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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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The Nathalie Virem Foundation Helps Leaders Rediscover Their Purpose

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In order to identify scholarship recipients, Virem has interested parties fill out a questionnaire and speak with her on the phone. The focus here is a little different than what you might expect from a typical leadership workshop—the aim is to help people develop tough-to-teach skills like insight and perception.

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4 Essential Habits to Become a Next-Level Entrepreneur

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London is credited with discovering music artist Post Malone, and he was named Manager of the Year by Variety in 2019. What if, instead of going to in-person concerts, viewers could watch live shows from their phones? What relationships or skills can you leverage? music management) and AUX Live (streaming platform).

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Finding Joy and Friendship in a Pandemic-Induced Hobby

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Skilled needleworkers mix decorative stitches, thread types and even beads to create intricate handheld works of art. I needed something to do—a hobby—that would force me to put my phone down and redirect my attention and my thumbs. We exchanged phone numbers and Instagram handles. It’s a sophisticated paint-by-numbers of sorts.

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13 Undeniable Ways to Get Sh*t Done

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According to a 2019 study published in Sleep Medicine , when night owls began to consistently shift their “sleep/wake timings” by two hours, they showed “significant improvements to self-reported depression and stress, as well as improved cognitive… performance measures,” among other benefits. Implement your new skills and make them routine.

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How I Use My Journal to Change My Mindset

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I typically start by silencing my phone, putting it away and taking a few quiet moments to breathe and think. Positive thinking isn’t about believing life will be perfect; it’s about acknowledging that I have the skills to navigate life, even when things don’t go as I hoped. It’s a simple enough habit. Explore the consequences.

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How to nail a video interview

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According to tech giant Cisco, 80% of all internet traffic will be video by 2019. For PAs and EAs in particular, where success in the role is just as much down to personality and “fit” as it is to hard skills, video as an interview tool makes a lot of sense. Practice makes perfect and it might take a few goes to feel comfortable.