Brave Tribe: Recent Episodes
Connie Jakab
Connie Jakab is an author, speaker, break dancer and mom of 2 boys who is all about igniting the brave in you. Not long ago she decided to stop living small and realized that her story and your story has the power to shift culture. In this podcast, she calls out for the wild ones, the rebels who dare rise up to create something different in the world around us. Here, we dream from the dirt and talk real about what it really looks like to rise up to who you are called to be and embrace the influence you are called to have. You're about to find your brave.
In today’s world, we face an epidemic of disconnection. Loneliness, avoidance, and procrastination have become pervasive as people struggle to engage in life, collaborate, and innovate. Because of this, I am guiding you through a year of learning how to create connection. Connection is essential not just for individuals but for entire communities.
In this week's episode I share 3 keys to creating a welcoming environment that lessens anxiety.
Want to be one of my VIP's who get free weekly tips on creating brave, connected spaces? Sign up here
How do you get students to be motivated?
How can you get your kids to care?
How can you get your team to feel connected to your vision?How can you get your own self moving forward?
Unlock the power of connection in every aspect of your life. In this episode, discover strategies to motivate and inspire those around you, whether you're combating procrastination, fostering vision, or simply trying to create meaningful progress.
I’m sharing powerful stories and actionable tips, drawn from real experiences with students and organizations, that reveal how understanding emotions and building connections can transform any environment.
Tune in to learn how to connect deeply, inspire dreams, and create lasting impact—because connection is the heart of all meaningful change.
Want my weekly VIP experience where you get tips right to your inbox? Connect with me here and say: SIGN ME UP!
Ever try to get someone else (or even yourself) to do something you need them to do and it falls flat?
Like getting you students to get their work done?
Like getting your team to care?
Like getting your kids out the door?
Like getting YOURSELF to do what you're delaying?
Then this is for you. This could change everything!For those wanting to get on the VIP list, email me at connie@conniejakab.com and say in the subject line: SIGN ME UP!
For women with a dream who want to join us this Mon-Tues for FREE, you can sign up here
You read that right! I am giving away my entire PLAN of how to create connection from September to June for teachers, parents, and leaders!Every week I will be sending my VIP's tips on HOW to implement. Best news! It's completely FREE to be one of my VIP's! All you have to do is click on this link and say "I want VIP" and you're IN! I'll be sending these tips right to your inbox every Sunday so you're ready for the week!Connection rewires the brain more than anything. If you want to see your home, school, and workplace thrive this year - you need this and I'm thrilled to give it to you!
We talk a lot about children with ADHD, but what about the adults who hold them? What do you do as an adult when your child has no emotional regulation or flexibility - and neither do you!Meet ADHD Coach Maria, who I have as my guest this week on the Brave Podcast. Maria is helping adults with ADHD. You will love her!Stay tuned as Maria's coaching is going to be offered in my upcoming Bravely Connected Community for parents and teachers! If you want to be the first to know when that comes out this fall, email me at Connie@conniejakab.com#adhd #adultswithadhd
Don't miss watching this. I will only have this up and available for a few weeks then I'm taking it down.
If you want access to my Bravely Connected App and Membership for FREE all you have to do is:
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Watch the video
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Answer the questions
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Email me your answers to the questions to Connie@conniejakab.com by September 13 and I will give you THREE MONTHS ACCESS FREE!
Your answers will give me important feedback for the app. Your answers will remain confidential.
If you're ready to change the game in your home and classroom this year, watch this and send me your answers.
I can also send a PDF ebook version of this to you if you request via email.
I also have this available on audio podcast on my @thejakabco YouTube Channel for video lovers.
Join myself and my two special guests Char Woodman and Nita Knapp. This week we are officially announcing the Women's Dream Academy launching THIS FALL!
Join us for a FREE two evening workshop on Sept 16-17 with special guests to give you a 7 step blueprint to get your dream out of your "I wish I could..." to DOING IT!
You can register free here
This week on my Brave Dreamers edition of the brave podcast I have Meagan Fettes, an incredible entrepreneur who has found the benefits of living her dreams and being a mom.
In this episode we talk about the ups, the downs, the learnings,
the really HARD learnings,
how balance can't be the goal,and what's a better way,
and all the things you need to know if you're a momma wanting to step into your dreams.
