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May 2020
15m 22s

Are You Choosing Alive Time or Dead Time...

Mindset & Communication Coach Sarah Mikutel
About this episode
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been walking around coastal England and marveling at how nature just keeps going. The tulips here are so red and lush and full of life. The birds are singing, the sun is shining, the waves keep crashing as they always do. They don’t pause when there's a pandemic or when there's any other type of crisis in the world. We can learn ... Show More
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