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AND I STRUGGLED WITH IT! Because I kept internalizing the obstacles, the hurdles, the ungodly logistics, and the "we can't afford it" of the answers I kept coming up with. I was a doer. Whatever idea I came up with I'd be the one person to implement it. And it seemed daunting. However, I learned along the way. I asked better questions. I would walk non-marketing peers through the ungodly logistics. I'd seek their input. I would throw out the craziest ideas where we had absolutely no budget, no people to make it happen, and not enough time to get it done. 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