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3 Steps to Unveil Your Full Human Power Through ‘Unfocus’

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Despite the urging of mentors to choose between clinical work and research, I did both with equal intensity—sacrificing being known in either field alone for the gift of being known as a connector between human behavior and brain science. Additionally, Duckworth herself presented new research regarding grit in 2019.

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Meet the 2022 Women of Influence

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in 1995 to 27% in 2019.” She also hosts the Pretty Big Deal podcast and published her book A New Model in 2017. Chloé Zhao seized the world’s attention with her 2017 film The Rider , a sparse and stunning portrait of a struggling Native American family in South Dakota. The Inspiration. Entertainment. Chloé Zhao.

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How Happy Are You?

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My father, the star of our family, died at the start of 2019. Before 2019 was out, I’d turn 40, Laura and I would each accept unexpected job offers and a publisher would sign me up for a book deal. In 2017, I left my job as the editor of a magazine to freelance and spend time with my dad in his final years. Laura was pregnant.

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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. She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. She is president emeritus of AIGA and was awarded the AIGA Medal for lifetime achievement in 2019.

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Leading with Kindness: 14 Most Charitable Celebrities

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“If I had known that I’d only have Jay until he was 42 years old, I think it would have woken me up to the importance of being kind and giving,” she told Oncology Nursing News in 2019. “I Jay Shetty finds kindness all around us To this monk-turned-motivator, kindness is a gift we give.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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Leigh Burgess is a creative strategist who uses her gifts to help others. With every escrow they close in 2021 and 2022, they donate a $400 Costco gift card to a person or family in need in Maui—families like a single mother of four who has cancer or a young father with a daughter who has multiple sclerosis. Leigh Burgess.

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Episode 296: A Productive Conversation with Thomas Frank

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I tracked every minute of my life for 3 months.

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