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14 Workplace-Friendly Holiday Exchange Gifts for Coworkers

Success

Earlier this year, we took to LinkedIn and asked hundreds of professionals the question on everyone’s mind when it comes time for the office Secret Santa: What holiday gifts do people prefer to receive in the workplace? This article originally appeared in the November/December issue of SUCCESS magazine. Hellofresh.com 4.

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The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Entrepreneurs, 9-to-5ers and Executives

Success

You’ve made your list and checked it twice—now, it’s time for the hard part: finding the perfect gift for everyone this holiday season. Big enough for a 15” laptop, a change of clothes and a padfolio, yet small enough to carry on the plane for a work trip, this backpack won’t dress down a business-casual outfit.

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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

Success

My suitcase was packed, my traveling clothes all laid out. There, we’d spend the holidays together, as a family, without the overgifting and overdecorating and overeating of a typical Christmas. My mom tried to help by encouraging me to like stuff that other girls my age liked: clothes, boy bands, teen magazines.

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The Founder of Black Girl Ventures Gets Things Done

Success

She and her mom hustled at events all over selling the clothing items and eventually made it into Essence magazine’s Holiday Gift Guide for a line of infant bodysuits. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2021 issue of SUCCESS magazine. Orders from Google and Amazon quickly followed.

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Pets as Part of the Family

Small Business Labs

The key article quote is: Just how deep are our ties with our pets? The article reports that 62% of Americans have a pet in their household, with Gen Xers (71%) and Millennials (65%) the two largest pet owning generations. Millennials are also most likely to dress their pets in clothing.

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Lessons From the Luddites

Small Business Labs

This comes from the Smithsonian's fascinating article  When Robots Take All of Our Jobs, Remember the Luddites.  Key quote from the article: They were well-off—their pay was three times that of stocking-makers. These Not only was the weekend a holiday, but they took Monday off too, celebrating it as a drunken “St.

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A Christmas Planning Checklist for November

Ian's Messy Desk

One of the best ways to reduce the stress of holiday planning is to spread it over a number of months or even throughout the year. Shop for clothing, accessories, hostess gifts, etc. for any holiday events events. Check dishes and glassware for holiday entertaining. Include non-holiday special events.

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