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The Holy Grail of Investing With Tony Robbins: Mindset Shifts that Lay the Foundation for Financial Freedom

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He emphasized the continuous pursuit of knowledge, skills and self-improvement—and this focus on personal growth positions individuals as valuable contributors in the marketplace.” He shares Buffett’s insight that without refined communication skills, brilliant ideas may wither away.

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The Digitialization of Jobs

Small Business Labs

occupations into jobs that require high, medium or low digital skills and tracks the impacts of rapid change."   As the report chart below shows (click to enlarge), the number of high digital jobs has grown from 5% of jobs in 2002 to 23% in 2016. The good news is those with digital skills tend to be paid pretty well.

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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

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Jewel’s mental health organization: Inspiring Children Foundation In 2002, after many years of putting what she learned to action, Jewel co-founded the Inspiring Children Foundation , which provides mental health programming to youth whose financial circumstances are a barrier to access. Because, unless my behavior changed, it didn’t matter.

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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

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Despite any obstacles students face, since its creation in 2002, the school has enjoyed impressive outcomes, boasting a college readiness score 27% higher than the city’s in 2019. If they’re top-performing before they get into those programs, they’ve got the skills and habits and support at home to motivate them to do well,” Larson says.

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

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His rigorous and dedicated practice habits were no longer just about honing a skill—they were about reclaiming a part of himself. By refusing to allow the tragedy of his accident to define him, Hogan instead invested himself in chasing his dream. Despite the odds against him, Hogan never turned down an opportunity to study his game.

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Rockbridge Guitars’ Co-founder Makes Instruments for A-List Musicians—And Kids, Too

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Then, in 2002, it actually happened. “He Chickapig is now played at the Virginia Institute of Autism and is being studied to see how it might be used to help improve social skills among affected adults. Ray was a local Rockbridge musician who had dabbled in guitar building, creating about one a year as a hobby.

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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 This position, one she would hold for the next three years, would change the trajectory of her whole life.

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