Start Something Big: How'd They Do It?

Start Something Big

By Liesl Schillinger
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the January 2006 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Like to open a business, create a book club, or kick off a healthy new life, but don't know where to begin? We've got instruction, motivation, inspiration...plus a plan for the first thirty days.

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