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Learn goal-setting from the Olympics

August 14th, 2004
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Watching the Olympics is inspirational if you need a kick in the pants to set high goals for yourself, but the trick is not to make goals so lofty that you make yourself sick.
Having finished 17th at beach volleyball nationals, I can tell you that the difference between the very top and those near the …

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Lessons from a French chicken farm

Posted to: Diversity | Negotiating | Working abroad
August 8th, 2004
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One summer, when I found myself with no job and no plan, I panicked and took a job on a chicken farm in the French countryside. I told myself the job would look good on my resume — showing I am adventurous and understand the agriculture business to boot. Neither is true, in fact, and …

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You only need $40,000 to be happy

August 1st, 2004
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Looking for happiness through financial success? Wondering what the magic number is? It's $40,000 according to Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert. Really. So technically, most of you should be happy. And if you're working for the next big raise, forget it. You're better off working on teaching yourself how to look at your money with a …

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