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The Founder of Black Girl Ventures Gets Things Done

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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. Because you absolutely can.”?.

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Hearth: A Writer Explores the Concept of Home During Her Early Career as a Writer in Delhi, Mumbai and the U.S.

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Roti, Kapda aur Makaan” (food, clothing and shelter) was the political cry of independent India’s socialism in the 1960s and ’70s (including a Hindi film with the same title). A twist of fate post-retirement put his hard-earned savings at stake, leading him to rally to get a stretch of land for a new residential area in Delhi.

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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Instead, in an effort to avoid conflict altogether, they are far more likely to quit, which could have a negative impact on their earning potential, retirement account contributions, health care coverage and other financial employee benefits. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2022 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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Shaq Insists He’s Not a Celebrity

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He was on the set of Inside the NBA, where he’s been an analyst since 2011, the year he retired from his playing career. Nearly every commercial is just Shaq being, well, himself: Shaq installing a security system, Shaq dancing to the Gold Bond theme song, Shaq standing in a cruise ship pool with his clothes on.

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Why Good Copywriting Goes Bad: Ignorance | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

You have to be a pregnant woman in the morning and a retired trucker in the afternoon. Good copy will reveal that the emperor is has no clothes. I was kinda saying the same thing on my post for The Drum magazine right here: [link] …only perhaps a little more flippantly! You should know a little about everything. Read everything.

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

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In a July 2016 profile , The New York Times wrote that President Barack Obama—who wore only blue and gray suits—daydreamed about retiring to Hawaii to “open a T-shirt shack that sold only one size (medium) and one color (white)” with Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan and his former chief of staff. After all, some choice is good.

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