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  • Leadership Sharpeners – Major General John Gronski

    Leadership Sharpeners – Major General John Gronski
    Sep 27 2024
    Your Leadership Can Become Dull Like a Knife in Your Home... You Need Some Honing Steal to Sharpen it. Leadership is never something we can fully master. It is an elusive journey to keep growing and going. Many times as leaders, we can get into a rut in our leadership. We can get stagnant. For whatever reason, our leadership has become bland. Then there are those that we lead. Perhaps they have lost faith in our leadership ability. For whatever reason, the followers don't have the same energy around our initiatives. Like a once sharp knife, our leadership has become dull. We need honing steel to sharpen our leadership. Where do you find that? In this episode of A New Direction, Major General John Granski (RET'd) joins us to talk about his little book entitled, "Leadership Sharpeners - Leading as an Iron-Sharpened Leader". General Gronski's new pocket book, "Leadership Sharpeners - Leading as an Iron-Sharpened Leader" is a must-have for every person. This is a small compact powerhouse leadership book that will engage you, inspire you, and if you will consistently follow the chapters in this book will change into the leader your followers always hoped you would be. General Gronski, combines his passion for leadership with outstanding research and his experience as a U.S. Army Major General to give us the most valuable nuggets to be a great leader. One of the most fantastic things about this pocket book is that he takes ideas that normally would be used in the military and as he says "civilianizes" it. The book is a great combination of practical and thought-provoking. Dealing with everything from your mindset to your behavior. A perfect book for anyone, whether you are in leadership or aspire to grow as a leader in your business or family. Go to www.johngronski.com to get your signed copy, but you can also get your copy of Leadership Sharpeners on Amazon too! Please reach out and say thank you to the financial partners of A New Direction Show: EPIC Physical Therapy from every day aches and pains, to injuries to keeping elite athletes at the top of their game. EPIC pt has the cutting edge equipment and the certified staff to create an individualized treatment program specifically for you. They are my physical therapists and I think they should be yours too. So if you want EPIC Relief, EPIC Recovery, and EPIC Results. Start by contacting the great people at EPIC Physical Therapy….www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft Team, Realtors for more than 39 years they have been known for having “Legendary Customer Service”. Unaffiliated and independently owned and operated, they can recommend the best real estate professional to help you sell your home or buy your next home anywhere in the world. That is because they are not attached to a company, they are attached to what is in your best interest. So before you buy or sell, start with the “Legends” at Linda Craft Team. Just click on over to www.LindaCraft.com Coach Jay here! Thanks for listening to and reading about this episode of A New Direction. Maybe you’re wondering, “Why should I hire you as a coach”. Here are some things others have said about me as their coach. With a background in psychology and years of experience in coaching, I specialize in helping clients break through mental barriers and achieve both personal and professional success. My work is grounded in the belief that with the right mindset, anything is possible. What I Offer: Mindset Coaching: Personalized sessions focused on developing a growth mindset and overcoming challenges. Professional Development: Tailored strategies to enhance career growth and leadership skills. Motivational Speaking: Engaging talks that inspire and motivate audiences to take action. Workshops & Seminars: Interactive sessions designed to foster teamwork, communication, and innovation. What are the Benefits for YOU?
