Annie Ridout

Annie Ridout

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What a rainy party taught me about hope

It was a kids’ party. It was properly raining. It was brilliant.

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Annie Ridout
Apr 20, 2024
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I read something this week about the importance of having realistic expectations and I can’t stop thinking about it.

In fact, I can’t stop disagreeing with it, in my head.

I researched the power of positive thinking extensively for my book, Raise your SQ.

And learned about neuroplasticity (‘a process that involves adaptive structural and functional changes…

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