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3 Life and Business Lessons From Adventure Racing

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I set my bike down, peeled off my helmet and grabbed a handful of peanut butter M&Ms, my go-to fuel during outdoor adventures. Louis park, I looked to my right toward a hill that sloped down to a wooded area. That’s just one of many lessons I’ve applied in four years of adventure racing to my career.

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Ghosted After an Interview? Here’s Why Companies Do It

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Why do companies ghost you after an interview? Or do they think you are as disposable as they are treating you? I am currently being ghosted by three companies who have not responded to my follow-up emails after interviews. Some wait weeks and even months before updating me on my candidacy.

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I Left the Comfort of Safety to Face My Fears Head-On—Here’s Why

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My favorite bike crash came as I hustled to a shift at a fast-food joint. I stuffed my hands in my jacket pockets to keep them warm and rode hands-free along a dirt path. Then, I hit a rough patch—my front tire twisted perpendicular to the rest of the bike, the bike stopped and I kept going. laid back down and laughed.

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Hustle Culture Is Over. Slow Productivity Is the Way to Meaningful Work

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At the end of a productive day, how do you feel? First, in my own life, my three boys arrived at an age where it suddenly became clear that they needed as much time as possible with me. This created a real tension with my desire to produce impactful work,” he says. Hustle culture is not the answer.

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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. I ran my first race at 38 and got published (outside of school papers) at 45. It’s never too late to do something you love. ” But I was in my 40s and wasn’t sure how to become a writer. That’s great, but that’s not me.

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The Quest for My Best Sales Month Ever

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The other offers me an unsolicited assignment to write about the relationships that formed after a retired soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder sent his Purple Heart to a NASCAR driver. After I tell my editor at SUCCESS about the great morning, he wonders what my best month ever was. I made $14,772.

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How to Create an Exercise Routine That Doesn’t Suck

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It was the first and, so far, last time I bailed on an assignment because I was physically incapable of completing it. It was a long assignment, and the hike was only a small part of it, so I still got the story. My best work days invariably come after a rigorous morning workout. You can’t add another thing to your to-do list.

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