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☆ Ex-‘Shark Tank’ guest star: Highly successful people don’t make backup plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Natasha Piñon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

He also spent eight years as executive vice president of the New York Jets and made multiple guest appearances on ABC's "Shark Tank." Its core thesis: Get rid of your backup plan. One group had a backup plan. To Higgins, that's supportive evidence for his "burn the boats" philosophy: Anytime you even consider a Plan B, you lose energy that could otherwise go toward Plan A. Simply throwing caution to the wind is a bad idea, though: Eliminating your backup takes some careful planning.

LANSING — State officials in Michigan announced changes this week to address administrative failures that have made it difficult for some of the state’s most vulnerable foster youth to earn a high school diploma. The actions came after NBC News reported on foster youth in Michigan who were denied credit for classes they took while living in state-funded, state-licensed residential facilities. He was one of five foster youth who addressed the board or had their statements read into the record on Tuesday. “The first thing we need to do is to get into the Legislature and make certain that there’s no such thing as noncredit-bearing courses in Michigan public education. The foster youth and their advocates said they’re hopeful that real change is coming.

☆ Mystery deepens as friends reveal accused 'catfisher' visited longtime girlfriend in days before killing a teen's family
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Efforts to reach Edwards’ family have been unsuccessful. Neither Gates nor the second friend knew about the trip ahead of time, a move Gates described as unusual. The second friend said he learned of it from Edwards' father after Edwards didn't let him know he was heading home. In a text message with the second close friend, the girlfriend described Edwards' trip as "spontaneous" and said everything had gone well, the second friend said. He wanted to move back to southwestern Virginia, where he could be closer to friends and family, Gates said.

☆ This 32-year-old was incarcerated as a teen—now he brings in over $150,000 a year: 'Your past does not define your future'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

John Luna | CNBC Make ItBut the road to earning six figures wasn't a smooth one for Mckenzie. John Luna | CNBC Make ItMckenzie also earned his GED during his time in prison and had dreams of becoming an educator. When he was incarcerated, Mckenzie found peace through cleaning. John Luna | CNBC Make ItStable housing is also key to helping formerly incarcerated people reenter society, Mckenzie says. John Luna | CNBC Make ItMckenzie also prefers to use cash to pay for most things, which is why he makes so many ATM withdrawals.

☆ Meet the CNN Hero working to stop violence and rebuild lives on the South Philly streets where he once sold drugs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Kathleen Toner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Philadelphia CNN —Tyrique Glasgow’s life has always revolved around his South Philadelphia neighborhood, and gun violence has always been a part of it. At 15, he got sucked into street life – selling drugs and eventually controlling a specific block of his neighborhood. Three years ago, Glasgow opened a community center that’s become a source of support for the whole neighborhood. Now, on the block where he once sold drugs, he provides food, necessities, and resources to hundreds of local residents every week. But there’s a coalition that’s trying to change the name.

☆ Fox News host Tucker Carlson's attack on John Fetterman tattoos is ignorant
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( John Fetterman | John Fetterman Is The Democratic Nominee For U.S. Senate In Pennsylvania | Currently Serves As The State'S Lieutenant Governor. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Earlier this month, Fox News host Tucker Carlson went on a nearly 20-minute-long rant about me. The whole thing was as unhinged as you’d expect, but one line that stood out was about my tattoos. “All your stupid little fake tattoos,” he said, calling them a “costume.”So let’s talk about the tattoos that Carlson seems to be so interested in. Gun violence and violent crime might be a joke to someone like Carlson, but they are very real to people in towns like Braddock. During my tenure as mayor, Braddock, which saw three homicides in the year before I became mayor, went 5 ½ years without the loss of life through gun violence.

☆ I'm a commercial pilot for Frontier. The commute and unruly passengers are a challenge, but I love that I get paid to travel.
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-20 | by ( David Silverberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Ron Fishman is a commercial pilot for Frontier Airlines with more than 17 years of experience. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ron Fishman, a 42-year-old commercial pilot from Toronto, Ontario, who's been flying for more than 17 years. This one-year certificate gave me my private pilot license (PPL), commercial pilot license (CPL), instrument rating (IR), and other things like night ratingsA private pilot license allows you to fly for fun, meaning you aren't allowed to profit from piloting. A commercial license allows you to make money as a pilot, with limitations. I'm not anxious and I support United, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, and each airline's decisions, regardless of their stance on masks.

☆ I charge up to $80,000 to decorate celebrity homes for Christmas. We've had requests for carousels and live penguins — and if you can imagine it, we can do it.
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-24 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ged Comerford is the operational director of The Christmas Decorators, a UK-based company. I came on board at The Christmas Decorators in 2009 and now I'm one of the owners of the company. Customers flooded The Christmas Decorators' head office between September and December with 10,400 inquiries. Everything we do isn't just time-sensitive — it's time critical"When it comes to decorating, we've had requests for carousels in peoples' gardens and live penguins," Comerford said. When it comes to decorating, we've had requests for carousels in peoples' gardens and live penguins.

☆ How this 32-year-old high school dropout built a business that sold to Target for $550 million
▼ + stars: | 2018-03-29 | by ( Sarah Berger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

"At that point he [my father] said, 'Alright he's going to do what's he's going to do,'" Smith adds. Finding inspiration in the grocery aisle The initial plan for Shipt, Smith says, was to build a business around same-day delivery for big box retailers. "[My wife and I] went to the grocery store for the first time with a 1-year-old and a newborn and it was such a huge pain. What made Shipt stand out Shipt currently offers unlimited, same-day delivery service for its members for $99 a year, or $14 a month. Smith says Shipt really started to see some success in late 2015.

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