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Oprah Winfrey: Still on Top…And OWNing It!

Oprah Winfrey has been named Hollywood’s highest-paid female star. Ms. Winfrey earned an estimated $165 million between May 2011 and May 2012 thanks to her final season of the ‘Oprah Winfrey Show’, OWN TV network, satellite radio station, production company Harpo and O magazine, figures compiled by Forbes magazine for their Richest Women in Entertainment [...]

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Will Smith on the Power of Choice and the Pursuit of Excellence

The name Will Smith is synonymous with box office clout. But over the course of the last two decades, it’s also been associated with music history, a hit TV show, and congeniality. Indeed, the 38-year-old superstar has so many more facets and colors to him than one would suspect. Smith is the proverbial diamond in [...]

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Tyler Perry Anything You Want is Possible…

By the time I married, I’d already been an entrepreneur for several years, but I did bring my spouse into the business… or tried to, anyway. The experiment was short-lived, something that would not surprise David and Jamillah Lamb, business partners, spouses and co-authors of Perfect Combination: Seven Key Ingredients to Happily Living & Loving Together.

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Gabrielle Douglas and the Making of A Champion

Sixteen year-old Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas has made Olympic history by becoming the first African-American female to win gold in the individual all-around gymnastics competition at the London Games last week. The 4-foot, 11-inch tall beauty has always shown promise as a athlete but her accomplishment last Thursday cemented her place in history and instantaneously propelled her into [...]

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President Obama Improves Educational Outcomes for African Americans

On Wednesday, during his remarks at the National Urban League conference in New Orleans, President Obama announced an Executive Order to improve outcomes and advance educational opportunities for African Americans. On Thursday, he signed thatExecutive Order surrounded by some of the key leaders who have been at forefront of promoting those priorities. The President has made it a [...]

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Tia Norfleet: NASCAR History in the Making

native of Suffolk, Virginia, but now lives in Augusta, Georgia where racing is not merely a hobby; it’s a way of life. As a second generation licensed NASCAR driver, Tia Norfleet is understand what it is to break barriers and she well knows the low odds and risks involved with being a professional racecar driver. [...]

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Daymond John: Proves Its All About the Brand

Daymond John was not a rapper. He couldn’t sing or dance. But as a young man, he latched onto the emerging ’80s rap scene in Queens and the Bronx as his path to success. John began working as a roadie for now legendary acts Run DMC and LL Cool J. Along the way, he found [...]


 
 
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My Top 10 Personal Development Books of All Time . . . Audio Book Style!

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Being Your Personal Best: Montel Williams

Source: Success.com The Power of Choice At 3 a.m.,most people, even most highly successful people, are deep in sleep, resting for the next challenging day. Not Montel Williams. The Daytime Emmy-winning talk show host stays awak...
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Gratitude As A Business Strategy

BY HOWARD JACOBSON | FastCompany.com Most of us are fantastic complainers. When someone doesn’t meet our expectations, we let them know. We may even let their boss or mother know. There’s nothing wrong with expectin...
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73 Best Business and Success Lessons

By Robin Sharma |  RobinSharma.com  I’m skiing in South America but have also been doing a lot of thinking. I wanted to thank you for all your kind support of my work. So I have summarized the 73 best ideas/insights/lessons...
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20 TIPS FOR A STUNNINGLY GREAT LIFE

Source: Robin Sharma | RobinSharma.com I want to shift gears from leadership to a pure focus on crafting an exceptional life for this blog post. Ultimately, life goes by in a blink. And too many people live the same year 80 tim...
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How Tony Robbins Plans His Week (My 5-Step Process + free worksheet download)

BY SCOTT DINSMORE | FOLLOW SCOTT  ON TWITTER “There is no excuse for not preparing for something that is inside your control.”- Anonymous Update: After being asked more times than I can count, today I’m sharing my Ful...
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