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

Success

His rigorous and dedicated practice habits were no longer just about honing a skill—they were about reclaiming a part of himself. Already an internationally-ranked swimmer in her native South Africa by the age of 14, du Toit seemed to be a rising star in international athletics. Be everything you want to be’.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

She’s passionate about enabling teams of creatives, technology leaders and innovators with the skills, mindset and network to tackle the complex and evolving challenges of tomorrow. She believes the best teams have fun, laughter and optimism for the future.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

Reach out to groups that cater to Black engineers, LGBTQ professionals, Hispanic programmers—whatever skill set you might need. It’s not only about what happens internally, how to build good teams , but also about how you relate with clients.” And if you keep up your skill set, you’re always in demand.” It’s flexible.

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Tim Rowe – Founder and CEO of CIC | Flexible Workspaces: Competing Globally

Allwork

Frank Cottle [ 00:11:00 ]: Yeah, we became mobile internally within a space, and as well as externally, it wasn’t just external mobility, it was also internal mobility. I came away from that, and this is colored for sure by the.com bust in 2001. Frank Cottle [ 00:38:47 ]: All companies are now international.

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How Badly Do You Want the Life You Dream About?

Success

From dealing with the challenges I never would have chosen (experiencing an armed robbery and numerous family tragedies) to those I’ve willingly taken on (having four children in five years while moving around the world), I’ve discovered that courage is a skill. And, like all skills, it can be learned and mastered.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations. Like the rest of job hunters, Generation Y has found jobs can be tough to come by, even with their skills. Then the 2001 recession hit the Telecom and IT sector.

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Crazy, Foolish, Ridiculous

Virtual Moxie

  Post it on Facebook and Tweet about it. -- About our guest blogger--Diana Scimone Diana is president of Born to Fly International, Inc., In 2001 she was in Mumbai, India, and saw cages holding 5-year-old girls smuggled in from Nepal. Its where savvy, committed, smart and highly skilled meet spunky, shameless, gutsy, and brazen.

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