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From Jay-Z and Vera Wang to Julia Child and Malcolm X, many successful people were also late bloomers. Here's what many of them had in common.
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Mustafa Tovi, 45, started off as a part-time employee for Walmart and has stayed with the company for 25 years.
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In this excerpt from Jennifer Romolini's book "Ambition Monster: A Memoir," she describes the ways her dream job affected her relationships.
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Bangaly Kaba, Director of Product at YouTube and alum of Facebook and Instagram, uses this framework to assess his job.
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New Mexico gave households with mixed citizenship status $500 a month for a year. Participants saw improved housing and job security.
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Laura Mae Martin, Google's executive productivity advisor, told Harvard Business Review that being unintentional with your time is a common misstep.
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Women are rapidly rejoining the labor force, boosting the economy.