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Jul 2021
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Year of Yes Book | سنة القبول ل شوندا را...

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About this episode
In this episode I share with you bits of the book Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes. How saying yes has changed her life. In life we most likely say no more than saying yes. Sometime's we say no just because we are too comfortable. It is time to get out of your comfort zone and defy your fears by saying Yes.

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