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“All the best things in life are on the other side of fear” with Candice Georgiadis & Karlisha Hurley

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In Karlisha and Morgan I played a suicide victim who was bullied; I played a teenager who struggles to cope with rejection by her family in Bet the Demon Wins ; and a pregnant teenager accused of a heinous crime in the horror series Fight Night. The gossip; the fights; the loneliness. Can you share a story about that?

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“Power of meditation” With Daniel Rodriguez & Parveen Panwar, Mr. Activated

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The mental work from meditating gives me the practice to fight back the internal demon naysayer. He or she might just see this, especially if we both tag them. When I speak at events, I make sure I’ve got three solid runs under my belt before taking the stake. The 20 minutes before taking the stage are full of nerves.

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Kristi Piehl of Media Minefield: “Lean on a Team”

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She is a founding board member of The Demon Angels , a diverse group of angel investors who support Chicago-based entrepreneurs. As we work from home and weather the pandemic, we need to know we aren’t alone and hear from people about how to fight through struggle. He or she might just see this, especially if we tag them.

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Faruq Tauheed: ?I wish I could get paid to play video games?

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There were snowball fights, sleepovers, and tackle football in the snow. We are ALL going through something or battling some demon of fear, doubt, shame, guilt, etc., He or she might just see this, especially if we tag them. Some of the games we made up and the sports were played on a two-way, one-lane street.

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“Change the general mindset.” with Former Bank of America VP Jiab Wasserman

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So, my contribution to close this gender pay gap and to fight this issue is to bring awareness to people — to shed light on the problem — through my writing and sharing with others through speaking and social media. We need to stop favoring one and demonizing the other. My life lesson quote is from my father: “ Keep fighting.

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Said Hasyim: “Removing sugar from your diet is going to be difficult”

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In my teens, my parents bought me many pets: chicks, cats, budgerigars, a tortoise, ducklings, squirrels, shrimps, fighting fish, and hermit crabs. Throughout your dieting journey, there is no need to demonize any bad food if you want to maintain your diet forever. He or she might just see this, especially if we both tag them.

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Former Reporter Jason Simms: “Here Are 5 Steps We Can Take To Win Back Trust In Journalism”

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Inspired by shared qualities between the works of the Bard and ’80s metal, such as humor, bombast, gender-bending, and sword fights, I co-founded the Metal Shakespeare Company in college. It also helps humanize members of the press, who are so often demonized these days. He or she might see this, especially if we tag them.

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