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16 planet-friendly gift ideas, recommended by TED speakers

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And then there are the environmental harms caused by the gifts themselves, which could include polluting fast fashion items , plastic toys made from fossil fuels, or sweet treats that are driving deforestation. . Editor’s note: One of the greatest gifts you can give is the gift of lifelong learning. We need to keep strong!

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Thinking Outside the Box: How Entrepreneur Danny Taing Is Bringing Japan to Your Door

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He found that since he already had the experience of forming a company, he was able to go from concept to beta launch in two months. In America, I feel like souvenir is this idea of this keychain… you maybe gifted somebody or you get yourself,” he says.

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The 2021 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

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Last year, I made a video for my YouTube channel recommending 10 gift ideas for the (aspiring) productive person in your life. It’s 2020 and it’s time for a new holiday gift guide. ” Getting this book as a gift for someone would be a good choice. But that was last year. Let’s start with books. Freewrite.

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7 Examples of Good Customer Service to Build Customer Loyalty

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Surprise customers with a gift. Online pet supply center Chewy took gift-giving to heart. Similar to customer feedback forms, it also allows you to learn about your clients’ unmet needs. Training magazine awarded Dollar General the No. The little, personal touches delight customers and increase feelings of brand loyalty.

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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. My mom tried to help by encouraging me to like stuff that other girls my age liked: clothes, boy bands, teen magazines. She thought that doing something different, something lighter on gifts and heavier on togetherness, would be good for us.

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The Founder of Black Girl Ventures Gets Things Done

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It came in the form of a T-shirt line which got off on the completely wrong foot but led to her first major success. “It She and her mom hustled at events all over selling the clothing items and eventually made it into Essence magazine’s Holiday Gift Guide for a line of infant bodysuits. It sucked and nobody bought it.

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Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia Talks About the Art of Making Accommodations

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Gifted with an eye for design, Gebbia credits his teachers for fanning his natural creative flames. Gebbia’s teachers and coaches at Brookwood motivated him to succeed, and in his success he returned the favor via a $700,000 gift to Brookwood’s arts and athletics programs. I still had energy I could have used to run a faster time.”

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