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  • Conversations That Will Change Things

    Conversations That Will Change Things
    Sep 19 2024
    How to Have Conversations that Really Change You and Your Business. Whether in life or business, relationships are important to our success. And relationships are built on our conversations. If our conversations are not authentic, trusting, safe, have commitment, and accountability, we will not build strong relationships. The fact is that we often take our conversations for granted. We would like to believe that we are communicating clearly, but our own biases actually keep us from being as productive as we need to be. So what is the answer? In this episode of A New Direction, Best-selling author Douglas Squirrel (a.k.a. Squirrel) returns to join us to dig into his best-selling book, Agile Conversations. Get ready because Squirrel is going to help you change conversations that will create more productivity that translates into more profitability. Douglas Squirrel's co-authored book "Agile Conversations: Transform Your Conversations, Transform Your Culture" is not difficult to do, but is difficult to commit too. What do I mean? What Squirrel is asking you to do is actually quite easy, but it is the willingness of the participants involved with the conversation that make this so hard. Each person must be committed to the process. You must be intentional in your behavior and action. But the results are phenomenal. The fact is, if any single one of us wants to improve, we have to do things that are uncomfortable. If you want your business or life to improve, then having these conversations in this way take work and effort. However, we all know the results of hard work and effort...change, productivity, and from a business perspective that leads to profitability. Agile Conversations is a fantastic book, I have read it twice. And I have to say it has made me more aware of my own conversational shortcomings and where I need to improve both personally and professionally. Great book, you can but it from Amazon. Or get your official signed copy by going to www.douglassquirrel.com Please thank the sponsors of A New Direction Podcast – Jay Izso EPIC Physical Therapy the facility has the most cutting edge equipment and the certified staff to help you recover or improve. Whether you have an injury or recovering from surgery, are a professional athlete or just those of us who want to move and feel better they can help When you want EPIC relief, EPIC recovery, and EPIC results then start with EPIC Physical Therapy by going to www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft Team, Realtors when you are looking to sell your home or buy a new home for nearly 40 years Linda Craft Team, Realtors is there to help you! Their thousands of clients call them "The Legends of Customer Service". What they will tell you is, "they want to take care of you and your home like it is their home." Whether you are in the Greater Raleigh Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina or anywhere in the world, they can help you with your home dreams. Contact our friends Linda Craft Team at www.LindaCraft.com Coach Jay here! Thanks for listening to and reading about this episode of A New Direction. Maybe you’re wondering, “Why should I hire you as a coach”. Here are some things others have said about me as their coach. With a background in psychology and years of experience in coaching, I specialize in helping clients break through mental barriers and achieve both personal and professional success. My work is grounded in the belief that with the right mindset, anything is possible. What I Offer: Mindset Coaching: Personalized sessions focused on developing a growth mindset and overcoming challenges. Professional Development: Tailored strategies to enhance career growth and leadership skills. Motivational Speaking: Engaging talks that inspire and motivate audiences to take action. Workshops & Seminars: Interactive sessions designed to foster teamwork, communication,
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  • Burn Out Break Away

    Burn Out Break Away
    Sep 12 2024
    Taking a Break from Burn Out Work burn out is real. So often employers dismiss it and treat it as a weakness in the employee. But nothing could be further from the truth. Let me ask you this question, would you want to have a surgery from a doctor who is exhausted mentally, emotionally or physically? Of course not. Some professions actually do recognize the need to protect their employees from burn out, and offer sabbaticals. But not every profession does this practice. The fact is at some point in our career we will feel exhausted. The stress of life and your career has finally come to a pinnacle. Here comes burn out. You believe you can't quit, but at the same time you don't have the same effectiveness or efficiency to do your job. Burn out is looming, what do you do? On this episode of A New Direction, marketing executive and entrepreneur and executive coach Laura Nguyen joins us to talk about how to take a break from your burn-out, save your life, and still have a career. Laura Nguyen's book, "Career Break Compass: Navigating Your Path to a Balanced Life Through Intentional Time Off" comes out November 12th. The book is so insightful, and full of the research that Laura Nguyen has conducted. If you ever thought that "burn out" wasn't real, or only for the weak...think again. Career Break Compass takes us on a journey to understand what burn out really is, the symptoms, and how we respond to it. Laura then takes us further along by helping us understand that we are not helpless, we have choices, they may be tough choices, but we can take a break. Career Break Compass gives us the step-by-step process to negotiate a break from work, how to plan your break, structuring your break and getting back to work after the break. This is one of those books that if you are struggling with burn out will help you get to the other side. Truly a must lead for those struggling and for leaders for prevention. A New Direction is so grateful to our sponsors, please reach out to them and tell them thank you, and please LIKE their Facebook pages. EPIC Physical Therapy, whether you are recovering from and injury or surgery or a professional athlete looking to improve, EPIC PT is for you! When you want EPIC Relief, EPIC Recovery, and EPIC Results, check out EPIC Physical Therapy. www.EPICpt.com and check out their EPIC Facebook Page. Linda Craft Team, Realtors for more than 39 years their customers call their customer service “legendary”. Linda and her team built their business on building relationships and understanding your home is full of memories that are important to you! That makes it important to her and her team. Check out www.LindaCraft.com and Check out their Facebook Page Coach Jay here! Thanks for listening to and reading about this episode of A New Direction. Maybe you’re wondering, “Why should I hire you as a coach”. Here are some things others have said about me as their coach. As a mindset coach, author, and speaker, I am passionate about empowering individuals and organizations to reach their full potential. With a background in psychology and years of experience in coaching, I specialize in helping clients break through mental barriers and achieve both personal and professional success. On my TV show, radio show, and podcast “New Direction,” I explore innovative ideas and strategies that inspire growth and transformation. My work is grounded in the belief that with the right mindset, anything is possible. What I Offer: Mindset Coaching: Personalized sessions focused on developing a growth mindset and overcoming challenges. Professional Development: Tailored strategies to enhance career growth and leadership skills. Motivational Speaking: Engaging talks that inspire and motivate audiences to take action. Workshops & Seminars: Interactive sessions designed to foster teamwork, communication, and innovation.
