Tag: Empowerment
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Anything But A Victim
Today was my last day at job number two. I think. Kind of. I mean, I carried my box of stuff out of the little folding table that serves as my office in the corner of someone else’s cubicle. Over the year I was there, I went from an office. To a cubicle. To a…
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Learning How To Dance
I don’t remember who recommended this book to me. I think possibly Brene’ Brown in her audiobook, The Power of Vulnerability. (I listen to it monthly and continue to realize how much I have to learn from it.) Or it may have been the former CEO of one of the companies I work for, a…
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Acting Out
I’m living my current life on a rewards system. Because that’s how you shape behavior. I mean, you could focus on punishing bad behavior. But anyone who works in the juvenile or adult justice system can tell you that punishment doesn’t work. And anyone who’s ever tried to change my behavior through punishment knows that…
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Spartan & How North Carolina Damages Friendships
Fair warning. There is language in this one. Go ahead and close out now if you prefer to avoid talks about things like poo. We good? Ok. Are you familiar with the term shit show? No? Then clearly you haven’t spent much time with me or my friends. My life, in general, has been a…
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#Letstellher
Girls on the Run has a campaign running right now called #Letstellher. The idea behind this campaign is to start telling girls about their power to change the world and their limitless potential. And for each public #Letstellher post on social media, SayItForward will donate $1 to Girls on the Run. I was really excited…
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Lift Up Teammates
I can’t stop watching the highlight clip from this moment in the Pacers game last week. Joseph stole the ball, ran down for a layup, and got fouled in the process, knocking him to the ground. His teammates ran down the court to help him up off the floor. Joe Young came off the bench…
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A Different Take On Valentines Day
So, it’s Valentine’s Day. Did you know? If you have any contact with any form of social, real world or media, you know. Personally, I don’t really care. I’ve never been particularly excited nor particularly resentful about the day. I just don’t care. But this year, I’m reflecting on some things and this “holiday” seems…
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Permission to Praise Yourself
This one has taken me a while to write. I’ve had to dig down for every ounce of courage I have. Because in our society, today, it doesn’t seem to be ok to praise ourselves. Which is odd. I mean, if we don’t love us, why should we expect anyone else to? But that’s not…
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Shining Through Imposter Syndrome
Have you heard of this? It’s been around a while, but I’ve only recently begun to understand how it applies to me. If you’re not familiar, basically the Imposter Syndrome is a fear of being discovered as not being smart enough or good enough or … enough. Being a fraud. It’s an inability to internalize…
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Seeking Discomfort To Develop Strength
Sitting in a coffee shop with two of the strongest women I know. It has been a long weekend already and I’m exhausted. Listening to them and thinking back on conversations I’ve had with others, I recognize how beautiful the exhaustion I’m feeling is. My exhaustion came from a weekend of awesome experiences. Seeing…