This is an All-Ears English podcast episode 1,042,

Why Life Experience is Everything

When It Comes to Connection.

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When you step into a party full of people that you don't know and you can connect with 90% of them based on your life experiences that gives you massive confidence.

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Hey Lindsay how's it going excellent Michelle how are you I'm good I'm good have you

been to any parties lately yeah Yeah, you know what?

Last weekend, I went to someone's birthday party.

A friend of a friend.

Actually, it was my friends, all my friends friends,

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