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Spend five minutes, make a change

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Five minutes can make a difference. Today marks my 27th consecutive day writing in the Five Minute Journal. Since starting the journal, it’s been amazing to see the transformation in my daily mood and mentality.  The journal requires you to take 5 minutes each day to reflect; it’s broken into…

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Question your limits and act as if

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Today’s challenge as part of the 30-Day Bravery Challenge is to act as if. Act as if there are no limits. Greg Faxon, the creator behind this 30-Day Bravery Challenge, mentioned that we often hold ourselves back by telling ourselves, “I’m not that type of person.” Today is about questioning…

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What works won’t always work

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What works for you now won’t always work for you; your daily routine, favorite food, group of friends, current job or project, hobbies… Why? Because your preferences and needs change over time; it’s important to know and embrace that. Self-awareness, the ability to notice when something just isn’t working for you…

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Courage has a ripple effect

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Fellow Ruckusmaker, Tamara, recently wrote another post that got me thinking about just how transformational an experience Ruckusmakers was. She shared a quote from “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown: “Courage has a ripple effect. Every time we choose courage, we make sure everyone around us is a little better and the…

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This tribe 

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I would’ve thought the “high” of Ruckusmakers would wear off by now, but it hasn’t. It’s like each day is more exciting because I have found this tribe of people who I am proud to belong to. Did I mention they’ve been giving me incredible reading material?! I’ve been reading…

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You’re not alone

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I arrived to Ruckusmakers weekend, on March 6, alone. I left, on March 8, as part of a tribe. Over the course of just two days, a room filled with 79 strangers became a room filled with people so close they felt like family to me. The weekend was the…

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Abandon the narrative

Abandon the narrative

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“Pain is just a narrative,” was one of the most profound things that Seth Godin said to me the other weekend. Seth made me realize just how powerful the stories we tell ourselves are. I think that the reason why we have a hard time living with pain and fear…

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