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DEFINING SUCCESS
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with Alexandra Kukendall
hat does success look like for you?”
My friend Janis asked me this just a
few days ago.
meeting was officially a Strengths Finder coaching session.
But because Janis was asking good questions and giving me
her attention, our time felt more like a therapy session than
anything else.
I was indulging in a whipped cream
topped crepe filled with Nutella and raspberry compote
because we were celebrating. And I wasn’t in the mood for
holding back. In calories or conversation.
It’s true Janis is my friend, we’ve worked together, I’ve learned
from her, she’s advised me in all kinds of ways. But this
Because we were celebrating my newest book releasing. And
as a result, she was hearing all of my performance anxiety.
You know…. I want people to like it. To say nice things. For
it to sell. Because those will all be a measure of a good book,
right?
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