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I Pursued My Passion Later in Life and Surpassed My Wildest Dreams—and You Can, Too

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Most of my success was achieved later in life, and I am certain it is the better one. 25 Years of Advice, Exhortation, and Inspiration from America’s Best Commencement Speeches : “You have to do, in your life and with your life, what turns you on. That’s great, but that’s not me.

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Cultivating Optimism Could Be The Ultimate Game Changer In Your Workplace

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Optimism positively impacts employee well-being — including improved mental and physical health, job satisfaction, and work-life balance. Numerous studies — using the Life Orientation Test — have confirmed this through the proactive responses to stress that optimistic people have exhibited during these assessments.

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4 Lessons Ultra-Athletes Can Teach Us About Grit—In Life and Business

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Lesson 1: Motivation to keep going and do whatever it takes As with anything in life, the drive to achieve a goal is a huge motivator to get things done. Lesson 2: Consistency is key A big part of being successful at anything, be it business or sport, is consistency. As a roadrunner, this was intimidating at first.

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What Is Goal-Setting Theory?

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He later concluded: Goals affect performance by directing attention, mobilizing effort, increasing persistence and motivating strategy development. Doran later applied Locke’s theory to his own work in goal setting. It implies tactics you can use to increase productivity on your team or throughout your organization. Locke, Ph.D.,

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Inmates to Entrepreneurs Offers Resources to Help Returned Citizens Start Businesses

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Lawrence Carpenter says he grew up poor and dreaming of a better life. By age 12, he was following the only example he saw in his North Carolina neighborhood of how to achieve this dream: selling drugs. He eventually attained the life he had hoped for, complete with a house and a car—albeit through illegal means.

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Funding Bias: How Female Entrepreneurs Can Win the Battle in Raising Capital

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How women can achieve gender parity in raising capital Four years ago, I raised $2 million in funding for my creator community startup Vibely (which I later sold to Kajabi). In the years since my fundraising success, I’ve spoken with many female entrepreneurs about the fundraising process.

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20 Inspirational Books by Black Authors You Need to Read

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Life advice? Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke Tarana Burke, founder of the Me Too movement, shares her own story of sexual assault and the strength she drew from confronting the experience years later in order to help other young women. Looking for motivation ? Business strategies?