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What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

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And in life, often your first act is devoted to childhood and education, your second to career and family and your third, following retirement, is how you choose to fill your golden years in service to the legacy you wish to leave. Leslie Jordan: Repurposing Your Gifts. Its 2021 IPO, days after Alba’s 40th birthday, raised $412.8

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The 2021 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

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Last year, I made a video for my YouTube channel recommending 10 gift ideas for the (aspiring) productive person in your life. It’s 2020 and it’s time for a new holiday gift guide. ” Getting this book as a gift for someone would be a good choice. But that was last year. Let’s start with books. Freewrite.

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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. Orders from Google and Amazon quickly followed. “I

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Liminal Space: Why This Period of Nothingness Is Critical to Being Present and Processing Your Thoughts

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In 2021, I averaged 14,000 steps a day! I miss the Train Wrecks, but getting outside and connecting with nature has been a gift. She re-created the vibe by finding a friend to walk with, and she picked him up every morning at 7 a.m. “In I’ve since managed about 10,000 a day, which continues to be my new commute.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Nominating a woman for an award isn’t just a gesture; it’s a gift of recognition, motivation and celebration. In 2021, Graves was named in the Top Women Lawyers list in the Daily Journal and as a minority leader of influence in the Los Angeles Business Journal. Phillips’ passion is inspiring, transforming and growing leaders.

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The Best Client Retention Strategies to Use Now

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Offer sales, discounts and gifts as surprise perks. Surprise gifting for clients and employees can work wonders, too. In fact, according to a 2021 Coresight Research survey, 43% of companies using a corporate gift strategy reported improved client loyalty, among other benefits. Don’t neglect your existing clients.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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With a natural gift for storytelling, her presentations weave humor, wit and grace into powerful messages about acceptance and tolerance. “I Pat Rydzy, a retired dental hygienist from upstate New York, discovered a need one day in January 1997 when an adult male with developmental disabilities sat down in her hygienist’s chair.

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