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        <itunes:author>Lucie and Bini</itunes:author>
        <itunes:summary>Success and Other Lies is a podcast where we explore the options we all have to design our most authentic lives.

We reflect on the paths we chose – and the paths we didn’t.

Success is not a one way road. On this show we hold your hand while we find orientation in this crazy, lovely life.</itunes:summary>
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                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Should I get a degree? Should I not get a degree? Does it have to be a fancy business school? On this episode we talk about how important it is to identify your own &amp;#34;Why&amp;#34;, about the burden of choice and explore why it is so hard to forge your own path amongst the career paths that we see laid out in front of us.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does this resonate with you? Please share your thoughts! We&amp;#39;re on Instagram and Facebook @successandotherlies and you can always send us an email at successandotherlies@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please don&amp;#39;t forget to subscribe and review us. It also helps if you download the episode (yes I mean hit that download button, for some reason listening online seems not to get counted in the stats). Thank you all!&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Our very first interview episode on Success and Other Lies features Nepalese disaster risk management professional Amin Shakya. <span>Our conversation spans from Amin’s unique inspiration and path into disaster risk management to philosophical discussions around random events, chance meetings and a more eastern approach to the idea of success.</span></p><p>Reach out to Amin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aminshakya/</p><p>Support Amin&#39;s Fundraiser for disaster relief in Nepal here: <span>https://gofund.me/ae54b071</span></p><p><span>And please let us know how excited you are for more interview episodes on Instagram and Facebook @successandotherlies or send us an email at successandotherlies@gmail.com</span></p>]]></description>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode we discuss why it is so important that we don’t postpone our personal life and relaxation to weekends and vacation. Lucie goes on a rant about people who pretend they can be productive during 80+ hour workweeks. No more glorification of being the first and last in the office! And Bini shares some great tips and hacks that we can all include into our busy work days to allow for mini-vacation-moments that will sustain a healthy, happy and successful life in the long run.</p><p>Please share your tips and opinions with us - and do let us know if you know someone who is a leader at prioritizing rest and recuperation in order to sustain wellbeing and productivity. As always you can reach us on Instagram and Facebook @successandotherlies or you can send an email at successandotherlies@gmail.com.</p><p>If you enjoy the show please subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, and please rate or review us! It really helps and only takes one minute. Thanks!</p>]]></description>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>&#34;The perfect storm is an exhilarating experience where the stakes are high and everything happens at once. Where I have to grow beyond what I believe I can do and deliver, deliver, deliver&#34; – in this episode Lucie shares one of her most personal (and probably most entertaining) stories yet. If you are curious about how it is like to juggle life between three continents and why success sometimes just means not shying away from a perfect storm, then this episode is for you.</p><p>If you like the show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and follow us wherever you listen to podcasts.</p><p>We would also LOVE to hear your perfect storm stories (we will never share without permission!). You can reach us on Instagram and Facebook @successandotherlies, or you can send us an email at successandotherlies@gmail.com.</p>]]></description>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>We are Bini and Lucie – and we are excited to introduce our new podcast &#39;Success and other lies&#39;.</p><p>We believe Success is not a one way road and we believe that it is dangerous to buy into the notion that success is only one thing.</p><p>The business world is full of shiny promises and with &#39;10 simple steps to success&#39; guides. So: We are not here to tell you what to do - we are here to show you options you may have available to you, and provide inspiration for you to choose your own path to authentic success. </p><p>We are here to share with you which roads we’ve already taken and where they led us, to interview exciting guests, and to bring more authenticity into the ‘success’ world.</p><p>If you want to come on this journey with us: please hit the subscribe button, follow us on instagram @successandotherlies or send us an email at successandotherlies@gmail.com</p>]]></description>
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