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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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It wasn’t just any form of the disease, but a rare form of blood cancer known as anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. Then, in May 2008, he became the 18th pitcher in the history of the storied Red Sox organization to throw a perfect game. Lester went to see doctors and heard words he never expected: He had cancer.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Meet Our Finalists Yasmine Arrington Founder, Executive Director, ScholarCHIPS, Inc.

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Thursday Morning & 20 Years of Celebrating You & Your Profession!

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Skipping to 2001, the conference centered on Don’t Gamble on Leading Your Team: Help Your Organization Maintain a Competitive Edge in the New Economy and was hosted in Las Vegas, NV. They discussed that excellence is subjective and motivation is internally generated. In 2006, Get Motivated!

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

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The National Association of Colleges and Employers , an organization of career counselors, says that employers will hire 22 percent fewer college graduates than last year. Then the 2001 recession hit the Telecom and IT sector. They want you ready-formed with skills you can use day one. December 7, 2009 10:48 AM Anita said.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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In 2001 Mary Parry was homeless and living in a tent in Pennsylvania when she began befriending hikers along the roughly 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail. A welcome break in the 24-hour news cycle came one morning in the form of an announcement from NASA. to try to use the car jack to save his father. And he did. Jesus Jimenez.

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