From Challenges To Change
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Your Voice Belongs Here
๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ง: ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ญ, ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ญ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ?
If youโve been watching from the sidelines, waiting for the right moment โฆ heads up: there is no perfect moment.
I say, โ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ.โ
How Snack Skills Stop Scams
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ง๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
Signs youโve got a great team: they know your snack order ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ your work style.
Start Before Youโre Ready
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ง.
Then came a nudge from Eric Wolking who said: โYou should get out there.โ I had maybe 200 followers, barely any engagement, and more hesitation than confidence.
When Duty Disrupts Plans
In one hour, I will make a call that could rearrange the whole week. For better, or not. ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ.
Policy Is the New Black
๐๐จ๐ญ ๐
๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ค. ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ .
That's who showed up in NYC.
Grace Over Guilt
๐๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ โ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค-๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐.โ ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐. ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
Thatโs the intersection Iโve lived at for over two decades - leading professionally while parenting five kids (now ages 14 to 26).
Hope With Frosting On Top
๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 7 ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ
The forgotten reality ... there are children who are homeless. In shelters. On the streets. Living a life they didnโt choose. And thatโs what makes what Paige C. Lohoefer is doing so miraculous.
No One Walks Alone
A few weeks ago, during a family emergency, Tonya Beeler sent us a meal. Things at my home were absolute chaos, and somehow, she knew exactly what we needed: tacos, guac, and a lifeline. She showed up.