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Glenn Sanford Built a Billion-Dollar Business on a Foundation of Simply Never Giving Up

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And so in business, creating a regular cadence—quarterly, weekly—that people can trust helps set up for the next sprint. . But there’s a fundamental learning that’s going on all the time. Learning is something you just have to continually do. MP: Adaptability is crucial in business. I think that’s really what it comes down to.

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Where Passion Meets Purpose: How to Find a Job You Love

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Through his research, Stanglein learned entering that field usually meant obtaining a master of education degree in college administration—a career path he had not yet considered. After talking to friends and mentors, I realized alumni relations or fundraising was a logical next step—I like people and building relationships!”

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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She yelled at me across the entire airport as she was sprinting to her gate, ‘Spanx and wheels on luggage, the two greatest inventions in the last 50 years!’” Embracing and learning from failure Her father would even have Blakely and her brother do exercises in failure. “Everywhere I go with him, he gets flashed, too!”

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