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What Was the Moment That Changed Everything

Early in her career, Wendy had an opportunity to get a promotion and move to another state. It was a great opportunity, but it seemed to have a lot of professional risk. Her coach at work explained that it was quite the opposite, and the risk of saying "yes" was rather low, but the potential upside was high. At the end, the move cost Wendy her marriage, but business-wise things worked out great!

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Wendy Lea talks about the risks of saying no ·

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