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…
I’m honored and excited to announce that The Senase Project has partnered with Broadway to provide you with another opportunity (aside from becoming a sponsor,) to get involved in our Sponsor A Student program! Referred to by Trending Buffalo as one of the “smartest things in Buffalo,” Broadway is a…
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…
Why do we have such a hard time owning things; our fears, decisions and slip-ups? Seth wrote a blog the other day that really sat with me. It was short and sweet, as are a lot of his posts. “Like the pilot says, “sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight.”…
It used to be a challenge for me to blog at all, let alone every day which is what I committed to as part of the RuckusmakersChallenge. “There were moments when I tried to justify why I shouldn’t share certain things, but I knew that in those moments were the…
My friend Sabrina recently wrote a blog post titled “problem solve.” In the post, she elaborates on how we operate under a belief that hard work should always pay off – and it’s a dangerous belief to operate under because it often leaves us disappointed. “Even though what you’re working on…
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…
A fellow Ruckusmaker wrote a blog post titled “The Totally Illogical Shame Cycle” that really resonated with me. She discussed how humans are irrational; we are easily distracted and let our fear prevent us from pursuing our goals. It’s easy to abandon goals and its large in part due to…
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…
“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…