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  • 5 Conversations That Will Change You and Your Business

    5 Conversations That Will Change You and Your Business
    Sep 4 2024
    5 Conversations That Will Change You We all say, "communication is important." The problem is, we still do not communicate all that effectively. If we did, our personal and professional relationships would be so much more effective and efficient. What is the biggest problem with our communication? It is ourselves. We either do not have the right conversations, do not focus on the right part of the conversations, or we will not have the hard or difficult conversations. What is more we are often times hypocritical. We think one thing and say another. We make judgements without full knowledge. We make assumptions about the other person. When you think about the conversations you have at home or at work, your thoughts are often not matching your words. You are not saying what you really mean... And hence a conversation was had, but there are no results. And our conversations should bring both alignment and change. How do we change that? Fortunately for all of us, Best Selling Author Douglas Squirrel joins us on A New Direction to talk help us with the 5 Conversations we need to have for real change. From his book "Agile Conversations". Douglas Squirrel's book, "Agile Conversations: Transform Your Conversations, Transform Your Culture" is absolutely one of the best books on conversation you will read. Agile Conversations is not for the faint of heart. In fact, I will tell you this book is going to require you to do work. And the work starts with you. It is emotional work. And it is not easy. This book lays out a complete and comprehensive strategy that if you will follow it, practice it, and continue to practice will change every conversation you have both personally and professionally. If you follow the guidelines and the outlines in Agile Conversations, it will single-handedly improve your relationships, conquer conflict, make your business more productive and ultimately more profitable. Yes, you can get your copy from Amazon by clicking here. But if you go to agileconversations.com he will send you a signed copy if you click here too! Get yourself a copy of Agile Conversations! Please reach out and like A New Direction sponsors and their Facebook Pages: EPIC Physical Therapy – www.EPICpt.com EPIC PT Facebook Page – Click Here When you want the most elite of physical therapy. EPIC PT is the place to go. They are the preferred choice of people like me and professional athletes from all over. Check them out at EPICpt.com Linda Craft Team, Realtors –www.LindaCraft.com Linda Craft Team Facebook Page – Click Here For 40 years helping people all over the world make a transition in life. They take the stress out of the home selling and home buying process. When you are looking for consistent, top of their game, professional real estate service with a track record of successfully helping 1000's, check out Linda Craft Team, Realtors. Coach Jay here! Thanks for listening to and reading about this episode of A New Direction. Maybe you’re wondering, “Why should I hire you as a coach”. Here are some things others have said about me as their coach. As a mindset coach, author, and speaker, I am passionate about empowering individuals and organizations to reach their full potential. With a background in psychology and years of experience in coaching, I specialize in helping clients break through mental barriers and achieve both personal and professional success. On my TV show, radio show, and podcast “New Direction,” I explore innovative ideas and strategies that inspire growth and transformation. My work is grounded in the belief that with the right mindset, anything is possible. What I Offer: Mindset Coaching: Personalized sessions focused on developing a growth mindset and overcoming challenges. Professional Development: Tailored strategies to enhance career growth and leadership skills.
