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Overcoming Excuses to Reach Our Full Potential

If you've allowed excuses in the form of doubt, fear, or insecurity to hold you back from moving forward with the dreams placed in your heart — It is time to kick those limited beliefs to the curb.


In this episode, Jordan and Ashley Surma highlight the main excuses that hinder our growth — and how we can learn to shift our way of thinking to overcome them to reach our greatest potential.


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