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EARTH ANGELS & MAGIC MOMENTS
themselves and the words came to her, “This is what I
do. I can’t help it. This is me.”
Six years later I was giving a keynote speech at The
International Plaza Convention Center in Toronto. I’d
just got off the escalator when someone called my
name.
“Hey Nick.”
I turned.
“You don’t remember me do you?”
The woman looked familiar. “Help me out,” I said.
“It’s me. Susan.”
We hugged. “You look amazing,” I said. “What are
you doing here?”
“I manage three teams at the Ministry of
Agriculture and they’re running public focus groups
here today. I’m wandering from room to room keeping
an eye on them.”
Susan was laughing. “It’s been incredible,” she
said. “When I recognized that I was the only person
who could change my life l became incredibly focused
and confident and, believe it or not, I started talking to
strangers. That was magic. Really scary for the first
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