Hello, I'm Jess Ratcliffe and this is Stuck To Started: The Podcast for solo business owners and creators who want to start the idea that's been stuck in your head for so long. Join me every week, for bitesize episodes, packed with practical steps and perspective shifts to help you move through the fear, take action with confidence and make progress you're proud of. Subscribe for new episodes every Tuesday.
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113. 3 Tips For Starting Your Online Course (Or Workshop)
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There are so many things I wish I knew before I created my online course. You know the kind of things you kick yourself for not thinking of before? That's why I'm sharing my top 3 tips in this episode, so you don't have to make the same mistakes I did when you start your online course or workshop. Get my online course and go from stuck to started w…
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112. How To Choose What You Want To Do
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When you’re on the cusp of making a choice, how can you decide which direction to go in – and feel confident in the choice that you make? That’s what we’re going to explore in this episode. I’ll be sharing a simple framework to help you make decisions with confidence and bring it to life, by sharing how I used this framework to make a decision rece…
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111. Can You Bottle The Benefits of a Life-Threatening Diagnosis?
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🚀 Join my Stuck to Started Email Challenge to begin taking action on the idea that's stuck in your head 👉 https://www.jessratcliffe.com/challenge 📸 Follow me on Instagram 👉 https://instagram.com/jessratcliffe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jessratcliffe/message
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110. Move Through The Fear With This Mindset Shift
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🚀 Join my Stuck to Started Email Challenge to begin taking action on the idea that's stuck in your head 👉 jessratcliffe.com/challenge 📸 Follow me on Instagram 👉 instagram.com/jessratcliffe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jessratcliffe/message
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Watch the video on YouTube to see 19-year-old Jess...who makes an appearance in this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jessratcliffe/message
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108. 3 Signs You're Ready to Take Action On Your Idea Or Giddy Goal
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Do you ever question whether you're ready to take action on the idea you want to start or goal you get giddy thinking about? In this episode, I'm sharing 3 quick and easy signs to look for, so you can tell that you're ready...or should I say SET...to get started? As I mentioned at the end of this episode, I'm taking a short break from the podcast f…
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Do you ever find aha moments in the most unexpected of places? In this episode, I'm sharing 3 surprising lessons I've recently learned (and been reminded of) about starting your idea...that just might have come from my new hobby, golf. * * * Have you got an idea you want to start but feel stuck when it comes to taking action? My online course, Unle…
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Do you ever feel like you’re right on the brink of taking action but then something stops you? Just as you’ve built up the courage to start, your self-doubt creeps in. I've been there! In this episode, I'm sharing two stories of when I was on the cusp of taking action and how I moved through the self-doubt that was trying to stop me from trying. * …
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105. What I Think About When I'm Getting My Treatment
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Do you ever pause and reflect on how you're spending your most precious resource, your time? I never used to, that's for sure. But now – ever since my diagnosis in 2016 – I do it every 2 months, when I'm getting my treatment (a.k.a my Superwoman Juice). In this episode, I'm sharing the questions that help me be intentional with how I'm spending my …
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104. 5 Quick Tips To Have Your Most Productive Day
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Do you ever feel like you're spending all this time doing but you're barely making a dent in your to-do list? In this episode, I'm guiding you through 5 quick steps that will help you have your most productive day, so that you can feel proud of your progress and delighted with how much you've got done. Download the free PDF: 5-Steps To Have Your Mo…
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Do you always assume your ideas are bad, so you never take action on them because you've already decided they're not going to work? This episode is for you. You're about to learn a simple fix that you can use to stop assuming your ideas are bad and start testing them instead. Register for my free webinar on 28th April at 12pm (UK) I'm going to teac…
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102. These 3 Questions Will Help You Make a Decision When You Feel Stuck
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Are you wrestling with a decision at the moment? Whether it's making a change in your business or taking the next step in your career, the 3 questions you'll learn in this episode will help you make a decision that feels right, so you can move forward rather than stay stuck because you're scared about getting it wrong. You'll hear a real example of…
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Do you ever feel like you're on the cusp of going after or getting what you want but then...you self-sabotage? In this episode, we're exploring why we self-sabotage and what it looks like in action, so you can spot when you're self-sabotaging and have a way to move through it. Doors to my online course are closing on 31st March 2021 If you're ready…
