with a little background information? What have you learned about the administrative profession from running the awards?

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

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The potential she saw came to life, and her blog campaigns and paid promotions grew. If I hadn’t lost my contract, I wouldn’t have learned anything about money,” she reflects. “I Now, Akpan makes it a point to ask people if they have a Roth individual retirement account. They went from $2,000 campaigns to $10,000 campaigns.

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