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Why We Should Break the Safety Wall Around Us (to be Happy)

Mar 29, 2017 | Coaching, Deploy Yourself, Life | 3 comments

“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. ” – Seneca We all have built ‘safety walls’ around us that are unconscious to us, and are strengthened over time. They...

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