Fred Swaniker
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I'm thrilled to announce that ALX is introducing a new 3-year Software Engineering/Data Science program for high school graduates that will offer a pathway to a university degree!
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Just met Pamela, who is currently a student at
@ALUeducation
in Rwanda and working full-time as an air hostess for
@flyrwandair
. Talk about determination and perseverance! 👏🏾
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We’re awarding scholarships to 100 courageous, ethical, and innovative young Africans to celebrate 100 years since Mandela was born. Help us find these people—please share this opportunity with young people in your network:
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Good to be back at Stanford!
I’m here to receive the President’s Award for the Advancement of the Common Good. Absolutely honored.
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And here are some of our spaces for
@alx_africa
in
#Lagos
..🙂. More to come in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria as we enable thousands of young people to develop tech skills and find tech work; in collaboration with
@MastercardFdn
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Yesterday we started construction of our permanent ALU campus in
#Rwanda
@alueducation
@alubusiness
@cakamanzi
@achaleke
. Grateful to
@RDBrwanda
as we kick off his next chapter in our journey!
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My heart goes out to Kenyan youths demonstrating & my deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones. I urge Kenya’s leaders to please show restraint. These demonstrations show the urgent need for African leaders to create opportunities for the youth—our greatest asset.
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An epic day in Nairobi and across the continent as we welcomed 30,000 young people into our tech training programs
@alx_africa
today..
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178 new future African leaders heading to their 1st year at African Leadership University in Mauritius. We had to charter a plane to get them there!
#DoHardThings
. Supported by
@MastercardFdn
@alueducation
@reetaroymcf
@JulieGichuru
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Chilling at the world’s most powerful office. 🌍
Tried calling presidents from around the world, but they all seemed out to lunch 😅
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Excited for our next exciting chapter! What do you think our next big move will be? Drop your best guesses👇🏽
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Spent the day looking at real estate in Accra. We are currently investing in “talent hubs”—physical spaces across the continent where thousands of tech talent we’re training can come to find solid bandwidth, electricity, and most importantly, community.
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At the Basketball Africa League finals in
#Rwanda
. Very inspiring as always to see African excellence on display! Congrats to Amadou Fall, Masai Ujiri, and everyone at the NBA who made this happen.
#TheBal
#MadeinRwanda
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Enjoyed sharing our work at
@alueducation
and
@alx_africa
with my good friend
@BorisKodjoe
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We have a new Santa in training 🐶🎅🏻 Merry Christmas from us to you!
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I enjoyed spending time at the gorilla naming ceremony in
#Rwanda
with the legendary
@NaomiCampbell
and with legend in the making
@SherrieSilver
.
@cakamanzi
@achaleke
@alueducation
@aluconservation
#KwitaIzina19
#ALUBCC2019
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I accept
#SafeHands
challenge posed to me by
@PaulKagame
&
@reetaroymcf
. I hereby challenge
@MasiyiwaTsitsi
@patorankingfire
@DONJAZZY
@achaleke
@alueducation
@alubusiness
@ALAcademy
@BillGates
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I particularly loved these parting words that H.E. Paul Kagame shared. Young people, see the opportunities available to you and use them to create meaningful impact. Africa needs you; the world needs you.
“Young people, you have an opportunity, just take it and run with it.” President Kagame | Students
#MeetThePresident
#ThePathway
. For more photos:
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Getting ready to host 30,000 new students simultaneously for orientation
@alx_africa
tomorrow. Cairo, Accra Lagos, Addis, Casablanca, Joburg, Kigali and Nairobi all at the same time! Unleashing African tech talent at
#scale
..
@julienbarbier42
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Excited to be in Kigali for
@sandtechinc
’s all-staff retreat next week! 457 people from 43 different countries are coming together. Can you imagine? 🔥
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Now I'll have to watch what I say around the team — never know what might end up in large print next! 🤣
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Applications for our 2024 programs
@alx_africa
are officially open! We’re excited to meet all the bright young minds who will reshape the future of the tech world. This year our goal is to enroll at least 300,000 learners from across Africa!
