Episode 29: Goals for 2018: Mid-Year Check-in

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Episode 29: Goals for 2018: Mid-Year Check-in

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A + K are checking-in MID-YEAR ('cause WHOA: it's June already) with the goals they set at the start of 2018 & talked about back in EP. 06 of the podcast - what's worked, what hasn't worked... Let's jump right into it!

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