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    58 m
  • 6 Strategies to Help You Achieve the Possible

    6 Strategies to Help You Achieve the Possible
    Aug 28 2024
    Achieve the Possible Has life dealt you a bunch of lemons, and you can't seem to make lemonade? Have things happened to your business that you are stuck? Has it come to the point that you are saying to yourself, it's not possible? Do you need a reawakening to what is possible? Have you lost your vision? Maybe you never had one? Are you making an impact? How is your focus? How about your purpose? The fact is, there is not a thing you can do about what happens to you, but you do have control how you can respond to it. And that is the beginning of redefining the possible. In this episode of A New Direction, Amazon #1 in Business Mentoring & Coaching Best-selling author Ron Alford joins us to talk about his revised and updated edition of Redefining Possible. Folks, get ready for the mindset change you have longed for. This show will provide techniques and strategies that will change your mindset and beliefs from what is not possible to what is possible. Ron Alford's book, "Redefining Possible: Proven Strategies to Break Belief Barriers and Create Your New Normal" is a guide to achieving the possible. Redefining Possible is a practical guide that will help you break down your own personal barriers that are keeping you from being all that you can be. This book is not for the faint of heart. It is going to require change both in your mindset and actions. But if you want to change the possible...change is inevitable. Ron Alford's 6 strategies for Redefining Possible are Focus, Ownership, Vision, Belief, Confidence and Faith...which ultimate leads to impact which changes the impossible to the possible. This book is not just a book to read. Ron Alford also has exercises at the end of each chapter for you to start on the work of achieving great success. Get your copy by clicking right here! Please Thank The Sponsors of A New Direction by LIKING and Following their pages: EPIC Physical Therapy. Whether you are injured from work, play, or you simply want to feel better about yourself and get better freedom of movement. EPIC physical therapy has the latest state of the art technology and equipment, coupled with a certified staff to help you achieve your physical goals and get you back to where you want to be and give you a direction where you should be going. When you really want EPIC relief, EPIC recovery, and EPIC results look no further than the people I use and trust EPIC Physical Therapy. www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft Team, Realtors no matter where you live in the world, Linda Craft and her team can help you find the best professional in your area to help you sell or buy your next home. While most real estate professionals belong to a nationally affiliated company where they are obligated to use the people in their company’s network. Linda Craft Team are privately owned and operated. That means they can find the absolute best professional from ANY company to ensure you get the best service. Located in the Raleigh Research Triangle Park of North Carolina…they are indeed legendary when it comes to service. Learn more by going to Linda Craft & Team, Realtors www.LindaCraft.com Coach Jay here! Thanks for listening to and reading about this episode of A New Direction. Maybe you're wondering, “Why should I hire you as a coach”. Here are some things others have said about me as their coach. As a mindset coach, author, and speaker, I am passionate about empowering individuals and organizations to reach their full potential. With a background in psychology and years of experience in coaching, I specialize in helping clients break through mental barriers and achieve both personal and professional success. On my TV show, radio show, and podcast “New Direction,” I explore innovative ideas and strategies that inspire growth and transformation. My work is grounded in the belief that with the right mindset, anything is possible. What I Offer:
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  • How to Create Motivation for You and Your Team

    How to Create Motivation for You and Your Team
    Aug 22 2024
    Motivation: How Do You Create It for Yourself and Your Team? Motivation. There are a ton of theories that exist. Some theories suggest that motivation comes from within, others suggest motivation can be inspired from others. Regardless of what camp you fall into, there is one thing that has stood that test of time and that is "Prospect Theory" which was coined by Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman in 1979. This theory of motivation still holds true today. The fact is are motivated to avoid pain and also motivated to seek pleasure. And when you can combine the two, motivation will be at it's peak. In this episode of A New Direction, #1 Best-Selling author and actor Terry Fossum returns to talk to us about how we directly apply "Prospect Theory" through what he calls "The Oxcart Technique". Terry will take us through the scenarios, both personally and for your team. You will want to join us LIVE right here for this practical application of The Oxcart Technique. The Oxcart Technique: Blueprint for Success is on the Wall Street Journal and USA Today is on the #1 Best Selling Books for a reason...It's that great! This book is a life-changing book. Not because you read it, because if you follow the prescription that Terry Fossum lays it, you will in fact be more successful. This book is a step-by-step practical guidance based on "Prospect Theory" from Nobel Prize winning researcher Daniel Kahneman. The book not only is a guide, but is also filled with examples of how to successfully implement The Oxcart Technique for business, marriage, addiction, individuals and teams. One of the best book I have read. I recommend it not only that you read it, but you take action on it. It will in fact change you! Click HERE for the Oxcart Technique. Please reach out and thank the sponsors of A New Direction and bringing you great guests like these: They are my physical therapists and I am confident