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Why Losing Your Job Can Be the Best Thing to Happen for You | Jay Shetty

By Jay Shetty — 2020

When life closes one door that doesn’t mean it’s the end of everything. In this video, Jay Shetty shares how when one door closes, it becomes an opportunity for a new beginning. Rejection and failure are life’s ways of saying you deserve better. Stop settling for less than you deserve. See more...

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