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Marcus Aurelius Helped Me Survive Grief and Rebuild My Life

Thrive Global

‘When I was a child, when I was an adolescent, books saved me from despair: that convinced me that culture was the highest of values.’ But what this interpretation of Stoicism gets wrong is that our emotions, even the most painful ones, need not be our enemies if we can learn to think of them as our guides.

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“An amazing uptick in new and unique opportunities” with Jack E. Lighton

Thrive Global

As part of my series about the “How Business Leaders Plan To Rebuild In The Post COVID Economy”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jack Lighton who has been at the helm of the nonprofit Loggerhead Marinelife Center since 2013. Can you tell us what lessons or ‘takeaways’ you learned from that? We are hopeful! Hey, I was at the beach!

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4 updates from letter-writers (the personal crisis, the coworker frame-up, and more)

Ask a Manager

I had applied to a few local part-time jobs prior to writing to AAM for the rest of the Spring/Summer semester hoping to save some money, and I was hired by my top choice today. Here are updates from four people who had their letters answered here in the past. How do I hold it together at work during a personal crisis ? 2 at the link).

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Sam Polk: “Bring healthy food to more people”

Thrive Global

In 2013, he founded a nonprofit called FEAST (originally called Groceryships) to address food-related health problems in South Los Angeles by helping family food providers make healthy choices through nutrition education, cooking classes, free produce, and support groups. Thank you so much for doing this with us!

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In Their Words: Workday Customers Share How They’ve Managed Change

Workday

Read on to learn how some of our customers have managed change with the support of Workday. Cardinal looked to Workday to facilitate a smooth transition for new employees following an acquisition, and to deliver tangible dollar and time savings back to the business. The same goes for the business world.

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How to create an amazing ‘Now hiring’ sign

Workable

Back in 2013, an unemployed graduate used a billboard to let potential employers know that he was looking for a job. You can even do this for free, by downloading and customizing an online template. If relevant experience is not required, be clear about it on your sign and mention when you provide on-the-job training.

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Sondra Radcliffe: “Become so confident in who you are that no one’s opinion, rejection, or behavior can rock you”

Thrive Global

I joined Raytheon Technologies (formerly United Technologies) in 2013 and continued to pursue roles that would give me a broad understanding of the business, first moving into roles of increasing responsibility within the legal group and then eventually exiting the legal group to lead the Oxygen & PSU business.