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How To Be Successful

Interviews with successful people are featured here. Learn how to achieve financial freedom and how to be successful from people who have achieved it! Get business ideas and learn how to make money through these interviews with successful people who have turned difficult challenges into successes. Whether you want to further your career, are starting a business or launching a product there is much here to gain inspiration from…

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How a career change can transform the way you feel about your life

By Dana Hall. A change in career can be stressful, but is it worth it? A few years ago, Caitlin Hartlen feared she might never achieve the career that she wanted. She had dropped out of college after her first semester due to stress: her father had been diagnosed with ...
Charlize Theron On Overcoming Adversity

Charlize Theron On Overcoming Adversity

By Dana Hall. How her dream of becoming a dancer led to success in acting. Growing up on a farm in South Africa had its perks for Charlize Theron. The seclusion made way for an adventurous childhood, full of exploration and creativity. It was from these experiences that Theron discovered ...
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How to find your passion in life: cashing the ultimate paycheck

By Dana Hall Finding your passion can mean experimentation With a job history covering everything from work as a corrections officer to doing makeup for bridal parties, it is safe to say that fear of the unknown isn’t an issue for Julia Blues. New experiences are never a problem. For ...
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How to become a motivational speaker: “Feeling fear and taking one step closer to overcoming that fear”

By Cheryl Anne Groth. Becoming a motivational speaker - The first steps Darryl Bellamy Jr. is a motivational speaker. As a student success and leadership expert, he teaches students how to overcome negative self-talk and push past their fears to achieve their goals in life. Darryl has won numerous leadership ...
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Chris Gardner -how to become successful from the bottom up

Photo:Jason Dunn. When we think about stories for our "show me the money" category, the 2006 film, The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith, comes to mind. What you may not know is that this film follows the real-life story of entrepreneur Chris Gardner, who rose up from homelessness to ...