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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
Right
Fronts
Every
Front
Life
Emotional
Secret
Living
Reaction
Strong
Reactions
Found
Specific
Moments
Calling

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