CHAPTER 9

YOUR PARTY, YOUR PLAYLIST

Imagine for a second that you are hosting a summer dinner party at your house. Your charcuterie plate is Pinterest-worthy. Your outfit is fabulous. Your Spotify playlist—Jack Johnson Beach Jams—is the perfect background soundtrack to set the mood for open, relaxed conversation. And in this mellow moment—you are the world’s most superb hostess. Until suddenly, one of the guests inexplicably grabs your phone, changes the playlist to Dave’s Dive Bar Favs, and cranks it up. Oh, no he didn’t. Everyone knows that (1) it is way too early for Journey and (2) when it’s your party, it’s your playlist.

And it’s my hope that is the final message you take away from the pages of this book and into your Big Deal life starting ...

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