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Speaker 1: Her journey since then has included years of studied, work

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Speaker 1: of competitive sport. I'm doctor Amantha Imber, an organizational psychologist

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Speaker 1: inside look with some super accomplished people's top strategies for

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Speaker 1: living a happy, productive, and impactful life. So, Libby, what's

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Speaker 2: I think something that I've realized just recently that I

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Speaker 1: What's the url for the videos on your site, Libby.

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Speaker 1: That's how I Work dot co. I feel like over

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Speaker 1: I love that, Libby. For people that want to connect

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Speaker 1: Amazing, Liby, It's been such an honor to chat to

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Speaker 1: you and hear your your pearls of wisdom. So thank

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Speaker 2: Oh no, you're so wonderful. Thank you so much for

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