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Daily Inspiration Podcast

November 16, 2022

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

I believe great people do things before they are ready.

Amy Poehler

With these words from her 2014 memoir “Yes Please,” comedian and Emmy Award-winning actress Amy Poehler encourages us to take on challenges, even when they feel daunting. Poehler — who co-founded the influential Upright Citizens Brigade before moving on to “Saturday Night Live” and later starring in NBC’s beloved sitcom “Parks and Recreation” — is certainly qualified to give advice about ambition. She goes on to suggest that “doing what you're afraid of, getting out of your comfort zone, taking risks like that — that's what life is.”

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Fill in the blank: "It's not your job to be likable. It's your job to be ___." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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