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

Success

Despite being drafted out of high school, however, Abbott decided instead to attend the University of Michigan, where he led the Wolverines’ baseball program to two Big Ten Conference championships and became the first baseball pitcher to earn the James E. Sullivan Award for the best amateur athlete in the country.

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The hidden world of London’s Livery Halls

Practically Perfect PA

On the first floor the Dining Room is the main events room where we can hold conferences, dinners and receptions overlooking the serenity of the cobbled Devonshire Square.

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

Office Dynamics

A video montage played, with Joan explaining how the Conference for Administrative Excellence began 20 years ago. We heard about the first conference, which had 16 attendees from 6 companies, and also about the conference that took place during a Hurricane! The conference emphasis was on thriving during the economic slowdown.

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Is it Possible to be an Outgoing/Extraverted Introvert?

Stephanie LH Calahan

Over the years of attending networking functions and conferences I've learned that a good number of the people there consider themselves introverts. However, when I started my business back in 2002, I quickly learned that. .  Her comment was such a good question that it sparked this post.  necessarily the same thing. 

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3 Podcast Production Styles – Which is Right For You?

Andrea Kalli

My name is Andy Robbins and I started my podcast production company , AudioFile Solutions, in 2002 after spending the previous 9 years in the audio production industry as an audio engineer. During that time, the birth of the World Wide Web created a host of new opportunities in audio production. I hope you will check it out. Life coaching?

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How to Break Up with Your Business Partner

Success

By then I was insistent that I wanted to run the business alone, and I rented a conference room for a meeting away from our office. My best friend and neighbor opened a boutique with me in 2002, and for most of the nine years we owned it, it was fabulous. I was surprised, but we continued on as effective partners for another year.

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Summit at Sea 2011 – The new trend in business is impact

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

For those of you who haven’t heard of the Summit Series, allow me to bring you up to speed… What started as a ski trip for nineteen silicon valley entrepreneurs has grown in the past four years to a white house recognized power-conference. In other words, books bound for landfills.

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