Chapter 2Make Peace with Paradox

Have you ever wished you were a small child again? Life was much simpler then wasn't it? I mean just think about a toddler's typical day for a moment:

Eat. Sleep. Poo. Play. Sorted.

But as we get older, life becomes increasingly complicated. Less black and white – a lot more grey. And in my own journey I've come to the conclusion that the more I know, the more I realize there's so much I don't know. As I get older I feel less confident about things I felt certain about previously.

I've struggled with that at times, as perhaps, like a lot of people, I prefer a degree of predictability over ambiguity.

When I started out as a professional speaker I was confused by the conflicting advice I received from people ...

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