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☆ I'm a virtual assistant who makes $6,000 a month while traveling the world. Here's how I got my start.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Lucie Grace | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Erin Morris, 32, is a virtual assistant who's worked in places like Northern Europe and Myanmar. She's held various jobs but says becoming a virtual assistant gave her true location independence. I came across the 90-Day VA course in an ad onlineI knew nothing about being a virtual assistant. You can specialize as a virtual assistant. Three months ago, I was charging $600 for a sales page, and now I charge $1,500.

☆ Depression as a marketing tool? When influencers get the mental health conversation wrong
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Influencers and celebrities talking about mental health online is important, but can turn problematic when used as a marketing tool. Georgijevic | E+ | Getty ImagesOpen conversations about mental health are as important as ever — and social media influencers can play a key role in starting them. "I suffered from anxiety," "I suffered from alcohol addiction," "I suffered from mental health," were some examples. German mental health charity Deutsche Depressionsliga, which is run by and for those who have depression, released a statement titled "depression is not a marketing tool" in response. 'A duty of care'Simon Gunning, CEO at the British mental health charity Campaign Against Living Miserably, said that acting responsibly is most important when it comes to online conversations about mental health.

☆ This TikToker went to the White House with Selena Gomez to talk about mental health. He shares the exact 2-page media kit he uses to pitch brands.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jorge Alvarez started posting on TikTok in April 2021 because he wanted more Latinx representation. He shares the 2-page media kit he uses to partner with brands like BetterHelp, Dove, and Taco Bell. Jorge Alvarez started posting mental-health content on TikTok last April because he didn't think there was enough Latinx representation on the social-media platform. Since he started posting consistently, Alvarez has made $30,200 through brand collaborations and speaking engagements, according to documentation verified by Insider. Here is what the latest version of his media kit looks like.

☆ Layoffs mount, and Main Street still can't find any workers to hire for open jobs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"Inflation, supply chain disruptions, and labor shortages continue to limit the ability of many small businesses to meet the demand for their products and services." Meanwhile, the National Federation of Independent Business, the main small business trade group, reported last week the tenth-consecutive month of a confidence decline on Main Street, though little change in the need to hire more workers. When it comes to salary, small business owners generally don't play in the same league as larger companies. For example, don't just offer yoga or meditation apps or gym benefits; offer multiple ways employees can recharge, Lebovits said. Finally, small businesses need to understand what attracts job-seekers in the first place and play up these advantages in all of their communications with candidates.

☆ 5 apps to help you find new people you (and your dog) actually want to meet
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But for those resolving to make new friends in 2023, there's help from some new apps and platforms designed to help connect those living near each other with similar interests. The platform, which is free, allows users to create a profile and connect with age-verified people with similar interests living nearby. When you download the app, you're able to chat with other neighbors on the app. Users can download the app, then create a profile for themselves and their dog. 222Perhaps one of the most unique new apps brands itself neither as a dating app nor as a friend-making service.

☆ Why good balance is key to healthy living
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Good balance is an integral part of being physically fit and key to living a long life, according to research. Practice standing next to a chair or something you can grab onto if you become unsteady. Walking up stairs is another easy way to enhance your balance, Baxter said, as part of good balance lies in a strong lower body. “When you have good balance, you move around with less fear and more flexibility,” Landau said, adding that a fear of falling makes you stiff and stressed — and thus more likely to fall. “Good balance improves your general mobility, so you’ll move more and your muscles and bones will get stronger,” Landau said.

☆ 5 tips for taming travel tension over the holidays
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Dana Santas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

So, whether you’re driving to Grandma’s for Thanksgiving or flying to see family in another country, try the five tips below to reduce stress and tension so you can enjoy the holidays. Holiday travel can cause tension, but you can ease stress with strategies like mindful breathing and walking breaks. Stretch out the tensionLots of sitting during travel also means compressed side waist muscles, overused hip flexors and tight low-back muscles. In addition to changing your relationship with gravity to relieve tension, it’s important to get enough sleep. Using the five tips above will help keep travel tension at bay and your holiday spirits high.

☆ More Americans are living and working in Mexico. Where does that leave the locals?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Jaylinn Herrera | Jaylinn Herrera Is A Nbc News Associate With The Nbc National News Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Mexico City has seen an influx of people migrating to the historic metropolis, especially during the pandemic when remote work made it possible to work from different places. Currently, 1.6 million Americans live in Mexico, according to the State Department, and Mexico City is the fifth rated destination for digital nomads globally, according to nomadlist.com. He emphasized Mexico City isn’t cheap, but in comparison to other countries digital nomads are migrating from, it’s considerably more affordable. “If you’re making your salary in U.S. dollars, pounds, Canadian dollars, you’re better off living in Mexico City.” Romero said. He believes those areas with higher numbers of digital nomads are already economically out of reach for most of the locals.

