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10 10 CEO/STRATEGY 5 Things Wildly Successful People Do Before Drinking Their Morning Coffee By Alyssa Rege A ccording to a Business Insider article, successful people approach problems by thinking outside the box to rise above their limitations. The way they approach those problems begins with their morning routines. Here are five things successful people do before drinking their morning coffee. 1. Disconnect. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said he starts every morn- ing by sending a motivational email to his employees before disconnect- ing and dedicating his mornings to exercise and family. Diving straight into emails and Facebook just after waking up will make you lose focus throughout the day and succumb to the wants and needs of others, ac- cording to the article. 2. Exercise. In as little as 10 minutes, your body releases GABA, a neu- rotransmitter that calms your brain and helps with impulse control. Exer- cising daily leaves you feeling more energized and able to view life in a positive manner, despite how hard it may be to wake up and go for a short run, according to the article. 3. Meditation. Meditation is becoming increasingly popular among C-suite executives. Why? Research illustrates mindfulness fights off stress by reversing the fight-or-flight response, improving focus, boosting cre- ativity and increasing your emotional intelligence. 4. Goal setting. According to the article, planning out your day signifi- cantly increases your ability to accomplish your goals. Try listing out your goals after meditation for added calm and clarity. 5. Eat a healthy breakfast. While your daily dose of sugary cereal is tempt- ing, a healthy breakfast stabilizes blood-sugar levels while decreasing appe- tite, increasing energy and improving concentration throughout the day. n Media Blames Female CEOs More Than Male Counterparts for Company Trouble By Tamara Rosin D uring tumultuous times, the media is far more likely to point fingers when a company CEO is a woman than a man, according to e Wall Street Journal. Roughly 80 percent of digital and print me- dia stories covering companies in crisis cited the CEO as a source of blame when the leader was a woman, compared with 31 percent of stories pointing the finger of blame at male CEOs, according to a study by the Rockefel- ler Foundation and public relations and re- search firm Global Strategy Group, The Wall Street Journal reported. e research is part of the Rockefeller Founda- tion's 100x25 campaign, which aims to further the goal of having 100 female CEOs in Fortune 500 companies by 2025. According to Cata- lyst, a nonprofit dedicated to women's work- place inclusion, there are 23 women CEOs in S&P 500 firms. "Women are still a rarity at the top and they get more attention when they fail," said Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation. Researchers reviewed more than 100 news ar- ticles about 20 CEOs who were either in the midst of a crisis, ousted, newly appointed or hired from within the company. e stories covered a range of 15 years. While 4 percent of the articles explicitly pointed out the CEO's gender when the leader was a man, 49 percent did so when the story was about a female CEO, according to the report. Among the stories on female CEOs, 16 per- cent discussed the leader's personal life and 78 percent mentioned her family and children. In comparison, 8 percent of stories about male CEOs discussed the leader's personal life, and none of them mentioned family or children, ac- cording to the report. n Trump's Top Priority? Americans Say It Should Be Healthcare By Kelly Gooch P resident-elect Donald Trump has vowed to take a number of ac- tions in his first 100 days in office, but the American people want healthcare placed at the top of his priority list, according to a mid-November Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll was conducted with roughly 1,800 American adults. Some 21 percent of Americans want Mr. Trump to focus on healthcare when he takes over as president in January. sBehind healthcare was jobs, with 16 percent of Americans hoping it would be Mr. Trump's first agenda item. Fourteen percent of Americans chose immigration, while some 11 percent picked race relations, ac- cording to the poll. n