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

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Having allies at work isn’t just about having a confidant or an enforcer of policies. In an effort to soothe these discomforts at the office, I would decompress at happy hours, hire personal trainers and purchase loose-fitting clothes—all of which impacted my ability to save and invest. The impact of toxic work environments.

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The Mel Robbins Guide to Screwing Up

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You remain snugly in your comfort zone because your feelings tell you to, and it’s your feelings that you have to overcome if you want to take that risk, launch that idea or send that proposal. Ask for a discount before you purchase something. You won’t do what feels hard. In Rejection Therapy, rejection is the only way to win.

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45 Professional Development Books to Level Up Your Career and Your Life

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In The Alter Ego Effect , author Todd Herman suggests that we add another element: creating an alter ego to boost our confidence and skills. Weinman says, being a good loser “implies perspective and resilience and the quiet confidence that the world will not crumble around you because of a fleeting setback.”

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

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Canadian small business confidence slowly improving : Small business confidence in the Canadian economy is improving but it suggests that although the recovery is proceeding its pace is gradual. Businesses in Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick, British Columbia and Alberta are the most optimistic for the coming year.

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Do Clients Need to Like You to Buy? | Men With Pens

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The guy writes with confidence and authority. With that trust, i can offer my professional opinion on a topic, or proposed course of action that is reinforced with the weight of the trust i have created with my customers. It also means I don’t have to pitch, propose, or do gratis consulting. So our guy listens attentively.

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Three Ways to Start a Revolution | Men With Pens

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That would make it the norm, the expected… would there still be resistence to purchase? Copy/Grant/Proposal Writing Jobs — 01/04/2010 Reply Michael Martine ( @remarkablogger ) January 4, 2010 at 2:38 pm Maybe we should talk more about possibilities instead of AdSense. I’m not convinced. We need to discuss these questions.

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