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

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Then, in May 2008, he became the 18th pitcher in the history of the storied Red Sox organization to throw a perfect game. 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. As of 2009, Lester is cancer-free. “I

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It’s Not the End: Why Creating an Exit Strategy Sets Your Business Up for Long-Term Success

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Paterson advises that if the exit strategy is acquired by a competitor, certain aspects of the company, like corporate finances and internal controls, are more important than if the goal was to take the company public. Yahoo refused to buy Google for $1 billion in 1998 and again refused $5 billion in 2002. billion.”

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

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In 2002, they discussed Becoming a World Class Assistant hosted by Catepillar Inc. They discussed that excellence is subjective and motivation is internally generated. In 2008, Sail to Success! in Peoria, Il, using Spectrum Thinking for decision making. In 2006, Get Motivated! “ Only Joan is Joan ” as they say!'

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Cover Your Tracks: E-mail Archiving

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Home About Me Advertise Cover Your Tracks: E-mail Archiving By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , System Security D o you back up your e-mails in Microsoft Outlook ? Its compatible with any version of Outlook 2002 or later. Are you familiar with this?

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Green Gift Giving: Soda Stream Review & Giveaway!

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Globally, 206 billion liters of bottled water were consumed in 2008 (Zenith International Global Bottled Water Report, 2008). The energy required to make water bottles in the US only, is equivalent to 17 million barrels of oil (Container Recycling Institute, 2002).

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How Badly Do You Want the Life You Dream About?

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A big, inspiring “why” propelled Justine Flynn and her co-founders to launch their company, Thankyou, in 2008. Nine months after calling off her wedding, she was managing a remote hospital in Darfur, Sudan, that served internally displaced Sudanese refugees. Now, I am living my calling in ways I was unable to imagine in 2002.

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