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I’ve always enjoyed Robert Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken<\/a>. My career has always been the well-travelled road. I now have the opportunity to explore other paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I’m thinking about checking out how Live Your Legend<\/a> can help me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What paths do you think I should explore? Please let me know via Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, or email<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve always enjoyed Robert Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken. My career has always been the well-travelled road. 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