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From Olympic Bobsledder to Financial Adviser—Carlo Valdes Knows a Thing or Two About Second Careers

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Less than two years after graduating, Valdes not only made the squad, but his two-man team placed fifth at the World Championships in 2015. A typical day includes sprint workouts down the track, three hours in the weight room and more stretching than a yoga instructor. Thursdays and Sundays off.

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The Savannah Bananas Created Their Own Version of Baseball by Putting Fans First

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When the Coles arrived at their new stadium in October 2015, it was completely deserted, the phone and internet lines cut, the stadium stripped bare. Perhaps the most radical change of Banana Ball is that walks have been replaced with sprints. If a fan catches a foul ball, that’s an out.

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New job, new culture, new language

Laughing all the Way to Work

He cautioned that I was running a marathon, not a sprint and I should give myself time to learn and not be too hard on myself if I didn't know everything right away. The agenda will be named 2015-11-19 Medical Advisory Committee Agenda. Time My former boss gave me some good advice when he knew I would be taking a new job.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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She yelled at me across the entire airport as she was sprinting to her gate, ‘Spanx and wheels on luggage, the two greatest inventions in the last 50 years!’” Tina Fey even stripped down to her Spanx on an episode of the Late Show with David Letterman in 2015. “Everywhere I go with him, he gets flashed, too!”

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The Productivityist Podcast: Automating, Growing, and Selling with Joshua Latimer

Productivityist

A few years back, Joshua left his job as a banker at JP Morgan Chase and decided to open a cleaning business in Michigan, which he eventually sold in 2015. Other methods he has put into place like breaking his days into sprints, delegating, and turning things off (25:45). This resonated with me a lot (22:50).

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4 Simple Steps for Creating Your Strategic Marketing Action Plan (MAP)

Office Organization Success

As my financial adviser reminded me just last week, you’re running a marathon not a sprint, and the same is true for your business also. c) 2015 Tracey Lawton. Dates – and finally it’s important to include all dates in your Marketing Action Plan so that nothing gets missed out. Click here for immediate access.

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