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

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Then, in May 2008, he became the 18th pitcher in the history of the storied Red Sox organization to throw a perfect game. I’ve learned that it’s not the disability that defines you,” Abbott explains. Be everything you want to be,” du Toit regularly reminds her fans during interviews. As of 2009, Lester is cancer-free. “I

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We all have relationship regrets — and here’s how we can learn from them

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Late one night in December of 2008, Amy received a message from a mutual friend that Deepa’s health had taken a serious downward turn. A few years after Deepa died, Amy learned that another childhood friend had been diagnosed with cancer. To learn more, watch his TED Membership event now. Amy wanted to call her old friend.

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Celebrating New Talent: Emerging Entrepreneurs Shines a Light on Up-and-Coming Entrepreneurs

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5 lessons we’ve learned from entrepreneurs Each of these stories from the pages of SUCCESS has redefined the road to success—and helped inspire the creation of these awards. Together with her husband, Kern Lima launched her company, IT Cosmetics, in 2008 out of their apartment living room in Studio City, California.

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Too Busy for Relationships? 5 Ways to Make Time for Connection

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I interviewed 300 people to discover the quality of their relationships and here’s what they had to say. What can we learn from this? This article was published in May 2008 and has been updated for freshness and accuracy. Can you relate? 54% said they get together with friends for fun and conversation less than once a month.

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4 Steps for Dealing With a Hated New Job

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If the problems are serious -- you ethically disagree with company policy or you're asked to do duties you find reprehensible or just have no interest in -- then it's probably time to just move on and learn from the experience. Begin looking around and contact people you had interviewed with before you accepted your current position.

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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

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At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I supplied tickets to more than 8,500 people, netting over $1 million in profits. From working one-on-one to interviewing leaders on my podcast to sharing my message as a speaker, I am thrilled to be part of so many people’s personal and professional growth. I hope you don’t have to start over like me.

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The Decline of Employee Training & The Rise of Side Gigs

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Census, which explains why the latest data is from 2008. But  But given the Great Recession, it seems pretty unlikely that employer-provided and on-the-job training have done anything but decline since 2008. But out interviews from a decade ago shows a much smaller percentage of side giggers citing this reason.

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