Normal 40 Magazine: Who Checks On You?
He was in trouble, and nobody knew.
Normal 40 Magazine
For four years, elite performers have told a stranger the truth. Executives, physicians, founders, attorneys. Things they’ve never said to their spouse, or even themselves. That stranger was me. These are their stories.
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