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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

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This trip was part birthday gift, part Christmas escape, part Florida homecoming. She thought that doing something different, something lighter on gifts and heavier on togetherness, would be good for us. Now we had an afternoon to do the thoughtful gift-selecting that my mom normally takes months to do. This is Texas, after all.

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What I Learned from Keeping a Gratitude Journal

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Gratitude log 24: While the journaling exercise eventually made my heart grow a few sizes and gave me a greater appreciation for my many gifts, it apparently did so with about the same power as caffeine. This article originally appeared in the April 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.

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What to Do When Your Passion Isn’t Enough

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A willingness to learn from others? Give that gift to yourself. This article was published in September 2017 and has been updated. When things get shaky, don’t blame it on a lack of passion—try to see the bigger picture. Be honest with yourself and find what’s really lacking. Is it hard work? Dedication?

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5 Tips for Using Your Time Wisely

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Give whatever you’re doing the gift of attention. Give people the gift of attention. Learn to say no. This article was published in January 2017 and has been updated. At the breakfast table, concentrate on the family. Wherever you are, be there. Don’t be somewhere else. Concentrate on where you are.

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Your Purpose Lies at the Intersection of These 3 Things

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Perhaps you’re brilliant in the details, a born entrepreneur, gifted communicator or tech maestro. So include here the “hard-won wisdom,” insights and skills you’ve learned from the school of hard knocks that no classroom could ever teach. As you finish this article, your purpose might remain unclear.

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3 Steps to Unveil Your Full Human Power Through ‘Unfocus’

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Despite the urging of mentors to choose between clinical work and research, I did both with equal intensity—sacrificing being known in either field alone for the gift of being known as a connector between human behavior and brain science. This article was published in November 2017 and has been updated.

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Meet the 2022 Women of Influence

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She also hosts the Pretty Big Deal podcast and published her book A New Model in 2017. Chloé Zhao seized the world’s attention with her 2017 film The Rider , a sparse and stunning portrait of a struggling Native American family in South Dakota. The Inspiration. Allyson Felix: Felix is the most decorated track and field Olympian in U.S.

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