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" In most areas of my life I have been very indecisive, flaky, and generally confused. That&amp;#039;s not surprising for my age. But what has always astounded my friends and family was my professional drive. Ever since I was little I knew I wanted to be a writer. When it was time for high school, I applied and was accepted to a very prestigious arts school for their writing program. My first week of high school I decided I will start my own national women&amp;#039;s magazine.  I even created one at Kinko&amp;#039;s for my final project by cutting images from my favorite mags and including pictures of my friends and me.  Sure I&amp;#039;m young and I get my fair share of blank stares from peers and elders alike when I tell them my plans, but you know what? I am where I am today because I get an idea and I follow through with it. People tell me that I should relax and that I may be setting myself up for disappointment. Maybe they&amp;#039;re right. But I&amp;#039;m putting my money on me, and keeping my eyes on the prize.   What about you? Got an idea you&amp;#039;ve been dying to put into action? Go for it! In fact, here&amp;#039;s some money to get you started.  CosmoGIRL! wants to give you $10,000 to get your brilliant idea off the ground. Enter  CosmoGIRL!&amp;#039;s Mind Your Own Business Challenge.  The contest will open April 1st and runs through June 30th, and it&amp;#039;s co-sponsored with By Kids for Kids (BKFK), Piczo, the University of Maryland Baltimore County and Bizworld.org. Your proposals will be judged by some of the smartest minds in entrepreneurship today! So put that pen to paper and make your business dreams a reality.  XO Olga Boyko News and Features Intern "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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