You can connect with Meaghan on facebook here
Are you a mom wanting to step into some of your dreams? Do you want to know what I have planned for you this fall? Contact me here and say: "Fill me in!!"
We all have been wounded from relationships. What we don't talk enough about is how our brain uses past wounds to sabotage our current relationships and twist our perceptions.
In this episode I cover the conundrum between our distorted perceptions sabotaging our relationships, and how important it is to also acknowledge our stories.
I give a special tool to help you through this at the end.
Only 17 min to give you relationship coaching that can change everything for you and your relationships.
Keep being brave :)
Are you tired of second guessing yourself, or wondering if people like you?
Do you constantly feel like you don't fit?
In this episode I share 4 ways to overcome feelings of rejection. Try them this week and see the difference it makes!
For those who have ever felt outside of the circle, this one's for you. The truth is, there's nothing wrong with you. In this episode I share reasons why you're not feeling you fit, and how to find your brave belonging.
Tools mentioned in this episode are:
Neurocycle App
Braving the Wilderness
My 45 day journey
In this episode I am interviewing Toni Zhove, a single mom and successful realtor who is now also an emotional intelligence coach.
We talk about what it means to be a mom, provide for your family, live your dreams, and how to develop self awareness.
If you're a momma with some dreams, be sure to tune in!
Do you sometimes find yourself feeling depressed, or just meh? Do you lack motivation, or wonder if things will ever change?
This is what I have found that emotional warning signal is trying to tell me.
In this episode I go through why we are feeling disconnected, the true reason our kids are suffering, and how we can start to find our inner brave to experience fulfilling relationships.
If you're ready to take my 45 day journey, you can find more about that here
This week, I interviewed Bernie Godwin and Anna Hopper from Loving Our Students on Purpose to discuss building a culture of connection, joy, and responsibility in schools and personal life. We covered key concepts from our masterclass, like being a powerful person through self-management, using empowering language, and focusing on behaviour education over management. We also explored creating a culture of empowerment, where students solve problems independently. These strategies can transform our schools and communities.For more information on how to bring this to your school, email me at Connie@conniejakab.com
Have you ever been ghosted? It can be frustrating and confusing. such as fear of others' responses and a desire for self-preservation.
In this episode, I cover WHY we do this, and how to move beyond this relational tactic that throws us all off.
Feeling alone in a room full of people is a strange andunsettling reality many of us face. In this episode, I delve into the lonelinessthat can strike in our homes, marriages, and classrooms.
Drawing from personal experiences, especially the earlyyears of my marriage, I share how my husband and I overcame the feeling ofbeing disconnected despite being physically present with each other.Celebrating 25 years together, we’ve come a long way from those lonely days.
Inside, I offer practical steps to combat loneliness, fromidentifying desired environments to establishing supportive systems andcreating a common language around our values. Together, we can make sure no onefeels alone.
Connection #OvercomingLoneliness #Empathy #SupportSystems#MentalHealth #Parenting #Education #Marriage #CommunityBuilding
In honour of my 25th wedding anniversary, I'm sharing the lessons and principles that have helped my husband and I. But this episode isn't just about marriage—it's about building meaningful connections with anyone, whether a student, parent, friend, or partner. In this week's Brave Podcast I show you how to navigate unrealistic expectations, be able to extend the power of forgiveness, and managing your own emotions to enhance all your relationships. Join me to learn how to rise through the storms with love and resilience.
This is a recap of our final masterclass we did for educators, but these principles of having tough conversations can benefit any relationship. Tough conversations are hard to have, but when we don't have them we lose connection due to the lack of clarity. In this episode I reveal an empowerment model that can change your conversations (and some incredible one liners to get you out of meaningless arguments)If you're interested in chatting about how to bring this to your school, email me at Connie@conniejakab.com
Why the behaviour strategies you're using probably aren't working.
This video will give you tools to how to move to a more effective way of running your classroom so both you and your students can enjoy learning again.
Check out last week's part 1 episode here
Join us for our last part of the masterclass next week here
teachers #schools #behaviour
Are your students losing interest in learning?
Are the connections between teachers and students weakening?
