The Leadership Gambit
By Chris Miller, Dane Smith
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The Leadership Gambit
The Toolkit for Business and Life You Were Never Taught
Let’s be real: you don’t need more cliche advice and a lot of content doesn’t go deep enough. You need practical guidance you can actually use to help you overcome your challenges or achieve your goals.
Recent studies show most people today feel unsupported, underprepared, and overwhelmed by a system and management that teaches very little about navigating, leading, or thriving in the chaos of modern life.
This podcast is for anyone who’s ready to take ownership of their personal journey and needs a guide to support them along their path.
We take over 20 years of real-world experience, hundreds of field experiments, and the best of leadership, psychology, and personal development knowledge and turn it into clear, honest, and useful guidance you can start using right away.
No fluff, real talk, and real tools, to thrive at work and in life.
Hosted by Chris Miller and Dane Smith. Edited by Joseph Pitz.
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S11E03: The Heart of Business: A Story of Putting People First
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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S11E02: Presentations That Change Minds: The Art of Persuasion
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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S011E01: The Career Conversation That Can Change Your Life
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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S10E08: Success Fades. Impact Lasts.
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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S10E07: The Calm Advantage: Why Mindfulness Improves Performance
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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S10E06: Burnout is Not a Badge of Honor
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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S10E05: Profits Without Prosperity: Why Hard Work No Longer Feels Rewarding
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May 25, 2026 |
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S10E04: Two Leaders, One Life: Resilience Is Built, Not Born
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May 19, 2026 |
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S10E03: Two Leaders One Life: Leadership, Identity, and the Cost of Success
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May 12, 2026 |
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S10E02: Two Leaders One Life: There Is Only One Leadership Style (And You’ve Been Lied To)
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May 05, 2026 |
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S09E01: What Happened to Tolerance?
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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S08E09: Managements War on Leadership
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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S09E07: Two Leaders One Life: Are You Having a Bad Day or Just a Bad Moment?
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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S09E06: The Upside of Managing Gen Z
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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S09E05: Grief is Not What We Are Taught in School
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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S09E04: Nice vs Kind: Why Being Nice Is Holding You Back
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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S09E03: Can You Trust the Media? A Reporter Explains How It Really Works
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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S09E02: Two Leaders One Life: How to Calmly Handle Conflict
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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S09E01: Why No One Listens to You (And How to Fix It)
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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S08E08: Two Leaders, One Life
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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S08E07: Quick Happiness Hacks for a Noisy and Busy World
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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S08E06: The Invisible Layer of Communication You’ve Been Missing
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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S08E05: The Workplace Games People Play (And What to Do About Them)
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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S08E04: Why Trust Is the Foundation of Everything
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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S08E03: The Spectrum of Care: Sympathy, Empathy, and Compassion
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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S08E02: What Great Managers Do Differently
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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S08E01: The Mistakes Companies Keep Repeating
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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S07E10: New Year, New You? Why Willpower Isn’t the Problem With Your Resolutions
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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S07E09: How to Become the Manager People Actually Want to Work For
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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S07E07: The Employee’s Guide to Managing Their Boss
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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S07E06: Rest Without Guilt: The Skill No One Taught Us
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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S07E05: Financial Intelligence: Changing Your Financial Mindset
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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S07E04: The New Leadership Skills: Customer Experience
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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S07E03: CYA - The Art and Science of Covering Your @ss
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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S07E02: Your Brain Is Being Hacked: Avoid Being Manipulated
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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S07E01: The Leadership Illusion: Why The System Doesn't Want Leaders
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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S06E08: Caring Smarter: Managing What Deserves Your Energy
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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S06E07: Old Power vs. New Power: How Work, Leadership, and Control Are Being Redefined
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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S06E06: Bouncing Back: Recovering From Setbacks
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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S06E05: Stand Tall: Strategies to Stand Up for Yourself
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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S06E04: Surviving the Harsh Realities of Business
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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S06E03: Workplace Edge: 5 Tips to Rise Above the Rest
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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S06E02: The Expert Trap: How to Spot Bias, Politics, and Hidden Agendas
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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S06E01: Confidence Uncovered: Separating Lies from Lasting Growth
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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S05E08: Silence Your Inner Critic: Escaping the Imposter Trap
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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S05E07: Rewriting the Manager-Employee Social Contract
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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S05E06: Career Death By a Thousand Cuts: 5 Behaviors to Avoid
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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S05E05: BS From the Boardroom: 3 Lies About Business
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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S05E04: Leadership Is Lonely, Messy, and Absolutely Worth It
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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S05E03: Bad Bosses: 5 of the Most Damaging Mistakes Managers Make
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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S05E02: Capture the Heart, Convince the Brain: The Art of Persuasion
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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S05E01: BS From the Boardroom: 3 Lies About Business
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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S04E09: Breaking Hard Habits: How I Beat Nicotine With Neuroscience
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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S04E08: How to See What Others Miss: Becoming a Big-Picture Thinker
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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S04E07: Do You Know What Motivates You?
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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S04E06: Future-Proof Yourself: 5 More Skills for Success in a Changing World
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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S04E05: From Conflict-Averse to Conflict-Ready: Having Confidence With Conflict
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May 27, 2025 |
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S04E04: From Forgettable to Unmistakable: Having An Impactful Presence
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May 20, 2025 |
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S04E03: From Ignored to Influential: How To Master Being Heard
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May 13, 2025 |
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S04E02: For Those Who Need Help Defining Their Future
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May 06, 2025 |
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S04E01: Future-Proof Yourself: 5 Skills for Success in a Changing World
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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S03E08: Office Politics Playbook: If You Dread Mondays, This One’s for You
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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S03E07: Office Politics Playbook: Secrets to Managing Up
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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S03E06: Climbing the Ladder: The Hidden Politics Behind Promotions
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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S03E05: There Will Be No Winners In The Return To Office Wars
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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S03E04: Office Politics Playbook: Politics With Your Manager (aka getting the most out of your manager)
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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S03E03: Office Politics Playbook: The Politics of Relationships
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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S03E02: Office Politics Playbook: The Politics of Power
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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S02E08: Critical Thinking or How To Avoid Being Manipulated
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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S02E07: Emotional Intelligence: Your True Path To Success
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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S03E01: Office Politics Playbook: Understanding the Game
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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S02E06: What Makes a Leader? 5 Essentials You Can’t Ignore
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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S02E05: Business Is Broken: 5 Critical Fixes for a Better Future
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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S02E04: Personal Branding: Start Building Your Story
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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S02E03: Protect Your Mind: 5 Silent Energy Killers
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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S02E02: The Accountability Crisis
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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S02E01: Breaking the Boss Mindset
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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S01E08: 5 Tips for Managing Your Ego
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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S01E07: The Generation Gap Trap
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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S01E06: How To Build Confidence
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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S01E05: How To Mentally Survive A Layoff
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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S01E04: 5 Key Things I Wish I Knew About Business Earlier
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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S00E00: Channel Introduction
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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S01E01: Communications Framing: The Super Skill You Need To Know
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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S01E02: Take Back Control of Your Brain
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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S01E03: Building Better Habits: The Key to Unlocking Your Potential
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Jul 24, 2024 |