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Every time you have to make a choice about anything, think Does this go toward or away from what I want? Always choose what goes toward what you want.

Barbara Sher

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Barbara Sher
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: August 14
Died: 2020
Died: May 10
Author
Essayist
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Detroit
Michigan
Anything
Toward
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Choice
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Careers
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Time
Goes
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Choices
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