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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

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On a sunny March day in his hometown of Chicago, Chance the Rapper makes his way to The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center for our interview and his SUCCESS photo shoot. Only in his 20s, Chance had already accomplished major goals he’d set for himself, including hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live and winning Grammys.

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The SUCCESS Interview: Puneet Nanda on Disrupting Industries and Making Wellness Products Accessible for All

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In 2015, he launched GuruNanda, which makes typically pricey pure and natural essential oils affordable. I started learning yoga, meditating and kind of improving on my own personal health and goals. “So I said, ‘OK, that leaves me with some opportunity here.’”. Puneet Nanda : I took a sabbatical after that.

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Why ‘Be Yourself’ Is Both the Best and Worst Advice You Can Get

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I got an email from Harvard inviting me to the interview phase. Me and 49 other people would be flown out to Cambridge to interview in person, and then a month later, 25 of those people would be accepted. I was going to Harvard for an interview. I knew how interviews worked and how the game was played. The Harvard!

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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. We can think of our goals in a hierarchy, explains Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., Is what you’re pursuing worth the grit?

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How to Master the Art of Delegation in 3 Steps

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I have set tasks and office responsibilities that my assistants [one per shift] are responsible for that are clearly defined in the job description and again during the interview.” They need to understand the big-picture goal , but encouraging them to participate in setting smaller company goals can also be a powerful motivational factor.

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UFC’s Francis Ngannou’s Keys to Overcoming Obstacles and Visualizing Success

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In his Achievers Exclusive interview with Josh Ellis, he recalls the triumphs and tribulations of a life in pursuit of his dream of becoming a world-class fighter. . The key to his success, he says, was never losing sight of that goal. Here are five key takeaways from Francis Ngannou’s interview with SUCCESS.

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How to Leave Your Job and Start Your Career

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But have you ever looked at successful people who effortlessly achieve their career goals? Meanwhile, maybe you’ve been looking for a job for a while and haven’t been able to find something, or you finally snagged that interview only to never hear back from the company. This article was published in April 2015 and has been updated.