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Mar 2023
18m 33s

1. Thoughts Are Not Facts

Kristen Odegaard
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"Just because you think it doesn't mean that it's true."   Thoughts are sentences in our mind- but that doesn't make them true or helpful or the only thing that is possible.  Listen in as I talk about how I came to discover mindset coaching and the power of thoughtwork. This one concept that literally changed my life and is foundational with my coaching practice. 

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