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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

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The crowd cheered wildly as a giant red heart covered in glitter and gold moved confidently across The Masked Singer stage. And the powerful questions she learned to ask, as well as the tools she developed because of them, would provide a framework for the advocacy and education she would do outside her music. They’ve been studied.

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James Dyson: The Ever-Tinkering Engineer

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I learned I would have to introduce the technology myself.” He politely answered questions about his startup years and tough business decisions (in 2002, he moved production of his machines from Malmesbury, a small town in England, to Malaysia; more on this later). They couldn’t see the potential. “It

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Ann Hiatt on What It Takes to Be an Executive Assistant

Go Burrows

In 2002, Ann Hiatt was fresh out of college, starting her first post-university job supporting Jeff Bezos’ at Amazon in Seattle. After three years working with Jeff, on projects ranging from hiring helicopters, to writing TED talks, to helping with massive product launches, she took the lessons she’d learned at Amazon to a Ph.D.

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7 Strategies To Attract And Retain Top Talent

Allwork

And research indicates leaders tend to be way too confident about the quality of their decisions. . Google discovered this to its chagrin in 2002, when it launched an experiment by getting rid of all bosses. We tend to favor those who are similar to us and offer them jobs. What about if you work in a Fortune 500 company?

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How to Survive a Recession, According to a 91-Year-Old Business

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Speculation of another impending recession battered the confidence of small-business owners, as indicated by monthly surveys conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business. A fire in the restaurant’s kitchen in April 2002 forced the owners to scramble to become operational again before the summer rush.

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

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in his 2002 best-selling book, Authentic Happiness. One of Seligman’s signature strengths, for example, is a love of learning (a survey in Authentic Happiness helps you decipher which ones you possess). “By Optimism is another one of those character traits that can also be a learned state of mind, positive psychologists say.

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Is it Possible to be an Outgoing/Extraverted Introvert?

Stephanie LH Calahan

Over the years of attending networking functions and conferences I've learned that a good number of the people there consider themselves introverts.   Shyness is usually related to confidence. However, when I started my business back in 2002, I quickly learned that. necessarily the same thing. 

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