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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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How to Get Ahead at Work Without a College Degree

Eat Your Career

In many organizations and in many positions, the degree you have or don’t have is of minor consequence. There are many forms of education in this world; a college degree is only one—and it’s not even necessarily the best one in every circumstance. Because a college degree is a form of stagnant education. It doesn’t evolve.

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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!

Office Dynamics

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. The conference emphasis was on thriving during the economic slowdown. in Peoria, Il, using Spectrum Thinking for decision making.

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Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

On The Job

He also relies on various forms of communication, ranging from phone conversations to using social media such as Twitter or Facebook. I've been telecommuting full time as a programmer since 2001. Self-organization. Self-organization. I listed self-organization twice. October 18, 2009 8:49 PM mike3k said.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

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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Where does consciousness come from? And how do our brains create it? A look at one of life’s biggest mysteries

Ideas.Ted

What about consciousness in nonhuman animals — and not just in primates and other mammals, but in otherworldly creatures like the octopus and perhaps even in simple organisms such as nematode worms or bacteria? Is there anything it is like to be an Escherichia coli or a sea bass? What about future machines?

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