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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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Designer Michael Costello Aims to Empower Women Through Fashion

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Michael Costello dressed Beyoncé in a handsewn white lace and nude mesh dress for the Grammy Awards in 2014. My designs are all about celebrating women from all walks of life and making them feel confident and beautiful. It’s the perfect piece to dress up or down, and it always makes me feel confident and put together.

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Perform at Your Peak Level with These 5 Mind-Sharpening Tips

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Start by recognizing self-defeating and sabotaging thought patterns and replacing these patterns with powerful and confident thoughts that support your goals and objectives. Yes, running a business keeps you busy all day and up late at night, but don’t let your entrepreneurial pursuits deplete you. Get more sleep.

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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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How SideChef Founder Kevin Yu Is Helping People Learn to Cook at Home

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You’d eventually get there, and there is confidence in that. I wanted to give people that same confidence to get through a dish. In 2014, we built the app. What lessons did you learn growing up that you still lean on today? Those are the stepping stones you build up to give you confidence as you face adversity.

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Rocking the Boat: 4 Traits of Wave Makers

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If you grew up being told not to make waves, you might want to reconsider your stance on the matter and become a changemaker. With their recommendations, I came up with an eclectic and interesting mix of changemakers, including a Major League Baseball manager, a young entrepreneur, a CEO, a community service leader and a recent graduate.

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The Customer Isn’t Always Right But How Do You Know Where to Draw the Line?

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In emails and phone calls, Lynch explained that “it’s easier for our clients to see everything, then pare back” as desired, and that deleting is easier than mocking up additional pages. I mentioned that I was confident I had fully performed the contract and was still offering to rework things to make her happy.

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