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Oct 2017
10m 54s

The Gift of Maybe

Allison Carmen
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Allison Carmen, author of The Gift of Maybe and a Life Coach, discusses her addiction to certainty and why most of us have the same addiction.  Allison provides simple steps to help us embrace the unknown and find more hope and possibility in our lives. 

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