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Honestly Human

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743 corporate keynotes, 3000 comedy shows, 1 year of panic attacks, 2 marriages, 3 kids, 36 home addresses, 12,000 hrs of meditation, 1 day as Santa Claus, 5 authored books & 50 yrs on nobody's payroll. Plus a few other stories.

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  • Receive weekly public stories from Rick's life as a traveling performer, corporate speaker, author, father, seeker, socially anxious introvert & professional misbehaver.

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  • Support Rickโ€™s lifetime goal of sharing 500 personal stories.
  • Access the full archive of stories and story prompts Rick uses to recall notable life experiences.
  • Be a proud patron of human storytelling, always AI free, preserve authentic expression and inspire your own storytelling.

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About Rick Lewis

Socially anxious introvert who became a Fortune 100 speaker, pro author & now leads the writing community, WriteHearted.com. Rick shares his own lifetime of stories and insights for good storytelling at HonestlyHuman.com.

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