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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The director of a small but busy public library in the Midwest, Marcia Fanning (not her real name) says she was meek and didn’t really stand up for herself for many years: “I let people walk all over me, and I ended up being really unhappy a lot of [the] time.”. Best practices for standing up for yourself.

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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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After several months of research, they attended a two-week sailing course in Gibraltar before selling Darsy’s apartment and buying Polar Seal in March 2016. “On Ellison and Darsy purchased Polar Seal in March 2016, but they didn’t hit the waters full time until June 2018. There are no shortcuts for that.”.

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Tasty Tidbits: Professional Development News & Views (Dec. 2, 2016)

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If you missed them, take a peek here: What Managing Up Really Means & 3 Helpful Techniques. For those who misinterpret the mandate to “manage up,” the consequences can be dire. Here you’ll learn what it really means and how to do it in the right way. SIGN UP HERE >> Photo Credit: OFour (Flickr).

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5 Tips for Successful Online Networking

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Instead, state as specifically as you can what you would like to learn, discuss or anything else you’re hoping to get out of the connection. If there’s someone you want to learn from, get help from or otherwise has something you want, you must actually talk to the person, preferably face to face (or via video chat if needed).

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Do you want to speak at Assist Travel 2016?

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We will have four assistants up on stage talking through a topic related to business travel – it has to be personal and it has to have led to a change or positive outcome. We are also running a speaker training course to help you learn everything you need to know to be an amazing presenter. Email Address: *. Subject: *.

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10 Daily Habits Holding You Back from Growth

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Some of those choices are extraordinary, but most of them are simple habits that add up, one step and one day at a time. I love getting up before everyone else when the house is quiet. It forms the basis, too, for learned optimism. Anyone can learn to be more optimistic and reap the benefits of a positive mindset.

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Hello Alice Co-founders Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore Are Fueling the Small Business Ecosystem

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They only loosely knew one another then, despite much overlap—both women grew up in Houston, graduated from Texas A&M University and have connections to Bolivia. Moms raising babies and growing a business Come 2016, Hello Alice was in its infancy, and Rodz and Gore were second-time moms to new babies. What is Hello Alice?

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