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The Freedom Of Starting Over

My phone briefly lit up for a few seconds, emitted a troubling beeping noise, then died. It was toast, and I’d known that from the moment I realized it was still in my pocket after I’d been waist-deep in a lake for ten minutes. The following day, I went to the store and purchased a […]

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The Prettiest Girl In The Whole Class

At what age did you learn your first important business lesson? For me, it was age twelve. At the end of the school year, yearbooks were handed out and there was a frenzy of everyone “autographing” each other’s books. Somehow, I got the prettiest girl in my grade to sign my yearbook, and get this: […]

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Stop The Madness!

The silverware manufacturers of Victorian Great Britain were a wise bunch. Every so often, they’d come out with a new, unique piece of silverware, knowing full well that the families with a little money to burn would add it to their collection as soon as possible. Eventually, there were more pieces of silverware than you […]

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Don’t Get Caught In The LinkedIn Mess

I decided to scroll through my LinkedIn feed the other day, taking note of the types of content being posted. What I found was a startling number of posts that did nothing but draw attention to the poster under the guise of offering sage advice or tidbits on what “successful people” do. From the tone […]

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Working From Home, The Way It’s Supposed To Be

At FFUSA, we make it possible for our people to write deals and do business from the comfort of their own home. What follows is a guide on how to make the most of doing just that. Dress for success Research shows that you’re more productive when you’re reasonably dressed up, so it might be […]

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The Freedom Of Starting Over

The Prettiest Girl In The Whole Class

Stop The Madness!

Working From Home, The Way It’s Supposed To Be

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