As I became an entrepreneur running my own company, I quickly discovered that the things I was most passionate about were being able to see a problem and then figuring out a way to solve it by designing software that could simplify and streamline the problem.

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As I sailed around in the world of Crazy Boat, I found myself keeping my own map, and a series of notes regarding things like the price of goods.

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Here are some things I had to learn the hard way about forging your own career path.

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Ms Ludin - who now works at a private Islamic school in Berlin - said the state was equating the headscarf with "things I already distanced myself from during my own school years".

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"But I do appreciate that with the way things are at the minute, most clubs have got their own financial problems, " he added.

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"When Carroll and I wrote this script, one of the things we were interested in was how children know their own lives, " Nancy explained.

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And, yes, there's a lot of horrible things going on all over the world, but as individuals, I think we all have to focus on our own gifts and our own values and bring those forth to the world the best we can.

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