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Former NFL Player John Diggs Bounced Back From a Crisis and Found Success With His “Mapineering” Technique

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Eventually, he built one of the largest mortgage brokerages in southern California, living the comfortable millionaire lifestyle with his wife and kids. All he took with him in the move were some gym clothes, his bike and a “big-ass box” bursting with all the motivational CDs, DVDs and books he’d accumulated over the years.

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Rachel Ceruti Is Curbing Environmental Waste By Upcycling Clothes

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Growing up, Rachel Ceruti had an appreciation for the environment, but she didn’t consider herself an environmentalist nor had she started upcycling clothes. While she was there, she learned about how secondhand clothing is shipped to Africa and then ends up in landfills. “We What is upcycled clothing?

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Why Supporting Small Businesses This Holiday Season Is More Urgent Than Ever

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The brand provides items to stay organized at home, school, the office or when traveling, including its cornerstone packing cubes ($49.90) to optimize your luggage space, and divider cubes ($19 – $23) to organize drawers of clothes and accessories—and 100% guaranteed to spark joy. Photo courtesy of Nuzzie. Photo courtesy of MOTSI.

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Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia Talks About the Art of Making Accommodations

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You know, there was nothing fancy or special about our lifestyle. It’s the clothes we wear, the phones we talk on, the lights we see with and the cars we drive. Airbnb.org and Airbnb hosts announced they would provide short-term accommodations for 20,000 Afghan refugees, a goal they accomplished in six months.

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Be Happy In the Skin You’re In with Zakia Blain

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She doesn’t only sell clothes, but also confidence. Allow yourself time to grieve or feel the disappointment, then regroup, refocus and restrategize to ultimately get to your goal. Blain felt that plus-size bodies had been overlooked by the fitness industry, due to the unrealistic beauty standards in place. Instead, pivot.

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Want More Charisma? It All Starts with Your Mind

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Yes, external stuff can help, from clothes to voice to smiles and hand gestures. Try arriving at a cocktail party with just this one goal, Beck says: All I’m going to do is ask questions. You have to feel genuine emotion.”. In other words: True charisma comes from within. But it’s no good by itself.

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How 30 Days of Kindness Made Me a Better Person

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It’s a warm September day in New York, but he’s sitting under a mountain of ragged bits of clothing, towels and blankets. It wasn’t for lack of trying, but rather questioning whether seemingly small gestures were actually accomplishing my goal. In the other hand, he clutches a nearly empty bottle of cheap vodka.

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