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His “Asks” Led to Apple Acquisition

His “Asks” Led to Apple Acquisition

by Paul Quinn | Jun 21, 2022 | Asking - Business, Asking - Entrepreneurs, Asking - Opportunities, Asking - Travel

Life-changing opportunities don’t show up often. When they do, you have to be ready for them. But if you’re in the flow you don’t wait for opportunities, you create them yourself. Michel Elings did just that. And this is his inspiring story. Michel was a...
Prove You Can Do This: Russell Leander’s Story

Prove You Can Do This: Russell Leander’s Story

by Paul Quinn | Apr 8, 2022 | Asking - Empowerment, Asking - Opportunities

At 19, after a post-high school “gap year” of jobs digging ditches in the Arizona desert and folding underwear, I realized that I’d better go to college or the gap year might become a gap life.  I applied to several colleges, all of which turned...

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