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The secret to living a strong life is right in front of you, calling to you every day. It can be found in your emotional reaction to specific moments in your life.

Marcus Buckingham

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Marcus Buckingham
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: January 11
Author
Motivational Speaker
Writer
Radlett
Hertfordshire
Marcus Wilfrid Buckingham
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Reaction
Living
Reactions
Strong
Specific
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Calling
Moments
Fronts
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Every
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Emotional

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It's odd that I'm a big name in America and not known in Britain.
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