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What does it mean?
Affirms waiting for improvement and recognizing worth beyond roles.
In plain terms
Waiting patiently for a better life and knowing you are more than your role.
What can you take from it?
Value yourself beyond defined roles.

Where it applies

  • life transitions
  • role fulfillment
  • self-recognition

Putting it to work

  • self-affirmation
  • career change
  • boundary setting

Questions to consider

  • What roles limit you?
  • How do you define a better life?

Another view

Time alone does not guarantee improvement.

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