☆ Yoga-Streaming Company Gaia to Settle SEC Probe
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Mengqi Sun | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

Gaia, a member-supported media network with videos on yoga and alternative healing, among other topics, disclosed the settlement with the securities regulator in its latest SEC quarterly report filed this week. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | Risk and Compliance Journal Our Morning Risk Report features insights and news on governance, risk and compliance. Gaia said it first received a request to voluntarily produce documents in relation to an SEC investigation in June 2020. The company said it was later subpoenaed by the SEC and it has responded to the agency’s requests. Gaia said there is no guarantee that the settlement, which was reached in principle in September, will be finalized and approved by both sides.

☆ When stress is coming at you from all sides, it’s time for a breather. Here are 6 ways to take a break
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Dana Santas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The good news is that you can build in stress-relieving “breathing breaks” throughout the day to break the stress cycle and restore calm. Aaron LockwoodUnlike smoke breaks, breathing breaks are actually good for you! Alternate nostril breathingAlternate nostril breathing is a yogic style of breathing that has been specifically shown in research to help ease anxiety. Start off the alternate nostril breathing exercise by using your right thumb to close off the right nostril. Use your right thumb to close off the right nostril.

☆ I'm a 'model' golf caddy in Vegas. What I wear impacts my tips, and I'm often the mama bear for drunk or rowdy golfers.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ariana Sokol is a contract golf caddy for Platinum Tees in Las Vegas, Nevada. Golfers book us directly through Platinum Tees, and we go to caddy at different courses around Las Vegas. The first time I set foot on a golf course was my first round after I got the job. I now know the primary course I work at like the back of my hand, so I'm almost like a flight attendant. I always get to the golf course with my makeup on and my hair done.

☆ Sleep deprivation affects nearly half of American adults, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The analysis also found over 30% of adults reported an hour of sleep debt -— when you sleep less than your body needs — while nearly 1 in 10 adults had a sleep debt of two hours or more. “This is a well done study examining a very large and representative sample,” said Dr. Bhanu Prakash Kolla, a sleep medicine specialist in the Center for Sleep Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Social jet lagIn addition, nearly half of the adults in the study reported social jet lag – a bad fit between the sleep timing preferred by a person’s inner biological clock and the one dictated by society. Over 46% of the survey participants reported at least 1 hour of social jet lag, while 19.3% experienced at least 2 hours. Untreated social jet lag can have serious consequences, including insomnia, early waking or excessive sleepiness, daytime fatigue, difficulty concentrating, constipation or diarrhea and increased cortisol levels.

☆ Would you pay $1 million to live aboard this 753-foot ‘sustainable’ megaship? Take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Storylines' MV Narrative residential cruise ship is set to launch in 2025, with 547 private residences priced between $1 million and $8 million to own. That's when Miami-based residential shipbuilder Storylines plans to launch its new $1.5 billion, 753-foot megaship filled with 547 private residences. Storylines bills the cruise ship, called the MV Narrative, as "the world's first environmentally sustainable private residence ship." Storylines' MV Narrative will offer 547 luxury private residences with anywhere from one to four bedrooms. People who live on the MV Narrative will get to circumnavigate the globe every three years.

☆ How this activewear startup funded by NBA legend Michael Jordan's son plans to take on Lululemon and Nike
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Äktiiv products are biodegradable and made from plants. Two Nike veterans, including the basketball legend Michael Jordan's son Jeffrey Jordan, are launching a brand for sustainable workout apparel that hopes to compete with the likes of Lululemon. If it's successful, cash from the campaign will be used to scale the company, including its marketing. But there's a twist: Äktiiv products are biodegradable and made from plants, not materials derived from oil or plastics. Similarly, Äktiiv products are designed to be worn in the gym, not while running errands.

☆ Here are the best ways to convince your boss to let you work from home forever
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

For the past two years, remote work has been in a state of will they or won't they. We asked Greenberg and other career experts about the best ways to convince your boss to let you work remotely. Make a strong business caseConvincing your boss to let you work remotely is like convincing them of anything else. "Oftentimes you're more productive and effective when you're working remotely because you're better able to focus," Reynolds said. Pitch remote work as an experimentLet your boss know you're willing to reevaluate and adjust your work circumstances as necessary.

☆ These 15 people are shaping the office of the future, designing meeting pods, hologram calls, and buildings that actually make workers healthier
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Robert Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

These 15 power players are just a handful of the people designing workplaces to balance productivity, interaction, and employee well-being through indoor-air-quality monitoring systems, building amenities, holographic meeting spaces, and more. AftershipCities like Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; and Raleigh, North Carolina, began offering business-relocation incentives during the pandemic to boost their workforces and help increase occupancy in office buildings. Room's office suite includes a phone booth, a meeting room, an open meeting room, and a focus room. Room also makes a soundproof meeting room that fits two people, a more open meeting booth, and a focus room designed for quiet concentration. "The future of office work needs to be guided by a new, genuine form of flexibility in which the work, not the workers themselves, become even more malleable," Petersen writes.

