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The Zone of Things

People in creative jobs often speak about being in the zone. Being aware of being in the right zone can boost your confidence to face your challenges better. Returning to work after a 5-week break, I really wanted to be in zone for work right from the start. My trigger came from a TED talk video by Ray Dalio on - How to build a company where the best ideas win. Certain references in that video jolted my memory and gave me the needed jump start to be in the zone.

Search for your inspiration and you will find it.

Here is the link to the video that gave me mine for the day.

https://www.ted.com/talks/ray_dalio_how_to_build_a_company_where_the_best_ideas_win 

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