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Nov 2024
11m 4s

Don't Find Happiness. Create It.

Scott Smith - Motivation and Coaching
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If you've struggled to stay on track daily, your happiness creation skill is out of balance. Before I go on, happiness creation is more than a slogan; it is not automatically activated upon birth.  Rising into your Happiness is a personal choice. It is a decision followed by discipline to become a complete person instead of a narrowly focused human stumbli ... Show More
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