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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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Natalie du Toit would have been a perfect candidate for Abbott’s mentoring. In 2003, again swimming the 800-meter freestyle, she won gold at the All-Africa Games. “It’s how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with.”. ‘Be Be everything you want to be’.

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It Takes Courage: Building Administrative Support Teams

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I began working with my employer in January, 2003. We are able to provide quarterly meetings, mentoring opportunities, professional development classes and an annual conference. It Takes Courage. When I started, there were over 14,000 employees within the organization. The group has grown from less than 70 members to nearly 450.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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And for the sixth time, we have done the research to find the 25 most influential leaders in this space: the coaches, speakers, authors, mentors and thought leaders to know in 2022. He is a teacher, a mentor, a coach, a convener, and a doer. Coach, mentor, creator. But this year, there’s more. Gogo Bethke. Elena Cardone.

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SUCCESS’ 2025 Women of Influence

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Whether its mentoring other women in business, leading philanthropic efforts or speaking out on issues that matter, these women are making their mark across multiple spheres of influence. in 2003, Bethke worked various jobsbabysitting, warehousing, waitressing and selling jewelrybefore earning her real estate license in 2011.

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