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The Heroes of Hurricanes Milton and Helene

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“What started as ‘Let’s help the teachers hand out treats while they look for their students’ turned into a full-on pop-up store in the parking lot across from the apartments for the entire weekend—meeting needs from emotional support, to lunch, to house supplies and clothes,” Latvala shared. “A

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Katie Blomquist’s Nonprofit, Going Places, Ensures Kids Living Below the Poverty Line Can Go the Distance

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A viral start for Katie Blomquist In the fall of 2016, when Katie Blomquist worked as a first-grade teacher at a Title I school in South Carolina, a boy in her class asked her for a bike for his birthday. We tend to think about our other basic needs such as food, clothing, water, shelter and medical support.

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How a Self-Portrait Changed My Life

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If you captured yourself as a healthier person, commit to walking in the park twice a week, use the stairs instead of the elevator or keep your gym clothes in the car as a not-so-gentle reminder. This article was published in June 2016 and has been updated. Through that transformation, they create an authentic and empowered life.

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How I Became a Morning Person (and How You Can, Too)

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I’d have to end whatever great dream I was having, put on clothes I didn’t like, go out into the world bleary-eyed and stand in a cramped train with a hundred other people who would also rather be anywhere else. This article was published in August 2016 and has been updated. BEEP BEEP BEEP. I am a night owl, born and bred.

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What Happened When I Didn’t Complain for 30 Days

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The first day presented a gauntlet of obstacles, from my kids’ finicky eating habits to constant clothing changes, despite preparation well ahead of day one: a bag packed with a healthy lunch, new school supplies in tow and an apple for the teacher. This article appears in the February 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

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In a July 2016 profile , The New York Times wrote that President Barack Obama—who wore only blue and gray suits—daydreamed about retiring to Hawaii to “open a T-shirt shack that sold only one size (medium) and one color (white)” with Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan and his former chief of staff. The experiment was working!

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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An 18-year blogging veteran, Ajayi covers all things culture with a critical yet humorous lens on her website Awesomely Luvvie and wrote the instant best-sellers Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021) and I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016). million views. Amina AlTai. Kim Anthony. Dany Garcia. Entrepreneur.

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