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A recent graduate of
@alx_africa
shares the good, the bad and the ugly of our software engineering program 🙂
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One of our
@alx_africa
hubs in Cairo. Such infrastructure will help the next generation of tech talent learn better and also work better for global companies. We now have 29 such hubs open across the continent
@MastercardFdn
@JulieGichuru
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Dedicating this post to one of the best friends a guy could ask for, Acha Leke! 🥂
I was honored to be his best man as he and the beautiful Belise, celebrated their engagement this weekend. Wishing them both love & happiness for a lifetime. Big congrats! 🎉
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Thanks all for your good wishes. Time100 was an unexpected surprise! I am merely the representative of a great team of people
@alueducation
;
@ALAcademy
; and
@alubusiness
-and of many, many other outstanding young AFRICAN leaders—they inspire me every day
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And it’s a wrap! Final scenes in Joburg. What an amazing orientation day across all 8 cities today for the next generation of tech talent
@alx_africa
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The first learners came in today into our
@alx_africa
space in Addis Ababa. This is what “blended learning” and community looks like. Excited to support young tech talent with the infrastructure they need to succeed
@julienbarbier42
@MastercardFdn
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If you hadn't heard yet, our new 3-year ALX Software Engineering/Data Science program can lead to a degree from our university partners worldwide!
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Introducing ALX’s new course: AI Career Accelerator 6-Week Program, where you can learn how to use AI tools to ace interviews, excel in your field, and lead in the workplace 🚀💪🏾
Go to
@alx_africa
to apply and share it with your network. The future is here!
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Thanking everyone who reached out with well wishes. Truly humbled to have received the TIME100 Impact Award and I am dedicating it to the young African leaders driving change across the globe.
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Map of Africa showing countries w active software engineering students at
@alx_africa
: 53 out of the 54 countries (as of yesterday). Can you guess which country is missing?
@julienbarbier42
glad to be partnering with you to develop Africa’s human capital at scale!
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“If you have ambitions to do big things, you will want to stay in
#Africa
“ -President Obama speaking
@ALAcademy
to 200 young leaders from across Africa. We are proud to host him today.
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My heart goes out to all our learners at
@alx_africa
in
#Morocco
and their families after the devastating
#earthquake
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Enjoyed meeting Mounssif
@nuux_tv
at the ALX tech hub in Casablanca today. He is doing software engineering and came all the way from Tangier (a 2 hour journey) to meet me!
@alx_africa
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Happy new week, guys! Here's my quote of the week.
“For when we push ourselves to the brink and never give up on our dreams, we find that we can accomplish anything no matter how hard it seems." - Chat GPT
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Happy new week, guys. Here is my quote of the week:
“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” ― Meister Eckhart
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Just inspected the construction site of our permanent campus in Kigali
@alueducation
@alubusiness
. Many thanks to the team
@MASSDesignLab
and Summa Construction. It is coming up fast!
#DoHardThings
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Started my Kigali trip at
@alx_africa
as a judge for Do Hard Things entrepreneurship competition. We selected the top 3 contestants who will take home $50k in prizes in the coming days!
Their passion, creativity, & dedication reaffirm that the future is indeed looking bright 💯
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Happy new week everyone!
Here's my quote of the week: “One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.” - Elbert Hubbard (Author)
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The story behind our new campus for
@alueducation
in
#Rwanda
. Grateful for our partnership with
@RDBrwanda
and
@MASSDesignLab
in bringing this to fruition. Built in 10 months.
#DoHardThings
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You know what I’ve learned over my 20+ years as an entrepreneur? With the right people, an okay idea can be molded, disrupted, & upgraded into something revolutionary. But even the most ingenious idea is dead on arrival without a stellar crew to execute it.
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Our newly-built campus of
@alueducation
in Mauritius as seen from the air. One of 5 campuses (and growing!) developing Africa’s future leaders and entrepreneurs
#DoHardThings
.
#6
,000 days
@ALAcademy
@alubusiness
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Love this. I firmly believe that “constraints drive innovation”. Here’s to a lot more innovation coming out of Africa as a result of COVID.
