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Daring to Dream: Finding the Courage to Follow Your Own Path

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Judy Joo started out following her parents’ plans—spending five stressful years working in finance—before changing course: Judy was the first female Iron Chef to appear on Iron Chef U.K. , Judy’s parents, who had immigrated from Korea, saw her decision to trade finance for food as risky. Being a Woman in a Male-Dominated Industry.

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6 Tips for Being a Responsible Digital Nomad

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The digital nomad boom Since 2019, the number of Americans who consider themselves digital nomads has more than doubled, according to MBO Partners’ 2022 State of Independence in America study. million in 2019. Tarek Kholoussy’s nomadic journey has taken him out of the finance sector on Wall Street and into global philanthropy.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7% million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” The 2019 “ State of Women-Owned Businesses Report ” from American Express finds women-owned businesses “now represent 42% of all businesses—nearly 13 million—employing 9.4 trillion.”

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WeWork’s Potential Bankruptcy: What Will Be The Effect On Office Vacancy Rates?

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commercial banks and the effect of WeWork’s potential bankruptcy ( as discussed in my article last week ). San Francisco’s very high vacancy rate is perhaps an outlier to a certain extent as it has increased almost 20% since before Covid (Q4 2019), compared to between 10% and 14% for other major U.S. real estate, U.S.

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What Good Self-Care Looks Like (for You)

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Taken this way, self-care fails to attend to root causes and may actually exacerbate stressors like poor finances or physical health. Good self-care also means keeping a variety of long-term goals in mind, especially since common ones like improving finances or physical health may be stressful themselves.

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Raise a Glass: The Popularity of Nonalcoholic Drinks Is Marking a Shift in Drinking Culture

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Throughout her roughly 15-year career in investment banking, international development and renewable energy financing, she traveled to over 30 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. adults participated in dry January in 2019. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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This creep ultimately caused her family to lose the ability to stay on top of their finances. Then, in 2019, she lost her job. Akpan’s not just open with her family about finances. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2022 issue of SUCCESS magazine. But the truth is that you really can’t.”.

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