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100. A Stuck to Started Story with Vicky, the founder of Tallulah's Bakery
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To celebrate 100 episodes and that Unleash Your Extraordinary, my online course that takes you by the hand and helps you build the confidence and practical plan to go from stuck to started is open to sign-up to from today until Weds March 31st, I've invited Vicky, the founder of Tallulah's Bakery onto the podcast. Vicky is a graduate of my course a…
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99. How To Get The Most Out Of Your Day
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Do you feel like it takes you ages to just sit and focus at the moment, especially since working from home? You're about to discover a game-changing way that I get the most out of my day – the most focus, the most fun and the most done. I'd love to hear if you give this idea a go. Say hello on Instagram – @theideascoach – where you'll find me sendi…
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98. How To Connect With People And Feel Confident Making Small Talk
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As promised, in this week's episode I'm answering your question: "Do you have any advice for connecting with people? Because small talk is hard." You'll learn my go-to technique – that I call shifting the spotlight – for feeling comfortable connecting with people and making small talk, which as you'll quickly discover in my story at the start of th…
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97. Your Q's Answered – My Plans for This Year, Creating My Course and My Must-Read Books
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A couple of weeks ago, I asked if you had any questions you'd love to know the answer to and you delivered! In this episode, I'm answering 3 of your questions: What are your cheeky plans for 2021? Would you have created Unleash Your Extraordinary (my course) if there wasn't a pandemic? What are your favourite books to read or things to listen to? A…
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96. Why You're Really Procrastinating and How To Break Free From It
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Do you ever wonder why you just can't seem to take action on the thing you know you want to do? In this episode, I'm sharing my hypothesis for why you're really procrastinating...I think it might surprise you. And I'm introducing you to the Testing Mindset – a simple mindset shift and set of practical steps you can take to break free from procrasti…
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95. 3 Things I Wish I Knew When I Felt Lost
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Does it feel like the pandemic has pulled the rug from under you? Maybe it's left you questioning what you want and who you want to be on the other side of this. In this episode, I'm sharing 3 pieces of advice I wish I knew when my diagnosis pulled the rug from under me – and threw me into "What the heck do I want?" land. I hope they help you find …
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94. A Simple Idea To Boost Your Self-Confidence When You're Having a Wobble
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You know those days when you're having a wobble...when your head feels full of doubt and you feel like giving up? In this episode, you'll learn a simple idea to boost your self-confidence when you're having a wobble. It's called the Boost Bank. As always, if you've got a question from this week's episode or simply want to say hello, you can reach m…
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Do you ever find that your goals feel more overwhelming than inspiring? Maybe your goals feel based on what you think you should do rather than what you want to do. Or maybe you set so many goals that you find yourself spinning in circles...never quite starting. In this episode, you'll learn 3 simple tips for setting goals that feel good to you so …
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“Your mission is your life’s magnet, it’s the thing that pulls you forward” In this episode, I'm sharing why your mission is like a magnet that pulls you forward and helping you choose what your mission is, so that you can start to feel that pull! Here are the 3 questions I ask you in case you want to make notes: When do you feel alive? When do you…
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91. 3 Things My Diagnosis Taught Me About Making Your Idea Happen
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"Feeling like an imposter doesn’t mean you are one." It was January 2016 and little did I know how the phone call I was about to have would change my life. In this episode, I’m sharing with you 3 things my diagnosis has taught me about making your idea happen. I hope each one leaves you with a new perspective on time, fear and feeling like an impos…
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90. These 2 Questions Will Help You Get Clarity On What You Want
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Sometimes the shittiest experiences can be the catalyst we didn’t know we needed to make the change we’ve been yearning for. When it feels like so much is out of your control and you're craving something inspiring to focus on, this episode is for you. I'm sharing with you the two questions that I asked myself after being told I had a life-threateni…
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89. How To Feel Surprised Rather Than Stressed as You Say Goodbye to 2020
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I have a confession to make...when it gets to this time of year, I'm really good at beating myself up – focusing on what I didn't get done rather than what I did. But this year, f*ck it, I'm ready to do something different. In this episode, I'm sharing an idea to help you focus on what you've achieved rather than what you "haven't" so that you can …
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88. The Fear of Making The Wrong Move