you will love them as mush as I do. Go get your EPIC Relief, EPIC Recovery, and EPIC Results! Head on over to EPIC Physical Therapy –www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft Team Realtors. So what can you say about a real estate company that has spent more than 39 years at the top of their game? Well the first thing is you have to admit that their customers and clients continue to drive their business…but why? That’s because the Linda Craft Team continue to believe that every person and every relationship is important, not just now, but even in the future. It is why she is devoted to continually adding value to her clients and community by serving them in ways that matter…it is also why their clients say, “The Linda Craft Team have legendary customer service!” When it comes to real estate start with the legends start with Linda Craft & Team, Realtors – www.LindaCraft.com Hey…do me a favor and please tell your friends to subscribe to A New Direction on their favorite podcast platform and give us a 5 star rating we are so grateful when you do! Coach Jay here! Thanks for listening to and reading about this episode of A New Direction. Maybe your wondering, “Why should I hire you as a coach”. Well here are some things others have said about me as their coach. As a mindset coach, author, and speaker, I am passionate about empowering individuals and organizations to reach their full potential. With a background in psychology and years of experience in coaching, I specialize in helping clients break through mental barriers and achieve both personal and professional success. On my TV show, radio show, and podcast “New Direction,” I explore innovative ideas and strategies that inspire growth and transformation. My work is grounded in the belief that with the right mindset, anything is possible. What I Offer: Mindset Coaching: Personalized sessions focused on developing a growth mindset and overcoming challenges. Professional Development: Tailored strategies to enhance caree...
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  • The Intentional Playbook for Success

    The Intentional Playbook for Success
    Aug 14 2024
    Being Intentional Creates Success in Life and Business! Would you like to be more successful in both your life and your business? What does that word "success" mean to you, really? Whatever it means to you personally, would you like to improve upon it? The answer is "YES"! We all want to be more successful in life and business. A great deal has been said, about success, but maybe there is another way you have not thought about. Being more intentional. Then add to that practical action, and you have a winning formula for greater success in every area of your life and business. On this episode of A New Direction Stu Crum former standout collegiate kicker, and drafted by the NFL and USFL and successful executive with Texaco, Shell, Jiffy Lube, Bridgestone and other major corporations, joins us to help you and I learn through intention and practical application how we can achieve greater success in every area of our life. Stu Crum's book, "Aim for the Uprights: The Intentional Playbook for Success in Faith, Family, and Business" is the story of Stu Crum's life from being an NFL desired Kicker from University of Tulsa to Boardroom Executive and CEO of major corporations. While Stu Crum's story is filled with personal and professional challenges, great highs and painful events, he lives a life on purpose and with intention. And that is the point of his book. He creates for us a playbook he calls "The Intentional Playbook". And at the end of each chapter, Stu Crum gives you and I practical tips on how to change our mindset and our behavior. As you read the book and apply the practical lessons Stu Crum teaches you and me, it becomes clearly evident that he is not asking us to do anything outside our ability, but is asking us to take small steps that lead to greater success. Regardless of your age, or where you are in life personally or professionally, "Aim for the Uprights" will be a game changing book that will increase your success. You can learn more about Stu Crum, by going to www.stucrum.com Please reach out to our sponsors and LIKE their social media pages as their financial contributions help keep A New Direction on the air and bring us great guests. EPIC Physical Therapy is the physical therapists I go to whether it was post surgery, nagging injury, or I just cannot perform at the athletic level I want to. They have the bleeding edge equipment and the certified staff to customize a treatment program specifically for you, your needs and wants, that helps you reach goals you desire to attain. When you are ready for EPIC relief, EPIC recovery, and EPIC results, you need to click on over to EPIC Physical Therapy…www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft Team, Realtors for more than 39 years their clients and friends have said when it comes to real estate they have “legendary customer service”. Locally owned, and independent of the national brands, they have literally helped people all over the world by finding the best real estate professional in your area. So before you sell or buy your home, start with the “legends” at Linda Craft Team, Realtors…you can learn more by going to www.LindaCraft.com Hey…do me a favor and please tell your friends to subscribe to A New Direction on their favorite podcast platform and give us a 5 star rating we are so grateful when you do! Coach Jay here! Thanks for listening to and reading about this episode of A New Direction. Maybe your wondering, “Why should I hire you as a coach”. Well here are some things others have said about me as their coach. As a mindset coach, author, and speaker, I am passionate about empowering individuals and organizations to reach their full potential. With a background in psychology and years of experience in coaching, I specialize in helping clients break through mental barriers and achieve both personal and professional success. On my TV show, radio show, and podcast “New Direction,
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  • Does Your Business Feel Like a Prison?

