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@import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Cinzel);
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#testimonials {font-size: 18px !important; color: #000000; min-height: 450px!important;}
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margin-top: 50px !important;
max-width: 500px; !important;
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#toplogo {margin-top: 30px;}
#socialbarhome {padding-right: 50px; max-width: 100% !important; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 80% !important;}
.connectsproof p {
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    padding-left: 22px !important;
letter-spacing: 2px;
}
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}
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}

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}
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    margin-top: 20px;
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    font-weight: 600;
    font-family: Assistant;
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    border-style: solid !important;
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    font-size: 17px !important;
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}

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}

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}

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    color: #000;
    font-weight: 400 !important;
}

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    border-radius: 10px !important;
    border-style: solid !important;
    border-color: #C9C9C9 !important;
    font-size: 17px !important;
    background: #fafafa !important;
    border-width: 1px;
}

.gform_button {
    border-radius: 10px !important;
    padding: 9px 59px !important;
    font-size: 20px !important;
}

.core-values h3.elementor-image-box-title {
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}

.stakes-box .elementor-icon-box-icon {
    background: #e8edf9;
    padding: 15px;
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}

.stakes-box h3 {
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.lead-section {
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}

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    color: #fff;
    position: absolute;
    left: -5px;
    top: 3%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 49px;
    height: 49px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    z-index: 9;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 30px;
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.lead-section:nth-child(1):before { content: "L";
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.lead-section:nth-child(2):before { content: "E";
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}

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    top: 7px;
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    height: 19px;
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	As an executive coach, I often work with leaders who are developing their leadership style and way of showing up authentically. It is not uncommon to broach the topic of grace and it’s place in senior leader in government, corporate, and law firms too. Here’s what I know. Grace is&hellip;
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				<h3><span style="font-weight: 400">Start vision crafting from where you want to be, not where you think you should be. Begin by clarifying how you want to feel about your life and what would make success both significant and meaningful. Think about what experiences you want from your work and what you want others to gain from it. Commit yourself to being laser-focused on doing the things and and being present in ways that will lead to your desired legacy becoming reality. Use the information that you learn about yourself and what truly matters during this process of discovery to work backward, creating milestones and SMART goals with your legacy in mind, knowing that legacy is built moment by moment.</span></h3>
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