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

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In 2008, pregnant actress Jessica Alba was washing new baby clothes with a detergent her mother recommended and broke out in hives. In 1979, married lawyers Tim and Nina Zagatwho who dined out as a hobby, decided to poll their friends on restaurant recommendations rather than rely on just a few opinions from critics.

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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

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My suitcase was packed, my traveling clothes all laid out. My dad has always enjoyed days spent swimming in the ocean, followed by hearty dinners at nice restaurants. My mom tried to help by encouraging me to like stuff that other girls my age liked: clothes, boy bands, teen magazines. My mom shook me awake in the dark.

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Green Living, Green Wallet

Eco-Office Gals

There is little nutritional value in such a meal, and the footprint associated with the waste of each individually wrapped item, and the process of making that food in a plant somewhere, shipping it to the restaurant, and preparing it for you is considerable. These are processed clothes that are more likely to irritate the skin.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

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I often think I need new clothes, but when I clean out or organize my closet, I realize I have lots of options and everything I need at my fingertips. Put those things on your not-to-do list and pay people to help you with the stuff that doesn’t produce the sales and lifestyle success you desire. Have gratitude.

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Ten Small Business Startup Ideas – 2009/09/20 | THE SMALL BUSINESS.

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A clothes-sharing website for high-value items such as shoes. A YouTube channel reviewing local restaurants. A premium hotline providing legal advice. A café for aspiring filmmakers to congregate and show their work to receive feedback. An impartial advice line for people purchasing consumer electronics. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Entrepreneurship live and kicking! | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Raphael Dobbin is not going to help me loose any weight soon with his idea of a West African restaurant, but he was going to offer me free fruit as a dessert option for healthier living. Meron Nour and his Underground Imports will import trendy cloths and shoes from Japan. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Why Less Is More

Brilliantly Better

To use Jonny’s example, less chocolate cake is not necessarily a bad thing — it could help a person create a healthier lifestyle. But too little chocolate cake isn’t a good situation either: what’s the point of having an incredibly healthy lifestyle that you can’t enjoy? Thank you for the thoughts.

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