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Do you NEED to be right?



Are you an opinionated person?

How do you approach situations when someone wants to argue their point? Are you someone who needs to prove a point or could you care less about being right or wrong?

It occurred to me that letting go of the need to be right was a profound moment of change in my life. I thought it was worth sharing :) Let me know your thoughts!

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Retailer Online Engagement Strategies for Pride Month

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Merchants in Spotlight With Visa's VIRP

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I was reminded about an annoyingly common experience that often frustrates website owners: upgrades. Sometimes, an upgrade of physical system resources like CPU, RAM or storage really is required to solve a problem or improve performance… but how do you know you’re not just being upsold?

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