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

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As a high-school player, she caught the eye of the Tennessee State track and field coach, who recognized her tremendous ability and began training her as a runner. 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.

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Is College Still Worth It?

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General Motors first reached out to Suffolk County Community College on Long Island, New York, in 1987, looking to house a technical training program. Toyota came on in 2003 [and] Honda in 2005, followed by Subaru, Nissan, Fiat Chrysler, Ford and Mercedes-Benz. It’s a clear win-win. I got a call from a guy,” Macholz recalls. “He

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Want More Charisma? It All Starts with Your Mind

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When you’re alone, she recommends a technique—adapted from mindfulness disciplines—that can train you to be more in the moment: Sit or stand in a quiet place and set a timer for one minute. When our internal voice starts criticizing us , lashing out, it can feel like we’re under attack,” Cabane writes. Confidence to spare.

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Housecleaning in Word 2007: Customizing your Dictionary

Laughing all the Way to Work

I really should, if for no other reason than I need to be able to do my Office tips in 2007 as well as 2003. Training On-line 10 Things = Frustration "Mom, I'm sick!" I have the software at home, but havent gotten the gumption up to load it yet. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Macros: Shortcuts To Productivity With Microsoft Word

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The more difficult macros are the ones that are programming code related and require knowledge of Visual Basic (you can find some books here) , which unfortunately, I have no training in. I am going to show you how to record a simple macro function and to implement it.

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Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections

Laughing all the Way to Work

These are instructions for Word 2003. "I I also do not claim to give any medical, financial, psychological, veterinary, retail, personal training or HR advice, although at times it may seem like I think I know what Im talking about, it is just my opinion. I called my helpline (my sister) and she wrote the following instructions.

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Pros and Cons of Going Paperless

Office Dynamics

If you use board portals your meetings can take place in the cloud; this saves expenses costs on getting board members to one place – huge savings if you’re an international company with directors around the world. Investment in Training. Any fears you have over data integrity will be reduced immediately.

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