Then I frantically wrote to journalist friends to ask for advice: how do you write a business article or op-ed?

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My female graduate students often ask me for advice on how to become a successful professor, while also having kids.

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This prompted my husband to ask me how much money I would charge for this advice.

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It always surprises me how few people ask for professional retirement advice for something so integral to their future.

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In one conversation with a confidential informant recorded by investigators, Morejon demanded thousands of dollars in payment for Cuban birth certificates and provided advice about how to answer questions from immigration authorities who might ask why he has a Mexican accent.

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