☆ A new Apple update is set to launch Monday and it's bringing Fitness+ to iPhone users
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Starting Monday, iPhone users can update their phone for access to Apple's workout subscription service Fitness+. The most notable feature of the company's newest update is access to Apple's Fitness+, which was previously only available to Apple Watch owners. Apple has partnered with Target, UnitedHealthcare, Mobile Health, and SilverSneakers to offer exclusive perks to Fitness+ users. The tech giant is also introducing a "Clean Energy Charging" feature that users can turn on and off in their settings, CNBC reports. Apple's September iOS 16 update introduced a new look for iPhone users' lock screens and home screens along with the ability to unsend messages and schedule emails to be sent.

☆ How Lululemon made high-end active wear trendy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Jade Tungul | Tala Hadavi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Lululemon made high-end active wear trendyLululemon's roots began in Vancouver, Canada, as a specialty yoga-wear brand geared toward women and yoga enthusiasts. It is now a multibillion-dollar leader in the high-end active wear category. Revenue jumped 29% in the second quarter year over year on increased demand in athletic wear and more comfortable work attire. Lululemon is now embarking on an ambitious five-year plan with the aim of doubling revenue by 2026, to $12.5 billion, that includes aggressive international expansion.

Lululemon is a multibillion-dollar leader in the high-end active wear category that owns and operates 600 stores, 40 of which are located in Europe. Its roots date back to 1998 when it opened as "Lululemon Athletica," a yoga-wear brand geared toward women and yoga enthusiasts. Demand for athletic wear has grown exponentially since those early days, and in 2022 Lululemon continues to lead the way, with its second-quarter revenue soaring 29% year over year. Nevertheless, the company continues to innovate and diversify into different categories and wider tech offerings. Watch the video above to learn more about what makes Lululemon a global leader in athleisure and active wear.

☆ 15 venture capitalists that early-stage sports tech, health, and wellness founders should know if they're looking to raise capital
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Other recent investments include Bumble, Goop, Spring Health, Chief, Found, Daily Harvest, and Blueland. Recent investments include the sneaker-trading platform Tradeblock, which touts itself as an alternative to StockX and Goat. Recent investments include AnyDistance, Balanced, and Juna. Her recent investments include Calibrate, DUOS, Dutch, and Buffalo Market, a food distributor focused on plant-based and organic foods. Recent investments include pickleball products company Revolin, live-sports artificial-reality company Quintar, recovery products company Alleviate, and community cycling app Preem.

"People need space, but there's so much noise in the city," added the 36-year-old devotee of Buddhism and Zen. "These social events are important catalysts," said Ng Mee-kam, a professor of urban studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. "He was quite amazed and asked me whether we young people can really survive on dreams," added Yu, whose workshop, tucked behind a bed in his studio flat, is about 100 sq. "My dream is just a wall away from me," added Yu, who works freelance in corporate communications and sometimes goes kayaking with Chan, a good friend. "After moving to Peng Chau, I realised I don't need to emigrate anymore," Chan said.

☆ Lululemon is the clothing brand gaining the most popularity among wealthy female teens in the US – by far
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Sarah Belle Lin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Athleisure brand Lululemon is the clothing brand growing most in popularity among wealthy female teens. Other popular clothing brands for female teens in the upper-income bracket are American Eagle and Zara. The investment bank's "Taking Stock with Teens" report tracks teens' brand preferences, behavior, and habits. Seventeen percent of teens chose Lululemon as their favorite clothing brand during Piper Sandler's fall 2022 survey, as well as during its spring 2022 and fall 2021 surveys. Below are the five "top brands starting to be worn" by wealthy female teens.

☆ 4 remote workers who've secretly worked from abroad without their employers knowing describe how they keep up the charade
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Insider spoke with four remote workers who traveled abroad without their employers' knowledge. This is so terrible," the marketing specialist replied. He's one of four remote workers interviewed by Insider who have secretly worked abroad without their employers' permission. The marketing specialist said these two best practices helped him maintain the ruse — during which, he says, he earned a pay bump and a promotion. "My general philosophy is it shouldn't matter where I'm working," he told Insider on a video call from Spain.

☆ The career rise of Nadine Macaluso, from modeling and marrying the 'Wolf of Wall Street' to divorcing him and becoming a family therapist
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nadine Macaluso started her career as a model to support herself before she met her ex-husband. While married to Jordan Belfort, Macaluso gave up modeling and started a maternity company. After leaving Belfort, Macaluso found her path to therapy through meditation and earned her Ph.D.Get the latest tech news & scoops — delivered daily to your inbox. Macaluso, 54, was played by Margot Robbie in Martin Scorsese's 2013 film, "The Wolf of Wall Street," which was adapted from Belfort's autobiography of the same name. Later in their marriage, Macaluso started her own maternity company.

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