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

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“It’s how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with.”. ‘Be 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,” du Toit regularly reminds her fans during interviews.

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Ann Hiatt on What It Takes to Be an Executive Assistant

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In 2002, Ann Hiatt was fresh out of college, starting her first post-university job supporting Jeff Bezos’ at Amazon in Seattle. Amazon was made up of less than 1000 employees in 2002, compared with today’s 1.3 As the most junior member of Jeff Bezos’ office, Ann’s days consisted of a lot of intern-level work.

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

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Not only did the PWD task force ensure compliance, they “established a worldwide accessibility project office” in 2002 to ensure all products and services were made accessible. When presented with two identical summaries—one for a candidate named John, the other for a candidate named Jennifer—faculty members at six U.S.

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