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If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
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What’s a belief or project you’re committed to, no matter how long it takes?
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What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
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Are you doing what you were born to do—or what you were told to do?
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What fear has held you back the most in your life?
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Life, Lessons, & Legacies
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What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
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Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
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What are you most proud of building — that nobody sees?
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