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Stop Telling Us Everything Happens for a Reason with Anti-Victim Tom Nash

A Bit of Optimism by The Optimism Company from Simon Sinek

May 12, 202662:00Society & Culture

We often comfort ourselves with the idea that things happen for a reason, or define our struggles as a test of strength. Tom Nash might ask you to reconsider. Tom is a speaker, former DJ, and globe-trotting advocate for...

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