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Hiring on upwork is amazing. You can access talent from all over the world to grow faster and achieve more. Here are some tips I've learnt from using the platform

So exactly what is Upwork? Upwork is a freelancing platform – one of the biggest around. Freelancers (like you) sign up and create a profile that highlights the skills you have to offer. Clients (business owners, startup people, entrepreneurs etc) post jobs on Upwork when they need help getting a job done.

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If there’s one thing we could all probably use a lot more of, it’s the ability to focus. But telling yourself to stay focused on a task, especially a mundane one, is often a lot easier said than done.

The good news? There are several techniques that can help you zone in on the task in front of you. If you need help staying focused, try one — or all  — of these tips.

Here are 6 things I learnt about how to focus:

 1) Get clear on what you want & write it down
 2) Don't use phones / machines
 3) Read
 4) Time management
 5) Exercise
 6) Sleep

Focus is so important because it is the gateway to all thinking: perception, memory, learning, reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. Without good focus , all aspects of your ability to think will suffer... Here's a simple reality: "If you can't focus effectively, you can't think effectively."

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Hey guys here are the best books that I've read recently that changed my life and I recommend reading them. Which is the best books you've read? Let me know!

0:00 Introduction
0:19 The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
2:14 The Use of Self by FM Alexander
3:44 Anarchy by William Dalrymple
5:09 Titan by Ron Chernow
6:29 On Writing by Stephen King
9:33 Catch me if you can by Frank W. Abagnale, Barrett Whitener, et al.
10:15 Who is Michael Ovitz? by Michael Ovitz
11:18 Fidel Castro My Life
12:13 Hiring and How to Hire by Lou Adler
14:43 Tractionby Gino Wickman

Watch the earth from space, live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86YLFOog4GM&ab_channel=SpaceVideos

Alexander Technique First Lesson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXqIuvav5hY&ab_channel=DianaDevitt-Dawson

Links to books:

Tita by Ron Chernow
https://www.amazon.in/Titan-Life-John-Rockefeller-Sr/dp/1400077303/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=titan&qid=1649559233&s=books&sr=1-2

Fidel Castro My Life
https://www.amazon.in/Fidel-Castro-Life-Spoken-Autobiography/dp/1416562338/ref=sr_1_2?crid=L4JII2JDF7R5&keywords=fidel+castro+my+life&qid=1649559505&sprefix=fidel+castro+my+%2Caps%2C358&sr=8-2

Traction - Gino Wickman
https://www.amazon.in/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business-ebook/dp/B007QWLLV2/ref=sr_1_2?crid=36K861EE879PR&keywords=traction&qid=1649558536&s=books&sprefix=tr%2Cstripbooks%2C438&sr=1-2

Catch me if you can by Frank W. Abagnale, Barrett Whitener, et al.
https://www.amazon.in/Catch-Me-If-You-Can/dp/B01NAV3TPU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HLNWMTZY5KVZ&keywords=catch+me+if+you+can&qid=1649559317&s=books&sprefix=catc%2Cstripbooks%2C737&sr=1-1

Daily Stoic - Ryan Holiday
https://www.amazon.in/Daily-Stoic-Meditations-Perseverance-translations/dp/1781257655/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AOFEL54RTY8B&keywords=daily+stoic&qid=1649558502&s=books&sprefix=da%2Cstripbooks%2C640&sr=1-1

Anarchy by William Dalrymple
https://www.amazon.in/Anarchy-Company-Corporate-Violence-Pillage/dp/1526618508

Alexander Technique by FM Alexander
https://www.amazon.in/Use-Self-F-M-Alexander/dp/1409182959/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3I1JT68OIO4VF&keywords=use+of+self&qid=1649558562&s=books&sprefix=use+%2Cstripb

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When you manage your time properly and successfully meet your deadlines, you'll feel a sense of accomplishment and confidence in your abilities. Consistently finishing your daily to-do list is a huge motivator that can drive people to further improve their time management skills and take on new work opportunities.

You can read more about this here:
https://richcoward.com/how-to-live-on-24-hours-a-day-by-arnold-bennet-book-review/

Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. -M. Scott Peck

Your greatest asset is your earning ability. Your greatest resource is your time. -Brian Tracy

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. -Abraham Lincoln

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Hey guys, lots of people are searching online: "How to control your mind"

Here I share four things I've learnt about controlling my mind.

1) Powerful mindset - we are powerful
2) Consume empowering content
3) Exercise, meditation or learning a skill
3) Have Goals

Check out more articles on richcoward.com

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We are going to the Moon, to stay, by 2024. And this is how.   

Special thanks to William Shatner for lending his voice to this project.

