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Sep 2024
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2299: Listen to Your Lookout by Keith Wi...

Optimal Living Daily | Greg Audino
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Episode 2299:

When life's challenges threaten to overwhelm you, it's crucial to have a vigilant partner who acts as your "lookout," offering a unique perspective that helps prevent repeat mistakes. Keith Wilson emphasizes the importance of mutual trust and communication, reminding us that recognizing and addressing our blind spots is a shared responsibility in healthy relationships.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://medium.com/hello-love/listen-to-your-lookout-371df07cb8c0

Quotes to ponder:

"Your own type of problem and mistake is yours because it’s the very thing that sneaks up in your blind spots. It fits you like a glove."

"It takes hard work to eradicate problems and eternal vigilance to keep them away."

"To be sure, many lookouts don’t understand their role too well. When they see problems coming, they often make accusations, rather than observations."

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