successful

31Mar

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TELEVISION

What Makes The Show ‘Love Island’ So Successful?

Audiences can’t get enough of reality dating TV shows, including First Dates and Married at First Sight. But few programmes have been able to drum up the same level of excitement as Love Island, which returned this week after an 18-month break. You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, narrated by Noa, here. With viewing figures usually in the millions, Love Island, in particular, has become ubiquitous in British pop culture since its arrival in 2015. But beyond the apparent appeal of watching people go through the up and downs of finding love, what is the enduring attraction of this genre of reality TV? The gimmicks of shows like Love is Blind and the upcoming Netflix dating show Sexy Beasts, (in which participants wear animal prosthetics to mask their true appearanc...

3Apr

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LIFESTYLE

20+ traits of successful people

What is required to achieve a desired apex, professionally and personally? A bevy of books have been written on the subject of success. A sampling includes: “You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life,” “Think and Grow Rich” and “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” What is required to achieve a desired apex, professionally and personally? Investopedia.com last December weighed in on 10 character traits necessary to achieve goals: 1. Highly organized 2. Able to plan and set priorities 3. Willing to act 4. Attentive to personal hygiene and appearance 5. Cultivates a positive attitude 6. Networks often 7. Knows how to be frugal and manage money 8. Rises early 9. Focuses on philanthropy 10. Reads often to glean advice, learn, expand intere...

3Apr

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BUSINESS

Slack now valued at more than $19bn in successful IPO

The company debuted on the New York Stock Exchange and expects revenue growth this year, but at a slower pace. A parade of initial public offerings from Silicon Valley this year has garnered a mixed reception from investors. Slack Technologies Inc. took a different route on Thursday, and saw its shares soar as it went public without an IPO. Slack opened at $38.50 on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, well above the reference price of $26 that was set for the shares in the direct listing. The stock closed at $38.62, giving the company a market value of $19.5 billion. That’s a huge increase from Slack’s last private funding round in August, which valued the company at $7.1 billion. Thursday’s debut makes Slack the second-most valuable technology company to...

90% Of Being A Successful Father Is Showing Up

4Apr

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90% Of Being A Successful Father Is Showing Up

Woody Allen says 90% of success in life is showing up. That's definitely true for being a good father. Your wife delivers the baby, but the ball is in your end of the court, half of the time, after that. I was terrified when I brought my infant son home from the hospital. I looked at the tiny, six pound, six-ounce, boy and nearly panicked when I realized he was going to be living with me. I didn't know how to feed him, change him, or get him to stop crying. I was afraid to hold him. I was the ultimate newbie dad. I wasn't confident I'd be able to fill a father's shoes. I was a full-time, financially strapped, married, twenty-year old college student when my son was born. I had no money, and only one way to get any. I worked five part-time jobs during the day and into the night to pay the...

Successful Strategies For Black Business Owners

28Jul

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Journalism

Successful Strategies For Black Business Owners

Being a black business owner in the United States has never been an easy proposition. We have always had a difficult time finding success with our own entrepreneurial enterprises, and those difficulties only seem to grow in times of economic uncertainty. For today's African-American entrepreneur, it is more important than ever that the right strategies be employed in any commercial endeavor. The most important thing that any businessperson can do to ensure that his or her company is a success is to learn how to manage the most critical aspects of running a successful store. These include financing, marketing, and networking. Failing to meet the challenges of any of these three key areas can result in a failed establishment. Learn how to obtain financing It is in the area of financing th...