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How ‘The Intern’ Explores Transference and Its Impacts on Personal Growth

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It’s The Intern. The Intern does not disappoint in that regard. Welcome back to SUCCESS Movie Rewind , the only podcast talking about how one of Sigmund Freud’s foundational concepts applies to a 2015 dramedy. We can all learn from that. It’s not The Internship. And it’s great. Let’s do it. Transference is a tool.

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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

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They met on Tinder in 2015 while living in Sweden as expats: Ellison, an aviation sales director from Des Moines, Iowa, and Darsy, a human resources systems specialist from Paris. They spent two admittedly short Swedish sailing seasons preparing for the inevitable roadblocks and learning how to co-captain on their own.

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

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Ah, internal roadblocks. 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. All my gifts will bring joy and excitement!

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8 Things Good Leaders Never Say

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Employees make mistakes, and it’s important to allow them to learn from those mistakes rather than blame them. When you critique an employee in a harsh or passive aggressive way, the only thing they’ll learn is to play it safe rather than play to win. Internal competition should be healthy, not spiteful. Here, let me do it.”

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4 Lessons Ultra-Athletes Can Teach Us About Grit—In Life and Business

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To achieve that pinnacle of mental toughness, Darcy Piceu, a licensed psychotherapist, 20-year veteran professional ultrarunner and two-time UTMB winner (3rd in 2011 and 5th in 2015), suggests breaking down your goals into manageable chunks and using simple management tools like a calendar to keep the momentum going. “I

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5 Qualities of People Who Use Time Wisely

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Ask the cancer patient who just learned he has only two months left to live. By learning to emulate the five characteristics of people who use time wisely: 1. We are wise to surround ourselves with family, friends and fun, but ultimately we determine our internal response to the people and circumstances in our lives.

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A review of Assist Travel 2015

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We tried really hard to create an informal environment at Assist Travel so that delegates felt comfortable chatting with the exhibitors and learning about all of the new products and services they had to offer. As she worked for Skyscanner she knew they had the internal resources to make this a reality.

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