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The possibility that my forensic accountant might not be mistaken about various people badly using me.
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Dawn O'Porter
British writer, director, and television presenter
Perimenopausal anxiety, the terrible feeling of impending doom, something awful happening to my children, writing deadlines. Apart from that, I’m quite chilled.
Mellody Hobson
Co-chief executive and president of Ariel Investments
I wrote about this in our first quarter client letter, actually, the concept of polycrisis, and I talked about the fact that my belief is that we've all become firefighters.
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Peyton Manning
American football quarterback
The thing that gives me peace of mind at night after a game, or after a season, is that I knew that I did everything that I could to get ready to play that game.
Angela Hartnett
English chef
Thinking about work because I’m responsible for people’s jobs.
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