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What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

Success

And in life, often your first act is devoted to childhood and education, your second to career and family and your third, following retirement, is how you choose to fill your golden years in service to the legacy you wish to leave. Leslie Jordan: Repurposing Your Gifts. Novels have a beginning, middle and end.

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The Founder of Black Girl Ventures Gets Things Done

Success

Her mom invested her retirement money in the company, and Bell used her tax refunds to buy her own printers. 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. Orders from Google and Amazon quickly followed.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

Success

I want my financial future to be bright and to have no worries when I’m older and ready to retire. I’m working on taking time off for visits, but in the meantime I’ll reconnect the old-fashioned way by writing, sending cards throughout the year; little gifts the family might enjoy, too. Brandy Jules , former SUCCESS staff writer.

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Steel Magnolias, Barbie, and Other Wise Women – In Celebration of a Complicated Women’s History Month By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low-Krayman

Olympia loved that at the beginning of the movie, the women could be seen as the beloved and well worn Southern female stereotypes – preoccupied with gossip, clothes, hair, flowers, and food. Carol Cozewith on listening to the advice of others Retired Designer My advice to my granddaughters and all young women is this.

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The Real Reasons People Are Quitting by Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

The news stories focus on completely legitimate reasons for why this is happening, such as staff taking early retirement, fears about Covid and not wanting to return to the office, lack of childcare, and of course, the search for better jobs at higher compensation. What’s going on? What is chasing all these people away?

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Webiste Critique Special Report: Kidorable

Men With Pens

Speaking of covering everything head to toe… today is a special report website critique for Kidorable, an acclaimed kids’ clothing and accessories company dressing little kids up right. “Where fun and functional come together,&# or, “Clothes that reflect the spirit of childhood – fun!&#

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Going back to school was the best gift I could give myself. Now I can just work the job I want and retire happy&# I’m like, you moron, education never stops! My true artistic nature was cultivated in a relaxed non-formal atmosphere and i was most comfortable in jeans, tee shirts, and other ultra casual clothing.

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