The Future of You Part 2
Here’s the upload of my conversation with Vicki Kerrigan at ABC Radio Darwin. In it I offer the first three of ten steps designed to help you get your future right. In last week’s session I left Vicki with a question to ponder: Is my life headed where I want it to go, and if not what do I need to do to get it on track?
You can listen to the downloaded podcast here. There’s also the next follow up question for listeners to consider for the week
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