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Mar 2024
11m 29s

Finding Your Genius: Flipping Your Flaws...

ERICK CLOWARD
About this episode

Do you think that you have strengths and weaknesses? What if I told you that you don’t? Today I want to talk about how strengths and weaknesses are all a matter of perspective and context.


"Strive for excellence, not perfection, because we often find excellence in our imperfections."
—Harriet Braiker



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