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

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In a world with countless ways to level up your professional development, books are one of the most underestimated tools. Army officer turned software engineer; Ge Wang, a lawyer who became the owner of a menswear business; and Monique Greenwood, a magazine editor-in-chief turned innkeeper. So don’t give up on that air guitar just yet.

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The Mel Robbins Guide to Screwing Up

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In her book, The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success , Megan McArdle explains that we gain skills by practicing things because we’re strengthening the connection between the action and the reward. Ask for a discount before you purchase something. Strike up a conversation with a complete stranger.

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SUCCESS Celebrates 125 Years of Progress, Positive Thinking and Personal Growth

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Hotelier and author Orison Swett Marden sat in a small bedroom on Bowdoin Street in Boston churning out the very first issue of SUCCESS Magazine. From early cover lines about why fine clothes are an asset in business to recent ones about how to turn social media followers into customers, the magazine has gone through a massive transformation.

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Take One Simple Step To Boost Buy-in And Brand Engagement

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The best way to serve is to show up and participate to demonstrate that you are all-in on supporting them. Way back when, brands would broadcast polished, one-way messages to the masses and we, the masses, would consume those messages via radio, magazine advertisements, TV commercials, billboards, etc.

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7 Self-Care Subscription Boxes That Can Help You Manage Stress

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Subscription boxes are all about convenience—purchases you don’t have to think about, remember to renew or even go farther than your front door to pick up. After all, the hustle economy has trained us to be on the go all the time, and when we get caught up in our busy routines, we often forget about ourselves.

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‘Money Boss’ Jo Davison’s 5 Steps for Taking Control of Your Finances

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But, once you know the basics, it’s up to you how to continue. Diversify your income People often grow up believing that the only way for them to make money is to go to work for someone else and get paid for their time—and that belief is holding us back, Davison says. So, don’t get stressed about that,’” she says.

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3 Common Money Myths Debunked

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When these false notions shape our day-to-day financial decision-making, we end up in a world where around half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. TRY THIS: The app Acorns rounds up each of your purchases and invests the spare change. The price of managing your money under misguided assumptions is high.