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I've found that I can only change how I act if I stay aware of my beliefs and assumptions. Thoughts always reveal themselves in behavior.

Margaret J. Wheatley

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Margaret J. Wheatley
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
Business Theorist
Writer
Conflict
Behavior
Thoughts
Assumptions
Stay
Reveal
Belief
Assumption
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Beliefs
Change
Healing
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Aware

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