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Career Lessons Learned from the 2017 Solar Eclipse

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This is what I learned about career success from my 2017 solar eclipse experience. NBC news said the solar eclipse cost the U.S. The post Career Lessons Learned from the 2017 Solar Eclipse appeared first on Eat Your Career. I’m a sucker for anything that’s called “a once-in-a-lifetime” event. Photo Credit: NASA.

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Chaya Milchtein Empowers Women by Educating Them About Cars

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Milchtein created her website, Mechanic Shop Femme in June 2017, and it’s still an excellent resource today. “I One unique aspect of her class offerings is the cost. She also says that there is a misconception that women, queer folks and people of marginalized identities don’t want to learn about cars. Where’s this going?”

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10 Things Effective Leaders Do to Encourage Innovation

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Test to learn. But here’s the difference: They assess ideas based on testing to learn and testing to succeed, versus testing to fail or testing to try. The reward for succeeding is higher than the cost of failure. In fact, what is emphasized is a maximum return on learning, regardless of the outcomes.

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Time Is Your Most Valuable Resource—Don’t Waste It

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Learning how to budget your attention is an essential skill in the Attention Economy. My favorite way to make my attention valuable is to protect the first hour of my day at all costs. This article originally appeared in the May 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine. What’s the Attention Economy? It’s the world we live in.

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3 Genius Tactics to Drive Your Next Creative Breakthrough

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In addition to learning about Freud, Skinner and Maslow, we were also exposed to the idea of alternative uses testing. They don’t cost anything, and you can do each one right now. This article was published in May 2017 and has been updated. Test alternative uses to kick-start creative problem-solving.

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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

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And as that fame grew, so did his fortune—which he immediately started giving away, first in a hefty donation to Chicago Public Schools in 2017, then to the county’s mental health services. His estimated earnings in 2017 were $33 million.) But when there’s no label, the production costs come out of Chance’s pocket. “I

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

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Gore chalks up lessons learned that include spending too much time raising venture capital rather than focusing on sales and hiring too slowly and not firing fast enough. 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. The problem?

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