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Katie Blomquist’s Nonprofit, Going Places, Ensures Kids Living Below the Poverty Line Can Go the Distance

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We tallied up the nominations and are pleased to highlight the hard work these organizations are doing behind the scenes to better the lives of others. We tend to think about our other basic needs such as food, clothing, water, shelter and medical support. Typically, a parent, neighbor, older sibling or cousin steps up.

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How I Became a Morning Person (and How You Can, Too)

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I’d have to end whatever great dream I was having, put on clothes I didn’t like, go out into the world bleary-eyed and stand in a cramped train with a hundred other people who would also rather be anywhere else. We would often stay up into the early hours working on our projects, chatting, watching movies, you name it.

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What Happened When I Didn’t Complain for 30 Days

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I have lived by these words, coaxing change in my life by giving up one of 12 indulgences and conveniences (chocolate, shopping and cellphones among them) per month for a year. place a call to gripe to my BFF about the cable man not showing up during his four-hour window. Then I literally wrote the book on my experiences.

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How a Self-Portrait Changed My Life

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For example, if you captured yourself as a more confident person , practice a new posture, strike up a conversation with a complete stranger or head to a networking event by yourself. Growing up, I loved seeing stories of people who went from nothing to building the life of their dreams.

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

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In a July 2016 profile , The New York Times wrote that President Barack Obama—who wore only blue and gray suits—daydreamed about retiring to Hawaii to “open a T-shirt shack that sold only one size (medium) and one color (white)” with Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. The human mind is well set up to form habits and routines to conserve its energy.”.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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An 18-year blogging veteran, Ajayi covers all things culture with a critical yet humorous lens on her website Awesomely Luvvie and wrote the instant best-sellers Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021) and I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016). million views. Amina AlTai. Kim Anthony.

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