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    Things that Matter
    Things that Matter
    Things that Matter
    Ebook277 pages

    Things that Matter

    By Billy Dean

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    If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there. Even if you have a destination in mind, you need the right place to begin because some journeys can't begin from just anywhere. These essays can be the here that gets you there—a beginning that puts you on a path to discovering things that matter. Food for thought and action. Get beyond surviving to thriving personally and professionally, and then to a wise, enlightened sense of self. Learn to focus on things that matter today so your tomorrows are focused on things that matter.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBilly Dean
    Release dateApr 20, 2019
    ISBN9780463092767
    Things that Matter
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    Billy Dean

    Billy Dean is a free-lance writer with degrees in English and Engineering. He has written articles for trade journals, been a newspaper columnist, performed poetry at open mic events, and had his essays, memoirs, poems, stories and how-to guides published with on-line magazines and e-book distributors.

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