From Challenges To Change

Welcome to From Challenges to Change, a space where I share my personal and professional experiences to inspire change and advocate for affordable housing.

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Katie Goar Katie Goar

Grace-Filled Grit

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭? 
Growing up with early trauma and not always having a stable place to live - a lot of %@&$ happened.

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Frenchie Level Faith

𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲
He had no idea what was happening.
Eyes wide. Legs stiff. Just letting the escalator stairs carry him into the great unknown.

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The Power of Little Things

Our newest Managing Director spotted a colleague using a Rocket book and was instantly smitten.

I surprised him with one the very next day, and he sent me this photo not long after. Yes, complete with a handwritten thank-you note!
that says: You matter here.

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Let Go of Old Fears

What does a flight, a fortune teller, and a lesson have in common?

As we were descending into Charlotte, a quiet man seated next to me unexpectedly shared, “𝙈𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙝.”

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4:15 AM Lessons: Turning Mistakes into Systems

I made a rookie mistake even though 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 I'm not a rookie.

Daylight Savings Time - definitely 𝘯𝘰𝘵 the week for a 5:15am departure and early flight. My whole being knew it was really 4:15am. Coffee was consumed. And for every meeting, my go-to phrase was: “want to grab coffee?”

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Climbing to Excellence

On my visit to the Chick-fil-A headquarters in Atlanta, I learned a lot from a chicken sandwich and … a staircase.

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