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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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A viral start for Katie Blomquist In the fall of 2016, when Katie Blomquist worked as a first-grade teacher at a Title I school in South Carolina, a boy in her class asked her for a bike for his birthday. But we forget that our social-emotional health is critical to the development of a successful adult.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Nominating a woman for an award isn’t just a gesture; it’s a gift of recognition, motivation and celebration. When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents.

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How Florida Pure Sea Salt Went from Hobby to Full-Time Business

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I started making something consistent and briny and delicious and using it at home,” she says, adding that she gradually started gifting her homemade salts to family and friends. She and her team are also aiming to expand into more health and wellness food markets. This backyard hobby eventually became Florida Pure Sea Salt.

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Dr. Dale Whelehan – CEO at 4 Day Week Global | Boost Efficiency with a 4-Day Work Week Strategy

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And we do that by gifting people more time off through a four day week as opposed to a five day week. And similar to how we have basic physiological needs, like the need to eat, to sleep, to have shelter, research has shown we have three fundamental psychological needs for happiness and health as well.

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How to Understand People’s Personality Types

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I’m not somebody who’s particularly gifted in anything managerial,” Nardi says. “I They rise to higher levels, and perhaps surprisingly even with respect to their physical health, conscientious individuals outperform those who are less conscientious. “So, Los Angeles-based author and researcher Dario Nardi, Ph.D.,

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25 Holiday Gift Ideas That Support Minority-Owned Businesses

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Whether your loved one works from home or is an at-home mixologist, here are 25 gifts they’ll love that also support minority-owned businesses. Buying a gift for someone who works from home ? A gift from these minority-owned businesses will spruce up their “home office” and score you extra points. Grovemade Laptop Stand.

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Meet the 2022 Women of Influence

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Health & Wellness. In February 2016, Graham made history as the first size 14 model to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swim. Georgia O’Keeffe: She was an American modernist artist who painted with vivid color and conviction. Ashley Graham. Supermodel. Venus and Serena Williams. Professional Tennis Players.

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