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Mar 2021
31m 5s

The Luck of the Damned

Underscore Talent Management
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As human beings we often find it difficult to take responsibility for our lives. We attribute our successes or our failures to a little thing called Luck. But when you believe that everything is connected, and that karma exists, you know you are the true cause of your own good luck, or… your own very bad luck.  First, Tinder’s perfect match Followed by, a s ... Show More
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