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“Collaboration breeds transformation.” – Divya Parekh
“Collaboration breeds transformation.” – Divya Parekh
Today’s featured bestselling author is motivational speaker, a leading business relationship, leadership and writing coach, Divya Parekh. Divya and I chat about book writing, relationship building and more!!!
Key Takeaways:
Self-care and self-growth are important.
Lean into discomfort in your growth phase to let your potential unfold.
Being able to connect with others face to face gives you and advantage in this screen generation.
Always edit your book multiple times.
Genuine growth takes time and active effort.
Divya’s Site: https://www.divyaparekh.com/
Divya’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/Divya-Parekh/e/B01MXJ4F2E%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
The opening track is titled, "Oni Kazumi R-Mix" by Rukunetsu (AKA Project R). To listen to the full track and download it, click the following link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keSXSWor4m0
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