I get it — in a constantly evolving educational landscape, these challenges are all too common. It's time to spark a renewed passion for learning in your school community, strengthen interpersonal relationships, and build a thriving culture where everyone is excited to contribute to making your school an inspiring hub of education.
Join me this week on the Brave Podcast as to explore this one strategy that can transform your educational environment!
Join the masterclass! For the free registration click here
principals #teachers #schoolculture
After a hectic winter, these are 4 energy management tools I'm using to bring myself back to feeling rejuvenated again.If you want more tools, Click here fill out the form and say "Send me the energy management tools!" and I'll send you my free guide.#energymanagement #selfcare #stressrelief
Hear the story of a school community that turned a toxic environment around and my 3 strategies you can use in your school, home, or workplace to build a culture of joy, responsibility, and connection.
AND, I share some exciting news!
For the Masterclass registration mentioned in this episode click here.
Shame is disguised as many other things in our lives. What are they, and how can we rise above it? Join me this week in discovering how to build shame resilience. If you're a leader, this is one of the 6 pillars I teach that I believe we all need.
Links from this episode:
To get my Shame Resilience Cheat sheet click here
Fledge App
Top 10 Ways to Overcome Fear and this episode on the blog click here Book Reference: Daring Greatly, Brene Brown
Right now I am using ALL these strategies to get over my fears to lead something that feels brave.
This episode is for everyone who dares to lead something you dream of. I'm talking to YOU teachers, parents, entrepreneurs - YOU ARE A LEADER. Here's 10 ways to move past your fears.
In this episode I mention the Neurocycle App.
I also mention a free webinar to give you tools to find your Inner Brave which you can find right here.
If you missed it, just message me here and say, "Send me the Find Your Inner Brave recording!"
Remember, keep being brave to love and lead.
Connie
This week I am interviewing one of my favourite innovators, Jenna Galloway, who took the struggle she had with mental health and turned everything she learned to overcome into empowering our young people.
She is the owner of Wymbin, a dynamic preschool that teaches mindfulness and emotional intelligence, and now she is launching the Fledge App - which they are calling mental mindcraft for kids to learn:
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What are emotions?
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What’s happening in my body?
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How do I experience emotions?
They do this through three steps: Brain, Body, Breathe.
Parents and teachers can try Fledge for 30 days free! I highly encourage any parent or school to try this. Right now the Fledge team is looking for schools and parents who will give feedback. If this is you, please email Jenna at jenna@fledge.health
Enjoy the podcast diving into more of what this looks like and her inspiring reason for doing it.
This one feels brave to post.
I've been in the room with parents struggling with their child's teacher,
I've been in the room with teachers struggling with parents who are making their job of education hard,
I've been the parent in the principal's office with the teacher, principal and myself all banging our heads against the wall to help my boys.
In this podcast, I'm getting brave to see if we could move towards one another, to create powerful school cultures where these students can thrive.
You may not agree with everything I say on this, which is good. The question is: are we willing to get brave, move towards, and become powerful people who create something wonderous together?
If you're up for creating this email me at connie@conniejakab.com
** this is from one of my popular sessions at Teachers Conventions in Alberta this year. Teachers showing up in the room told me they WANT solutions.
I'm excited to bring you the audio recording of the session I did this week at Edmonton Teachers Convention AND my free webinar on how to really help kids who are struggling.
This is a longer episode than usual so get your pen and paper out and get ready to take notes. To see the full slide deck, check it out on YouTube.
I'm excited to be releasing my DESIGN YOUR HOME program. Click here to check out three options to restore your relational wellness.
My audiobook for Bring Them Closer is also out! Click here to check that out as well :)
... and own your own story!
On this week's Brave Podcast I'm sharing the results of what I've discovered is under behaviours such as wanting to run away, being impatient or irritable with others, disconnecting, or being impacted by others through a little exercise I've been doing with teachers, parents, leaders, and even students.
The free webinar I mention in this podcast is happening this week.
You can find out more by clicking here.
In this episode I'm giving you 3 of my very best tools to manage your anxiety, or those who you support.
This is in celebration of Bring Them Closer Parent/Teacher Edition that just became an audiobook! It's just been released on Spotify. You can check it out here.
