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" When you were young did you ever play the jump-rope game where you try to skip into a swinging rope held by two other kids? I always loved that game. I was terrified of getting wacked in the face by the rope, but it was worth it to experience the thrill of jumping in at exactly the right moment. I had a jump-rope moment in my career lately. I decided to leave Cosmopolitan after 14 years of being the editor-in-chief. I&amp;#039;ve absolutely loved being at Cosmo and talking through the pages (and Web site) to you each month and learning all about your lives. But I felt it was time to make a change and try something risky and exhilarating. I&amp;#039;ll be focusing on my work as an author of both fiction and career books. (My newest career book, I Shouldn&amp;#039;t Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know, is out now). Change is really important in your job, your career, and your life. It keeps you fresh, energized, and yes, like in jump rope, on your toes.  But you know all about that, right? Cosmo readers, I learned 14 years ago, are totally open to smart risks. One of my first beauty stories featured a very short haircut and no sooner was the issue out when readers began writing in to tell me they&amp;#039;d already chopped their locks off. I realized that &amp;quot;fun fearless female&amp;quot; wasn&amp;#039;t just a great adverting slogan for the magazine. It truly reflected the readers. Thank you so much for being such an amazing audience. You&amp;#039;ve helped me make Cosmo No. 1 for 14 years. We outsell our nearest competitor by over a million each month\u2014and we&amp;#039;re now in 64 countries around the world. I wish great success to the new editor, Joanna Coles. And I wish you great success and happiness, too. I&amp;#039;d love to hear about your life in the future. You can reach me on Twitter at @katemwhite. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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