About NASA's Moon to Mars plans: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/moon2mars/

Credit: NASA

The Artemis program is organized around a series of Space Launch System (SLS) missions. These space missions will increase in complexity and are scheduled to occur at intervals of a year or more. NASA and its partners have planned Artemis I through Artemis V missions; later Artemis missions have also been proposed. Each SLS mission centers on the launch of an SLS booster carrying an Orion spacecraft. Missions after Artemis II will depend on support missions launched by other organizations and spacecraft for support functions.

Artemis I (2022) will be an uncrewed test of the SLS and Orion, and is the first test flight for both craft.[b] The goal of the Artemis I mission will be to place Orion into a lunar orbit, and then return it to Earth. The SLS will use the ICPS second stage, which will perform the trans-lunar injection burn to send Orion to lunar space. Orion will brake into a retrograde distant lunar orbit and remain for about six days before boosting back toward Earth. The Orion capsule will separate from its service module, re-enter the atmosphere for aerobraking, and splash down under parachutes. Artemis 1 was originally scheduled for late 2021, but the launch date has been pushed back to no earlier than August 2022.

Artemis II (2024) will be the first crewed test flight of SLS and the Orion spacecraft. The four crew members will perform extensive testing in Earth orbit and Orion will then be boosted into a free-return trajectory around the Moon, which will return Orion back to Earth for re-entry and splashdown.

Artemis III (2025) will be a crewed lunar landing. The mission depends on a support mission to place a Human Landing System (HLS) in place in a near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) of the Moon prior to the launch of SLS/Orion. After HLS reaches NRHO, SLS/Orion will send the Orion spacecraft with a crew of four, which is intended to include the first woman and the first person of color to land on the Moon, to rendezvous and dock with HLS.[c] Two astronauts will transfer to HLS, which will descend to the lunar surface and spend about 6.5 days on the surface. The astronauts will perform at least two EVAs on the surface before the HLS ascends to return them to a rendezvous with Orion. Orion will return the four astronauts to Earth.

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Hi Guys this podcast has been growing very fast and we have decided to split the content in two directions. This podcast the 2030 School will be focused on inspirational and educational content to help you learn and grow your mindset and skills.

We are creating a separate podcast which is focused on studying abroad and giving you insights and helpful information for choosing where to studying . You can learn more about the Global Admissions podcast and subscribe here:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4m4XJBDQX99ameVlMw4pQR?si=KP1KWQxtQSm9JCLzwGhDbw

Do get in touch if you have any questions and I'd love to learn more about you!
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China is planning to be the world's AI superpower by 2030.

In this episode we talk to John Kaller who is an AI entrepreneur in China. John introduces AI in China, what it's like working in China in AI, and also introduces the UnpackAI bootcamp - how you can learn about AI as part of a community.

You can learn more about the unpackAI bootcamp here: https://unpackai.com/

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This strategy outlined China's aims to become the world leader in AI by 2030, to monetise AI into a trillion-yuan

Since 2006, China has steadily developed a national agenda for artificial intelligence development and emerged as one of the leading nations in artificial intelligence research and development. During the late 2010s, China announced in its thirteenth Five-Year Plan its plans to become the global leading AI powerhouse by 2030, aiming to get the worth of its AI industry to over 1 trillion RMB by the same year.

China has broken down this goal into three stages, setting benchmarks for 2020, 2025, and 2030 respectively, as well as releasing a handful of policies, including 'Internet + AI' and 'New Generation AI Development Plan', to incentivize industry growth. Many estimate that China's AI development would contribute approximately 0.8% - 1.4% annual economic growth rate to China's economy.

China's central government has a list of a 'national AI team' including fifteen China-based companies, including Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba, SenseTime, and iFlytek. Each company is supposed to lead the development of a designated specialized AI sector in China, such as facial recognition, software/hardware, voice intelligence, and others. China's rapid AI development brought significant impacts to China's society in all aspects, including socio-economic, military, and political impacts. Agriculture, transportation, accommodation and food services, and manufacturing are the top industries that would be the most impacted by AI deployment.

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Are you interested in studying in China? 

Learn more with China Admissions head of recruitment: Nadia Wijaya

Nadia introduces the best universities, scholarships, tuition fees, deadlines and tips to get accepted.

You can learn more and read the guide on China Admissions here:
https://www.china-admissions.com/study-in-china-guide-for-international-students/

You can apply for free on China Admissions online platform:
www.china-admissions.com

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You can learn more about studying in USA here:
https://articles.globaladmissions.com/blog/guide-to-study-in-the-usa-2023/

Are you interested in studying in USA? 

With over 1 million international students and over 4000 universities in USA, it is the world's higher education powerhouse.

Learn more about studying in USA from Savannah Billman, who is content manager at Global Admissions. 

Global Admissions is an online platform to apply to universities around the world. You can learn more on GlobalAdmissions.com

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