#DoHardThings
@alueducation
@anzishaprize
@ALAcademy
@alubusiness
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Was fun visiting
@alueducation
in Rwanda and catching up with our new Dean, Elizabeth Tolu Babalola. She runs most of our day to day operations in Rwanda and is a great role model of leadership for our young leaders. Blessed to work with such talented leaders as we
#DoHardThings
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Last night, we launched the
@alueducation
hub in Kigali! This is one of many such spaces we are rolling out around the continent.
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If you haven’t heard, last week we celebrated our largest graduating cohort ever with 24,630 AiCE learners! So proud of our team & absolutely blown away by the hard work and dedication of these incredible young people 👏🏾
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Nairobi ALX orientation today..
@alx_africa
@julienbarbier42
. I will be there shortly..
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Why are degree holders poor? Read this article to see why learning must go beyond the classroom: mindset, character, skills, and real world experience matter immensely!
@alueducation
@alubusiness
@ALAcademy
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Congratulations
@PaulKagame
and the people of
#Rwanda
for another successful gorilla naming ceremony. Conservation can grow our economies in Africa!
#KwitaIzina19
@aluconservation
@alueducation
@RDBrwanda
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Watch how our
@alx_africa
tech hub in Addis unfolded over a 30 day period. Well done to our general manager
@GMirafe
!
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Happy new week, everyone! Here's my quote of the week: “Computing is too important to be left to men." - Karen Spärck Jones
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Many don’t know that my first venture into entrepreneurship was selling second-hand shoes in Zimbabwe at the age of 15. It def boosted my confidence & spurred me to continue exploring new opportunities. Here’s the thing…
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Always good to be back in Kigali... especially when it involves a dance break with our learners! 🤣
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A few weeks ago, I had the chance to sit down with the ALU student recruitment team and talk about the incredible opportunities we're offering to young people across Africa. Here are some inspiring facts...
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Fabulous evening in Joburg watching the premiere of the Black Panther movie (
@MarvelStudios
latest epic) starring my friend
@DanaiGurira
. From Zimbabwe to Hollywood.
#Africa
’s got talent! Go and watch the movie now..
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Found these old photos from my first visit to India back in 2001. I was there for my friend Ajay’s wedding & to be part of the ceremony, which is why I got to dress up in a turban.
So young and full of spirit! 😄
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First cup of tea of 2024, with plenty more to come ☕️ Happy New Year, friends!
I’m curious to hear — what’s your personal theme for the year ahead?
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Orientation day for our new tech trainees
@alx_africa
#Nairobi
..The line has been this long for the last 2 hours.. now we’re at capacity..yikes!
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We are living in the era of digital transformation. Every primary school in Africa should be teaching kids how to code.
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Excited to lead this year’s group namers at the annual gorilla naming ceremony in
#RemarkableRwanda
. 25 babies were born. Triumph for conservation
#KwitaIzina19
@alueducation
@RDBrwanda
. Great way to kick off the 2019 Business of Conservation conference!
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Chat GPT is just the tip of the iceberg...
The real question is, are we ready for the next phase of Artificial Intelligence?
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When you have a dream, it is very important to plant the seeds, even if you don’t know how the trees will turn out.
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It's a new dawn as we move into our spanking new campus in Mauritius for
@alueducation
.18 months from design to move-in date. Excited for this next chapter!
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Tech is not just about building things, it's about building things that matter. What tech innovation has inspired you lately?
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Excited to be at premiere of
#Rwanda
: The Royal Tour — a great documentary about
#Rwanda
with
@cakamanzi
and about 500 business leaders from Chicago.
#Rwanda
is a beautiful country.
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I’m absolutely humbled to have been invited to speak & share a stage with some of the most inspiring leaders across the continent at the first ever
#TIME100
Africa Summit & Impact Awards. It was such a beautiful celebration of resilience and ingenuity. What a night! 👏🏾
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Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly important in our world. 🧵
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My next destination after the Qatar trip was to Mauritius for the African Leadership College’s 2024 graduation! It’s been a whirlwind travelling to 3 countries in one week but there was no way I was going to miss such a special occasion!
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Getting some work done in what I’m calling my ‘field office’ at the moment and I can 100% confirm that I do not miss the home office (yet).
There is something so right about sitting smack in the middle of nature and breathing fresh air as you work.
