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5 Reasons to Question Everything

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Blame it on a grown-up world that tends to put more value on having answers than asking for them. Many of us think of a “questioner” as someone who’s more a thinker than a doer, whereas the successful go-getter is supposed to be confident, decisive and certain. This article was published in March 2014 and has been updated.

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Apprenticeships Are Making a Comeback—Here’s Why

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The term “apprentice” might conjure up images of blacksmiths training young teens in the “olden days,” or maybe former President Donald Trump on the 2004 premiere of the show by the same name. According to November 2023 data from ApprenticeshipUSA , apprenticeships have seen a 103% growth from 2014. What is an apprenticeship?

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The Mel Robbins Guide to Screwing Up

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In her book, The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success , Megan McArdle explains that we gain skills by practicing things because we’re strengthening the connection between the action and the reward. Strike up a conversation with a complete stranger. The dopamine level drops when we do something wrong.

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Eliza VanCort Is Teaching Women How to Claim Space Shamelessly

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VanCort survived multiple kidnappings by her mother who had a mental illness, a #MeToo moment at 16 and a traumatic brain injury in 2014. So, the people who are around me are really lifting me up, not tearing me down, and I think that makes all the difference.” The most powerful tool in this revolution is communication.”

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Heartfelt Host: How Tamron Hall’s Resilience and Purpose Guide Her Success

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I’m all of these things wrapped up in one, and I had to recognize that shift.” Hall worked at NBCUniversal for 10 years, having first joined MSNBC and later Today alongside Al Roker in 2014. “I knew that if I was going to keep this show on, make it successful and keep my team engaged and inspired, I had to step up and lead.

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Apprenticeships Are Making a Comeback—Here’s Why

Success

The term “apprentice” might conjure up images of blacksmiths training young teens in the “olden days,” or maybe former President Donald Trump on the 2004 premiere of the show by the same name. According to November 2023 data from ApprenticeshipUSA , apprenticeships have seen a 103% growth from 2014. What is an apprenticeship?

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

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I lost my confidence. Over the years, I’d developed contacts, partners and skills, and I had the industry reputation necessary to put together a contract this big. But the tickets never showed up. But the pain was fresh, and the daily struggle for money and confidence were keeping me stuck. I lost my business.

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