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There's Only One Why. You Only Have One Why, And Your Why Is Fully Formed By The Time You're 17, 18 Or 19years Old, Maybe Even Earlier. The Rest Of Your Life Are Simply Opportunities To Either Live In Or Out Of Balance And The Career Choices We Make And The Decisions We Make In Our Lives Either Put Us In Balance With Our Why, Which Makes Us Happy, Fulfilled And Inspired. Or It Puts Us Out Of Our Why, Which Makes Us Frustrated, Stressed Out And Sometimes We Fail.

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There's Only One Why.

Simon Sinek

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There's Only One Why. You Only Have One Why, And Your Why Is Fully Formed By The Time You're 17, 18 Or 19years Old, Maybe Even Earlier. The Rest Of Your Life Are Simply Opportunities To Either Live In Or Out Of Balance And The Career Choices We Make And The Decisions We Make In Our Lives Either Put Us In Balance With Our Why, Which Makes Us Happy, Fulfilled And Inspired. Or It Puts Us Out Of Our Why, Which Makes Us Frustrated, Stressed Out And Sometimes We Fail.

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Self Confidence

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Position Of Power

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