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Resilience Stories: After Her Father Was Deported, She Bought and Expanded His New Jersey Restaurant

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Her first thought was the officer saw her talking on the phone. She left her job, withdrew every cent of her 401(k), and bought her father’s Peruvian restaurant, El Gordo. Look how popular Mexican food, Asian food, Italian food restaurants are. That kind of hard work sustained her restaurants during the pandemic.

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Donald Kelly—The Sales Evangelist—Is Out to Create a Community of World-Class Sellers

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selling peanuts, or having a little restaurant,” he says. That person is not going to pick up the phone and make that call because they’ve already defeated themselves in their belief system,” Kelly says. For example, most sellers send emails, make phone calls or write LinkedIn messages to prospective clients.

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Finding Joy and Friendship in a Pandemic-Induced Hobby

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I’m driving home from one of Atlanta’s popular new restaurants. I needed something to do—a hobby—that would force me to put my phone down and redirect my attention and my thumbs. We exchanged phone numbers and Instagram handles. For the past few hours, I have been gabbing and sipping French wine with 15 friends. Generation Zen.

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Shaq Insists He’s Not a Celebrity

Success

When he eats at restaurants, he leaves famously humongous tips. When he finds out I have an infant at home, Shaq takes my phone, opens the camera, turns it to selfie mode, and starts recording a message. Another company he was part of in 2021 lost two-thirds of its value just a few months after going public.

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Looking at This Year’s Successes as You Set Next Year’s Goals

All Things Admin

A lot of planning has gone into this trip – from the airline you chose to fly to the hotel you selected to the restaurants you’ll eat at. in person, online, by phone) • Did you read any career building or skills boosting books? • Keep the positive momentum going and set yourself up for success in 2021! You worked with a budget.

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The Blended Role of Executive Personal Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

In 2021, that number has skyrocketed to 40 percent! The demand for highly-skilled, tech-savvy, multitasking administrative professionals who perform business and personal tasks has become so great that a new position is trending—the Executive/Personal Assistant (EA/PA). This role is gaining in popularity.

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The AI Survival Skills You Need To Stay Relevant With Dan Schawbel

Allwork

The example I give is, hey, if McDonald’s is using AI in the restaurants and Wendy’s isn’t, well, Wendy’s is going to start doing it. April 2021, Microsoft did their first mega 30,000 person study on the workforce. They’re always using their phone. Or Burger King or whomever, in and out burger.

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