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Do you ever worry that you're an overthinker and your overthinking is getting in the way of you moving forward? In this episode, you'll discover what's really going on when you catch yourself overthinking and how you can shift from thinking to doing. I'm also sharing an experiment I'm challenging myself to run this week because I've caught myself o…
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87. BYB: The Fear of Not Knowing How
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Do you ever catch yourself waiting to start until you know how to? In this episode, I'm sharing with you a perspective-shifting idea that landed with me after watching a magician in action (yep!) that I hope will help you move from searching for "how" to knowing exactly what step to take next. Send me a message on Instagram, where I'm @theideascoac…
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86. Busting Your Blockers: The Fear of Committing to a Plan
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Do you feel like a commitment-phobe when it comes to making or sticking to plans for your idea? In this episode, we're busting through the blocker that is our fear of committing to a plan. I'm sharing 3 ideas that you can put into practice to find more fun, flexibility and focus in your plans so that you can create space for your creativity and mov…
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85. Busting Your Blockers: Fear of Rejection
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Do you put off sending the messages you know will move you forward because you're scared you might get a no? In this episode, we're busting through the blocker that is our fear of rejection. I'm sharing the simple shift that helped me go from avoiding action to signing up the first students of Unleash Your Extraordinary. If you have a question from…
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84. Busting Your Blockers: Fear Of Failure
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Do you ever catch yourself saying "If I don't try, I can't fail?" In this episode, we're busting through your fear of failure so that you can start taking action on the idea you know you want to bring to life. I share my personal experience with failure and the story that still makes me shiver with shame. And the 3 mistakes I made with my first bus…
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83. Busting Your Blockers - Moving Through The Resistance
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Do you ever feel resistance to an idea you want to bring to life or change you want to make? In this opening episode to Series 2: Busting Your Blockers, we're exploring the stages of the journey that begins after we have an idea – the moment of commitment, the resistance, the overwhelm of how. We're exploring it all and I'm sharing my personal expe…
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82. I Wish I Knew This Before Starting A Podcast
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I'm back! After a break from the podcast, I'm so excited to be back and return with this episode that wraps up our first series together. That's right, we're starting a NEW series next week – so exciting! Here we come Series 2: Busting Your Blockers. In this episode, I'm sharing 3 things I wish I knew when I was questioning whether to start this po…
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81. How To Know When It's Time To Take a Break
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Do you ever crave a break but feel guilty for taking or wanting one? In this episode, I'm sharing my intention to conduct an alignment audit and how you can too to start a new season with a strong foundation. In alignment with my alignment audit (too much?), I'm taking a break from the podcast for the rest of September so I'll be back with you in O…
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80. What To Do If You're Feeling Burned Out
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Do you feel depleted and disengaged but you're not sure how to refill your tank? In this episode, we're exploring what burnout is, why we feel it and what we can do if we're feeling burned out. There's one heck of an analogy to bring it to life too...we've got dolphins, sharks...the whole shebang. Enjoy! And as always, if you have a follow-up quest…
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79. The Fear That Blocks Us The Most
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Do you ever wonder why we fear starting our idea or making the change we want to make so much? Fear stops us in our tracks, convinces us we're not ready and kills our ideas before we even get started. Whyyy?! That's what we're unpacking in this episode as I share with you the biggest fear that's at the root of our fear-based narratives. I'm also sh…
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Do you ever wonder what happens when we shift from circling around a decision to committing to one? In this episode, we're exploring moments of decision and how we can think differently about the decisions we know we want to make but feel like we're putting off. I unpack one of the biggest decisions in my life (so far), the domino effect it had and…
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77. How To Start Working Out Your Values
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Do you know your values? In this episode, I'm guiding you through 2 quick ways to start working out your values and sharing a few ideas for how you can inject your values into your week, your work and your way of leading so you'll feel more fulfilled (than frustrated). Learn more about Unleash Your Extraordinary, the step-by-step course to help you…
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76. How to Make Decisions Faster
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Do you ever wish you could make decisions faster and feel confident in your choice, knowing it's right for you? In this episode, I’m going to teach you a simple framework to help you feel confident in your ideas and decisions and walk you through a personal case study to share how I’ve used this framework to make a big decision this month. By the e…
