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The Switch Hitter
Many people start out doing one thing, and 3
then excel at something completely
different. Julia Child was a secret intelligence
officer with top-level security clearance The Helper
before she wrote her first cookbook at age Mother Teresa is one of the most beloved
50. She wrote Mastering the Art of French figures in world history. She didn’t make
Cooking and became one of the most money, invent anything, or become
eminent chefs of all time. “Internet famous”; rather, she was known
for her lifelong dedication to helping the
poor and sick in India. She worked with
orphans, leper colonies, and people with
HIV/AIDS. Sometimes just being a loving
and giving person can bring you fame
and admiration.
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The Planet Saver
Helping people is very important,
but so is helping our planet. As the 5
first woman in East and Central
Africa to earn a doctoral degree (the
highest academic degree possible), The Slow Burn
Wangari Muta Maathai founded
the Green Belt Movement that George Dawson didn’t learn how to
empowers communities to conserve read until age 98. He grew up poor in
environmental resources. Her the southern United States and was not
group has planted more than 51 able to attend school as a child. After
million trees in Kenya, among other Dawson learned how to read, he wrote
environmental initiatives. a book, Life Is So Good, which became a
bestseller. It’s never too late to attain
success in a way that matters to you.
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