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Happy new week, guys! Here's my quote of the week:
"Technical skill is mastery of complexity, while creativity is mastery of simplicity" - Christopher Zeeman
It is essential to strive for both.
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Thrilled to be supporting Jack Ma and Strive Masiyiwa to select the final winners of the Jack Ma Netpreneur Awards in Accra. What an inspiring night it’s going to be!
@Prosper4Africa
@alubusiness
@alueducation
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@DonaldKaberuka
@AngeKagame
@Fiona_Kamikazi
@MaraPhones
@ncpdrwanda
@LMushikiwabo
@achaleke
@SongweVera
@VRugwabiza
Challenge accepted
@DonaldKaberuka
. We
@alueducation
are proud to help
#ConnectRwanda
by providing 150
@MaraPhones
to teenage youth in rural RWANDA to access online learning
@cakamanzi
@achaleke
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Happy new week guys! Here's my quote of the week:
“Fortune favors the audacious.” - Desiderius Erasmus
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In celebration of IWD and to honour the UN theme ‘DigitALL: Innovation & Technology for Gender Equality’, we're excited to announce that our next
@alx_africa
software engineering cohort will be 100% female!
Welcome to International Women’s Month!
#EmbraceEquity
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How we’re building the largest pool of software engineers in the world: Unprompted, raw perspective written by one of our
@alx_africa
learners. This is like “special forces” training 🙂🙂. Do you have what it takes? If so, join us to
#DoHardThings
..
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Even though my entrepreneurial journey began before I walked the Stanford GSB corridors, it was within its walls that my path became clearer. This place vibrates with an infectious sense that you’re meant to create something ground-breaking, something that will shift societies.
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Ever wondered what will become of the sector that has been plagued with uncertainty and disruption since the birth of AI? Here are 6 key shifts I believe the Education Industry must undergo to be effective in the long run. Thoughts?
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If you dream of being a globally-competitive software engineer or data scientist, and you have a 'minimum' of a high school diploma, you’ll want to join this waitlist. Keep reading for some exciting news.
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Back in Kigali for the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024. This year’s theme is Delivering Food Systems Transformation in a Digital and Climate Era, and I had the chance to speak on something close to my heart: celebrating our amazing youth & young entrepreneurs.
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I recently wrote an essay for
@BillGates
on how the world stands to benefit from unlocking Africa’s human potential
@alueducation
@ALAcademy
@alubusiness
@achaleke
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When things go well, we often don’t pause to reflect on what’s driving our success. But when things go wrong, we’re forced to dig deeper. Risk-takers make the biggest impact. There’s no such thing as failure anyway.. it’s all learning opportunity in disguise. 💪🏾
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Happy new week, guys! Here's my quote of the week:
“It's not a faith in technology. It's a faith in people.” - Steve Jobs, Co-founder of Apple.
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Our second class graduates from
@alubusiness
MBA program. 49 leaders from 15 countries set to drive change in their companies and countries
#AfricasMBA
#TheAfricanCentury
#DoHardThings
@alueducation
@achaleke
#Rwanda
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“An entrepreneur must be like a soldier. You can’t fight the conditions. You must fight IN the conditions”—
@StriveMasiyiwa
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Always such a great time spent with the future tech talents and leaders! Can’t wait to witness all the incredible things they go on to achieve 💪🏾
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Great profile on my friend and co-conspirator
@achaleke
Is He the Most Connected Man in Africa? via
@ozy
@alueducation
@ALAcademy
@alubusiness
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Dedicating this week to outstanding team members everywhere. Here's a quote to remind you that regardless of whether your job is behind the scenes or at the forefront, you matter.
“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.” – H. E. Luccock
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They say adults should get 8 hours of sleep... but when you’re an entrepreneur, sometimes those 8 hours are spread out over a week. 😅
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Norrsken Africa Week 2023 was an absolute blast!
I had an incredible time attending this gathering, where global investors, founders, and stakeholders come together to celebrate the remarkable progress of technology-driven entrepreneurship in Africa over the past decade.
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From the leadership retreat in India last month… Caption this 👇🏾🤣
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Statistically, 92% of the people who are waiting for the New Year to set resolutions won’t actually achieve them. So why wait for January to start building systems?
Here is how my team and I break down doing hard things. Start today!
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