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Jun 2018
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32. Ask Better Questions

KARA LOEWENTHEIL
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This week, I want to teach you one of the best tools that I learned from my coach – the power of asking better questions. Join me as I explain how asking dead-end questions is affecting your brain and show you how to ask questions that stimulate your brain to find answers that will move you toward goals.

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