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Go Straight for the Joy and Follow Your Purpose

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In 2004 I was enjoying the highest-paying, most respectable job I had ever worked. I can’t quit a steady job; it’s irresponsible for me to give up this paycheck and health benefits.’” In a Harvard Business Review interview , Harvard psychology professor Ellen Langer defines mindfulness as “the process of actively noticing new things.

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The Magic of Intrapreneurship Within Organizations

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While suited up and on his way out the door to a job interview, he boasts to his family, “I don’t need an edge. In a letter to would-be shareholders in 2004, the co-founders noted that the habit “empowers [employees] to be more creative and innovative,” and that many significant advances happened during that allocated time.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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In 2004 Blakely tackled another hurdle when she appeared on a reality show with Richard Branson called The Rebel Billionaire: Branson’s Quest for the Best , a sort-of cross between The Apprentice and The Amazing Race. I needed the income and the security and the insurance and the health benefits and all that.

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The Secret to Happiness… Is Just Love

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It’s the most thorough study of human lives that’s ever been done,” said George Vaillant, director of the study from 1972 to 2004. The 1930s saw an increase in discussions on the importance of physical fitness to health and well-being. Kennedy (though details regarding Kennedy’s participation are sealed until 2040).

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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His Get Attitude podcast won a Communicator Award for Diversity & Inclusion for his 8:46 Interviews Stories of Black America. She has more than 20 years experience in business, healthcare and education with master’s degrees in Health Services Administration, Education, and Human Organizational Systems.

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