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Jul 2016
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Your Second Brain

Rob Dial
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Episode 144 - Did you know you have a part of your body that scientists call your "second brain"? Well you do, it's your gut. It holds over 100 million neurons and that is why you get a "gut feeling." In this episode I talk about trusting your gut over your brain and tell you how to use it making tough decisions. 
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