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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

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Having grit doesn’t mean never giving up; it means not giving up on our long-term goals. And sometimes the best way to achieve our long-term goals may be to give up on unproductive short-term goals. Recognizing how our goals line up can help us know when to quit and when to persist. Is what you’re pursuing worth the grit?

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Mirela Sula Is On a Mission to Empower Women Through the Global Woman Club

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She wanted to pivot from social services to a business model where she could help women build their confidence and gain financial freedom. So, in 2015, she founded the Global Woman Summit, an international conference where women can network and empower each other. Both confident and warm, she was wearing a silky leopard-print jacket.

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Get Your Mind Right: 5 Tips for Untangling Your Can’t-Do Mindset

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In my research about “Wave Makers” for my book Make Waves , I discovered that those who started big changes were extraordinary because of their thoughts that drove optimism, resilience, belief in themselves and others, and the confidence to keep learning. You show up differently when your only objective is to contribute.

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What can assistants expect in 2015?

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The last few years I have written a blog about what assistants can expect from the year and here you will find the tradition has continued into 2015. I genuinely think 2014 was a turning point in our industry and I think 2015 will see a consolidation of our efforts to take our profession forward. Assistant networking and events.

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In a Sales Slump? How to Be Unstoppable Again

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By stepping up and owning your results, you take back the power to improve them. Your existing customers are the warm-up round. Rack up small wins. Every win boosts your confidence. You score a confidence-boosting win when a dream client you’ve pursued for years says yes to a meeting. You need to be powerful!

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Rohn: You Don’t Have to Love What You Do

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If you embrace the disciplines associated with the new opportunity, you will soon find that your self-confidence starts to grow , that you go from being a skeptic to being a believer. This article was published in September 2015 and has been updated.

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Feedback: Take It or Leave It, but Don’t Defend Yourself Against It

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People may give you all kinds of feedback, but it’s up to choose how you’ll act on it. It is a mark of emotional maturity and professional confidence to be able to accept critiques graciously. This article was published in April 2015 and has been updated. Receive it as such and then you can decide what you want to do with it.”.

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