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A Look at How Brad D. Smith Motivated and Inspired Intuit Employees

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His wardrobe choice depended on what sales or product launch goal the team had accomplished. The goal was to convey to potential customers that QuickBooks’ new version was worth the 60-day wait, even as Intuit shared the airwaves with Microsoft during the announcement of its new product. Rolling Thunder” worked.

2008 255
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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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After receiving his diagnosis in August 2006, Lester went through treatment, worked his way back into the major leagues and pitched—and won—a World Series game. For Rudolph, the goal was everything. Never one to let a perceived disability stand in the way of his goals, he pursued athletics with his heart and soul.

2002 279
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Do These 3 Things to Get Everything You Want

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That was in 2006, right before the Great Recession. There’s a generalized fear that if someone discovers a larger-than-life goal, they will attack it with negativity. When most people envision real estate agents, they see a successful person with a healthy salary. But sometimes, that image doesn’t align with reality.

2013 316
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All Successful Leaders Have This Type of Intelligence in Common, According to Psychologist Adam Bandelli

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So what we found in the research was that Machiavellian leaders are really good at getting short-term goals done, maybe for a quarter or for six months… but that’s not going to work in the long-term,” explains Bandelli in a recent conversation with Brilliant Thoughts ’ editor and host Tristan Ahumada.

Skills 241
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SUCCESS Celebrates 125 Years of Progress, Positive Thinking and Personal Growth

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The magazine had a short run with former National Magazine Award winner Gay Bryant as editor-in-chief beginning in 2006. Following a bankruptcy in 1999, Victoria Conte headed a rebirth for the title as president and publisher. I think the magazine is becoming much more diverse with every decade,” Heisz says.

2022 331
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A Single Mother Struggling to Budget Weighs the Balance Between Just Surviving and Really Living

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What I took from this is that, if we don’t deny ourselves small pleasures, we have a better chance of sticking to our main goal. I have a Roth IRA and bonds; I refinanced my mortgage when the rates were low; I try to never carry credit debt; and I still drive a car I bought in 2006. I soon began to apply it to other aspects of my life.

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How to Understand People’s Personality Types

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Understanding people’s personality types can also help us achieve success in our pursuits, whether we’re attempting to get our kids to pick up their toys or motivating a sales team to reach a lofty goal. Ultimately, the path to self-awareness remains the goal. “So Los Angeles-based author and researcher Dario Nardi, Ph.D.,

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