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3 Keys to Earning and Increasing Capital as a Black Woman in Business

Success

Negotiating is essential for anyone starting or operating a business. Use these words during every negotiation session: “I appreciate all of your feedback.” Once you have their respect and trust , negotiations become much easier because people are willing to go above and beyond for those they care about.

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The Truth About Impostor Syndrome and How to Overcome It

Stephanie LH Calahan

Social media users have created a voyeuristic environment where we can easily get caught up in “comparisonitis.” ” When you miss your high mark goal on something, you accuse yourself of “not being cut out for the task” and ruminate on it for days. Then, as you learn things, you can make modifications.

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The Subtle Comfort Of The Discomfort Zone

Brilliantly Better

Over the years I slowly learned the subtle science of feeling good in my discomfort zone. For that, I had to learn Objective C from scratch and implement myself all the functionality I needed. For instance, in my social life (again) every day spent at the office is a day of learning. The simplest comparison is with a workout.

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How To Train Your Brain

Brilliantly Better

Your Brain Is Your Main World Interface Some of you may remember the series of posts in which I made a comparison between a human being and a computer, and I’m talking specifically about how to keep the best version of yourself. The goal is to keep your attention steady, without being distracted. Let’s start talking about the how.

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Are You Copy Pasting Your Life?

Brilliantly Better

When Copy Pasting Is Playing Nice If you burned your hand once, then copy pasting forgoes the need to repeat the contact of your hand with the fire a thousand times to learn the consequences. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want.

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An iPhone App In 30 Days – The Challenge

Brilliantly Better

Not only because I coded every single line of it, but because this app is the tangible result of more than 3 years of testing, learning and writing about personal productivity. Third: I am obsessed with learning new things. Learned how to create a project and what the folder structure means. Program received “BAD_EXC” message.

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