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Coach John Wooden on Succeeding with Integrity

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Have you ever wanted a mentor who could guide you along a more humble path to personal and professional achievement ? Sports legends such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bobby Bowden, Joe Torre, Bill Walton, Dick Vitale and others called Wooden their teacher, mentor and friend. This article was published in October 2016 and has been updated.

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Advancing Women in Tech: Executive Nancy Wang’s Forward-Thinking Nonprofit

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She also founded, in 2016, a nonprofit membership organization , Advancing Women in Tech, which “accelerates careers and addresses diversity gaps in leadership.” The organization, for which she now serves as board chair, has helped more than 40,000 people to date via mentoring and training materials delivered via Coursera.

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10 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get Things Done

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Seek out and converse with a successful role model and mentor. This article was published in February 2016 and has been updated. Immediate action on unpleasant projects reduces stress and tension. It is very difficult to be active and depressed at the same time. Truly listen; really find out how your role models do it right.

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There Still Aren’t Enough Women In Engineering. Here’s What Needs to Change

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This is an improvement from even just seven years ago, when in a 2016 report from SWE , one woman in engineering stated: “When you walk through the doors of [an oil & gas] corporation, you would think you had taken a step back… into the 1950s. She mentors older female students to connect them with women in STEM. “I

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Representation Matters: 5 Tips for Creating a Business Worth Supporting

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When Robert Hartwell first launched The Broadway Collective , a musical theater academy, in 2016, he worked at the kitchen table with his assistant. When selecting your mentor , look for the following: Ensure their mission statement aligns with your values and beliefs. You couldn’t open the fridge because it would hit the table.”

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For Jamie Kern Lima, Unlocking Success Starts with Embracing Self-Worth

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Best known as a motivational speaker, author and personal development mentor , Lima is not just another success story; she is a testament to the transformative power of self-worth. Jamie Kern Lima’s journey to success In 2016, Lima made headlines when she sold IT Cosmetics to L’Oréal for a staggering $1.2

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How to Build a Library Worth Having

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My mentor, Earl Shoaff, got me started on mine. This article was published in December 2016 and has been updated. We all need to build a good library. Here’s one of the books he recommended: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Shoaff asked me, “Doesn’t that title intrigue you? Think and Grow Rich. Who wouldn’t need that book?”