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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The director of a small but busy public library in the Midwest, Marcia Fanning (not her real name) says she was meek and didn’t really stand up for herself for many years: “I let people walk all over me, and I ended up being really unhappy a lot of [the] time.”. Best practices for standing up for yourself. I apologized.

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Wondering How to Become a Morning Person? Try These 8 Techniques

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It means making a schedule that will turn waking up from a groggy bore to an exciting and efficient part of your day. Remember: According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of routine is “a regular course of procedure,” meaning don’t change it up. Gradually adjust your bedtime and wake-up time so the change doesn’t feel unnatural.

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How I Became a Morning Person (and How You Can, Too)

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We would often stay up into the early hours working on our projects, chatting, watching movies, you name it. to actively waking up at 6 a.m. The first thing that helped me get up faster was by not having my main sources of entertainment around me in the bedroom: phone not next to the bed, laptop not in the same room as the bed.

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10 Things Exceptionally Successful People Do on the Weekends

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They wake up early. Apple CEO Tim Cook is said to wake up at 3:45 a.m. Successful people still wake up early because they know time is precious and shouldn’t be wasted, no matter what day it is. Successful people know they have to carve out downtime where they put away phones and don’t check emails. every morning.

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My Way: 12 Things That Keep Me Succeeding Every Day

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My phone and my headphones. I have not used an alarm to wake up in over a decade. This article originally appeared in the September 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. The company was ranked No. s “10 Fastest-Growing Private Companies In The U.S.” I listen to audiobooks at every spare moment.

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How to Build a Library Worth Having

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I said to myself, I hope my phone doesn’t ring, because I won’t sign the note this time. My phone never rang. Soon, you’ll open up a whole new world of fresh ideas. This article was published in December 2016 and has been updated. About a year later, this company got in financial trouble. I was off the hook.

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Follow That Gut Feeling: 4 Signs You’re Dealing with a Toxic Client

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They don’t respect your personal time Sonya Lee, a mindfulness coach who previously worked as a design freelance artist, received a text on Christmas Eve of 2016 about meeting with a potential client. “I I quickly agreed because time is money, and set up a phone call to speak with the founder right away,” she recalls. “He

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