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Oct 2024
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#239: Trying to Get it Right VS Getting ...

Kim John Payne/Center for Social Sustainability
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The podcast explores... Living in a value based home is so strengthened when we embrace failure as well as success. It is an essential part of a strong family culture that avoids perfectionism and welcomes doing our best.

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