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Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Kuanita E. Murphy, PhD
Rural Leader Magazine, LLC is a digital
publication that highlights every day people doing
extraordinary things nationally and abroad.
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Guest Contributors
Jerry Ackerman
Motivational Speaker
Ted Bauman
Editor
The Sovereign Investor Daily
5 Special Feature:
Jerry Ackerman:
Your Attitude, Your
Choice
6 Modern Office: Why
a diverse Workforce
Works
9 How Self Confidence
Impacts Your Leadership
10 Authentic Leadership: Fad or Salvation?
John Denico, PhD
Founder and President
LeadSimm, LLC
13 In Hard Financial
Times the Soft Skills of
Emotionally Intelligent
Leadership Matter Even
More
Chris Dixion
Founder and Director
Growing Edge Limited
16 Three Simple Steps
to Reduce Your Taxable
Income
Shaun Killian
Author and Educator
18 Finding the Hole in
the Boat...
Cecile Peterkin
Certified Career, Life Coach, and Speaker
20 Need a Fresh Look
for Your Company? Try
a new logo
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21 Stepping up the Fight
Against Identity Theft
and Data Hacking
23 Five Stunningly Simple Secrets to Creating
the Career You Want
25 Busted: The truth
about top cellphone
myths costing you real
money
28 Creative College
Savings: Unique scholarships to help offset rising
costs
29 The New SAT: What
parents and students
need to know to prepare
30 Financial Management Tips for Adult
Learners going back to
college
32 Green Living Tips:
Recycling while cleaning
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