    Does Your Business Feel Like a Prison?
    Aug 8 2024
    Can Your Business Run without You? As I am writing this, I had just finished talking to an entrepreneur/business owner who said, "I've got too much on me... And only I can do it." So often, the very thing that they created for freedom from having to work for someone else becomes the very thing the imprisons you. Because you have become the very center of your business, everything revolves around you. It's all about you. And when that happens, you don't have a business to sell, because it can't run without you. You come to realize that you don't run your business, it runs you. You are no longer working on the business because you're working in it. There must be an answer to grow and be able to expand your business without being so dependent on you. And that is where Best-selling author and U.S. Marine Richard Walsh comes in on this episode of A New Direction for Part 2 of "Escape from Owner's Prison". Richard Walsh book "Escape the Owner's Prison" is a no nonsense read that gets right to the point of practical guidance to help you have a business that does not feel like a prison from the rest of your life. Escape the Owner's Prison is straight talk about hiring, firing, marketing, and more. However, the point of the book is being able to create the margins you need to be successful in business and have a life. The book takes you through stages of growth and what you need to know to at every stage, so that you don't lose yourself in the prison of your own business. Great book! Get your copy by clicking Escape the Owner's Prison. If you are a small business and want to reach out to Richard Walsh, go to Sharpen the Spear Coaching Thank you to A New Direction sponsors: EPIC Physical Therapy. Whether you are injured from work, play, or you simply want to feel better about yourself and get better freedom of movement. EPIC physical therapy has the latest state-of-the-art technology and equipment, coupled with a certified staff to help you achieve your physical goals and get you back to where you want to be and give you a direction where you should be going. When you really want EPIC relief, EPIC recovery, and EPIC results look no further than the people I use and trust EPIC Physical Therapy. www.EPICpt.com Linda Craft Team, Realtors no matter where you live in the world, Linda Craft team can help you find the best professional in your area to help you sell or buy your next home. While most real estate professionals belong to a nationally affiliated company where they are obligated to use the people in their company’s network. The Linda Craft Team are privately owned and operated. That means they can find the absolute best professional from ANY company to ensure you get the best service. Located in the Raleigh Research Triangle Park of North Carolina…they are indeed legendary when it comes to service. Learn more by going to Linda Craft Team, Realtors, www.LindaCraft.com Hey…do me a favor and please tell your friends to subscribe to A New Direction on their favorite podcast platform and give us a 5 star rating we are so grateful when you do! Coach Jay here! Thanks for listening to and reading about this episode of A New Direction. Maybe your wondering, “Why should I hire you as a coach”. Well here are some things others have said about me as their coach. As a mindset coach, author, and speaker, I am passionate about empowering individuals and organizations to reach their full potential. With a background in psychology and years of experience in coaching, I specialize in helping clients break through mental barriers and achieve both personal and professional success. On my TV show, radio show, and podcast “New Direction,” I explore innovative ideas and strategies that inspire growth and transformation. My work is grounded in the belief that with the right mindset, anything is possible. What I Offer:
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