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How can everything change in just one day?

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Wilko van de Kamp
Oct 19, 2021
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“We are born in one day. We die in one day. We can change in one day. And we can fall in love, in one day. Anything can happen in just one day.” (unknown)

I came across this quote this weekend and wanted to share it with you. I never expected to be writing about relationships, as I’m definitely not the guy with all the answers when it comes to that. But, as I teach my clients in my book writing course, most writers don’t write because they have the answers, they write because they’re looking for some answers themselves, which they then share with the world. Here’s my take on one story I found while doing some deep soul searching and reflecting on relationships:

“The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but we must live with a character.” – Peter de Vries

I write about the difference between personality (attitude) and character in my Happiness book in the context of networking – let’s explore the difference in the meaning of a relationship. “Personality” is…

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