A 1999 Lou Harris survey of 1,000 self-employed Americans and small entrepreneurs found that money was not their top motivator. Nine out of 10 respondents said that 'setting their own priorities and independence influenced their decision most' to go out on their own.
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Free agency can be traced back to the 1980s, when corporate America sought to trim the fat by casting off its work force en masse, says Pink. Those jettisoned were left to find work for themselves those lucky enough to keep their jobs were left to worry if they'd be next. Amidst it all, the bond between worker and employer weakened as people realized they were so much unappreciated chattel. People's expectations from corporate America have waned, ... People want money and meaning from work.
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In the meantime she says it's her hope that young girls will start educating themselves by asking their doctors how to do self-exams. If everyone doesn't go out to the doctor and say, 'Check me,' ... then at least it's in the back of your mind that one of
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We did what we set out to do, ... We preserved history.
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