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"I have friends who do work like that – the first to get to the office and the last to leave at night – and they're on medication. They're suffering depression." Amanda Raab, purepearls.com |
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Work Less, Earn More PINK talks to women who ditched their 24/7 schedules and increased their bottom lines – at the same time! For instance, meet Amanda Raab, who had the overwork mindset for one grueling year, when she clocked 60 to 70 hours a week while starting her jewelry company, PurePearls.com. Those 12- to 14-hour days quickly began to take a toll on the 28-year-old Houston entrepreneur. She restructured her workweek to around 15 hours a day, with a 9-to-5 day on Monday followed by short days the rest of the week. Her company doubled its revenue to more than $1 million last year. Here's how she did it – and how you can, too.
Read this story in the January.February issue of PINK, on newsstands now. |
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