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75. The Power of Accountability – How To Start & Keep Going
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Question for you: when you have an idea that feels out of reach, what do you do... Do you get started right away OR find yourself sitting on the idea for longer than makes you happy, wondering where the heck do I start? In this episode, I'm guiding you through the 3 steps that helped Celia (who you'll meet in this episode) start the idea she's set …
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74. What I've Learned From My Biggest Failure
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Have you ever started an idea or business that didn't work out as you hoped? I started my first business when I was 19. It was a video game swapping platform called GaBoom and at the time, I really believed it would work out...but it didn't. Even though I ran that business for two and a half years and achieved a few milestones that I'm proud of, it…
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73. Trusting Your Gut to Make a Decision
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When you have a decision to make do you follow your heart or your head? In this episode, I’m reflecting on a recent decision and sharing the times I regretted not trusting my gut. Got a question or want to say hello? Shoot me an email. I'd love to hear from you. Want to watch the video of "young Jess" that I mention in this episode? Here it is. ---…
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72. How To Go From Rough to Refined Idea In A Week
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Imagine starting the week with a rough idea and finishing it with a refined idea that you feel confident in. That’s what I did last week and I’m excited to share the exact steps I took so you can to the same. Last week, I set myself the mission to define, test and iterate on the idea for Stuck to Started, the step-by-step course to help you bring y…
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71. Who Are You to Do That?
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What are the assumptions you're making that are keeping you stuck? Our assumptions are the assassins of our ambitions. They convince us we’re not ready, that no one will sign up, that we’re a fool for believing this (our idea) is even possible. Who are you to do that? That was the first time I caught a limiting assumption in action. Right after the…
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70. What's The Change You Seek To Make?
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When you're searching for an idea you want to build, this question – and more importantly, your answer to this question – is a game-changer. It's a direction-setter and purpose-igniter. So... What's the change you seek to make for the people you seek to serve? In this episode, we're shaking things up and going outside for a walk together. We're unc…
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69. Self Doubt & Self Belief: Riding The Seesaw
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Imagine a seesaw, where one side is self-doubt and the other is self-belief, where are you spending most of your time at the moment? In this episode, we're riffing on the one thing that creates self-doubt or self-belief – the stories we tell ourselves – and how you can tip the scales of the seesaw from self-doubt to self-belief. The Ideas Coach Clu…
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68. Aligning Ourselves With Our True Ambitions
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How aligned do you feel with your true ambitions? When you think of your true ambitions – the big one(s) – are you giving yourself the permission, time and space to do what you feel called to do? Over the last week or so, it dawned on me that I was so in the "doing" that I wasn't making time for the dreaming. It felt like I was going through the mo…
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67. How To Listen So That Someone Feels Seen And Heard
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When was the last time you felt truly seen and heard? We know it when it happens, don't we? When we walk away from a conversation feeling heard and understood. It can feel rare in a world where our attention is used to scrolling onto the next thing. Imagine being that person for someone you're in a conversation with. Imagine being the person who le…
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66. 3 Ways to Start Being More Consistent
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Do you ever find yourself setting the intention to start something – a new idea or new habit – and then somehow, it slips your mind and you notice that days – even weeks – have passed without starting? Building on last week's episode and mindset shift of consistency creates confidence, let's dig into 3 immediately actionable ways that you can start…
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65. This Shift Will Be a Game-Changer For Your Confidence
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Do you ever wait to start an idea or make a change until you feel more confident? And then find yourself sitting on that idea or change, instead of moving forward. You're not alone. The thought of building confidence can send shivers down our spines. Does building confidence mean we have to take big leaps and do things that scare us? Not always...u…
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64. Overcoming Procrastination
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Over the weekend, I asked you (on Instagram) what you'd love a podcast episode on – so this one is for you (👋 June) if you find yourself procrastinating on the idea you actually want to start. We're digging into 3 reasons why we procrastinate and 3 quick and easy steps to go from procrastinating to progress. What did you think of this episode? I'd …
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