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1 in 5 Humans Got a New Smartphone in 2015

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in 2015 to a total of 1.43 In other words, 1 out of every 5 people in the world got a new smartphone in 2015. Gartner is forecasting 2015 mobile phone shipments (smart and otherwise) of 1.9 billion, which means 26% of humans got a new cellphone (smart and otherwise)  in 2015.  billion in 2021.

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Moody’s Analytics Shows A Spike In Office Usage, But Vacancies Are Still Climbing

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This year, leases representing 243 million square feet will expire according to JLL, which is the largest level seen since the company started tracking lease expirations in 2015. . between the fourth quarter of 2019 and fourth quarter of 2021, while its work-from-home levels came in at around 50%.

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3 Financial Tips to Consider Before Pursuing Your Passion Full Time

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But the steps required to get to this point began as early as 2015. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2021 issue of SUCCESS magazine. By 2020, we’d both become full-time entrepreneurs and today, we’re well on track to fully replace our old job salaries by 2022 if not sooner.

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They’re Back: Boomerang Employees on the Rise for Good or Bad

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of all job switches” in 2021, up from under 2% in 2010. months in 2021, compared to 21.8 Instability in the workforce While Stripling left his company prior to the pandemic, a record of over 47 million people voluntarily left their jobs in 2021, according to the Labor Department. The average time away was 17.3 months in 2010.

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The Nathalie Virem Foundation Helps Leaders Rediscover Their Purpose

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In 2015, after some time spent musing over what her calling actually was, Virem started her first company, Nathalie Virem Inc. Take someone like Pyet DeSpain of Pyet’s Plate, who started her personal chef business in 2015. The specific training is three-dimensional; let’s put it that way,” she continues. “Or Or holistic, in a sense.”

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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

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million American workers handed in their notice in November 2021—the highest level recorded in one month since the data was first collected in 2000. In a 2021 Gartner survey , 65% of respondents said the pandemic made them rethink work’s place in their lives. In January 2021, the company announced they were going digital-first.

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From Olympic Bobsledder to Financial Adviser—Carlo Valdes Knows a Thing or Two About Second Careers

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Less than two years after graduating, Valdes not only made the squad, but his two-man team placed fifth at the World Championships in 2015. Three years later, he was one of the team’s two crewmen, or pushers, at the Winter Olympics in South Korea. This will definitely be it,” says Valdes, who will turn 32 during the event.

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