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Jul 2024
25m 12s

Get out of your own way and start listen...

LEXI HIDALGO
About this episode
I like to think of myself as a good listener. If someone's telling me a story, or sharing their point of view, I'm all ears, but a lot of the time, I'm just waiting to say something. And that's the story with a lot of us. Today, we're talking about getting out of our own way so we can listen to those around us and ourselves. In this episode, we talk about: ... Show More
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