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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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The Holy Grail of Investing With Tony Robbins: Mindset Shifts that Lay the Foundation for Financial Freedom

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Robbins recalls growing up with nothing and scraping pennies together to buy his first suit. “My A UPS employee who never earned more than $14,000 in a year, Johnson was eventually worth a staggering $70 million. He shares Buffett’s insight that without refined communication skills, brilliant ideas may wither away.

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The Science of Self-Reflection: How Looking Inward Can Affect Every Area of Your Life

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It’s the act of looking inward with the goal of understanding who you are , how you feel and where you want to be. Simply understanding, however, isn’t the end goal of self-reflection. Slowly but surely, peer-reviewed research has caught up with these theories about self-reflection. What is self-reflection? Why does that matter?

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The Nathalie Virem Foundation Helps Leaders Rediscover Their Purpose

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After growing up in Europe, she arrived in the United States with a full athletic and academic scholarship to Jacksonville University in Florida. And then, in 2014, her mother died. On the surface, everything appeared to be going wonderfully for Nathalie Virem. I was lost,” Virem says. “I

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9 Problem-Solving Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read

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You need problem-solving skills to succeed in work and in life. We recommend each of these books to hone your problem-solving skills and level up in business and life. Solving the People Problem: Essential Skills You Need to Lead and Succeed in Today’s Workplace. Cracked it!: By Brett M. Cooper and Evan Kerrigan.

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Redefining Wealth Means Empowering Your Employees to Leave Your Company to Start Their Own Businesses

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Yet you never gave up. When we help others achieve their goals, like starting a company or a nonprofit, we give our employees the opportunity to recreate the same scenario with their own employees. This article was published in October 2014 and has been updated. I wanted to know the details, so I said: “You had a big vision.

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