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Dec 2021
18m 55s

Stop Waiting for Something Bad to Happen

Rob Dial
About this episode
Why do humans always feel like something bad is going to happen? This is some thing I think about all the time. In this episode, I’m going to talk about how to stop focusing on the next bad thing and focus on creating what it is that you want in your life. 
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