If you want more tips, I'm giving more on anxiety, as well as Oppositional Defiance Disorder and ADHD on a free webinar on February 28, 2024. There are three times to choose from. You can pick the time that works best for you and register by clicking here.
This is perfect for:
Parents
Teachers
Anyone who works with young people
Keep being brave to bring those struggling closer.
Whether you're a teacher, a parent, or a leader - we all need others around us to do certain things we need them to do.
Things like:
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show up
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cooperate
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execute
But most teachers, parents, and leaders come to my sessions because people aren't doing what they need them to do.
In this episode I share WHY that is, and 3 ways you can get past that.
In this episode I share the chapter of Bring Them Closer that speaks about the emotional suitcase filled with stories we may not realize we all carry with us.
This impacts our relationships and our ability to create the life, home, and classroom we desire. The great news is that there is hope to create it!
Have a listen and see what's possible.
Bring Them Closer audio book is being released soon!
Brave - where we make connection our goal at all costs. This is what I'm talking about with Debbie Pearmain on my Brave Podcast this week. We need to be brave to create healthy spaces because there's a lot of resistance to this.Leaders are fearful of what looking at how their spaces are doing might reveal.Employees are skeptical of yet another attempt to create change that feels like empty words.People are tired of yet another, "I'm sorry".Kids and students feel powerless to make changes in schools.Teachers feel there's too much red tape to create what they desire. We need to be brave to face what we're all thinking and facing with courage. Debbie has some incredible thoughts from her Human Resources background on the podcast.You can find her on LinkedIn and on instagram at @debbiepearmain
This week I have my friend Lindsay Harle-Kadatz on my Brave Podcast and let me say, this girl is one of my fav's because she has some incredible heart-centered thoughts. And she's a funky human.This is is like having a free coaching session, so grab your coffee and get ready to write things down.You can follow Lindsay on Linkedin or Instagram with her name.
In this episode I share one very powerful question that can make all the difference in how you interact with others - especially those who negatively affect you.
This year is your year to live out what truly matters to you.
I have put these 10 questions into a PDF journal just to give you the boost you need before you head back to the hustle of normal living. If you want it, just email me at connie@conniejakab.com and say "Give me the questions!" and I'll send it right over.
Keep being brave.
Would love to hear what you think of think of this different approach.
Happy New Year from me to you!
Keep being brave :)
Screens are a tough one. These are some of the tools I give in my Depression and Screens parent seminar. I hope this is helpful for you this holiday season.
If you're wanting the Cheat Sheet that goes with it, just email me and say, "I want the Screens Cheat Sheet" and I'll get that right to you. You can email me at connie@conniejakab.com
This week I have my friend Akeem Haynes on my Brave Podcastgiving 2 strategies on how to stay motivated and get to that Christmas holiday finish line!
Akeem is the perfect guest to talk about motivation. He is a two time Olympic Athlete, bringing Canada home a bronzemetal in the 2016 Olympics.
I know this podcastwill encourage you if you're a teacher, parent, or leader. Check out Akeem on instagram @underdogakh. and check out his podcast @unscriptedwak
Listen to this before you go Christmas shopping. I've got my cash flow coach, Christine Lang on here this week not only sharing tips to not overspend this Christmas, but how she helped us find an extra $1100 a month to fund some of my brave dreams coming up in 2024.If you're going to listen to ANY one of my podcasts, this is the one. Times are tough. There are things we can do to move forward financially.And if you want to join in on our free webinar coming up on December 11, you can register FREE by clicking here.
Dietrich Desmarais is one of a kind. He even has his own hashtag#goseedietrich - and you'll find out why.
In this Brave Podcast episode I'm bringing to our YouTube, you are going to have 25 minutes of non stop WOW'S and tips to take with you.
It's a BRAVE journey if you choose to accept it, but it will transform your life and relationships.
You can find out more about Dietrich at https://www.ewminc.ca
The podcast he mentions in this episode can be found here.
We are moving the conversation from safe spaces to brave spaces with this week's episode on why punishing behaviour doesn't work.
The book by Bernii Godwin I mention can be found here
My Brave Belonging Course is available only until NOVEMBER 20. You can find that here, or if you want 6 months of one on one support from me, you can get that with the course here.
I'm FOR safe spaces, but they have flaws. In this episode I mention something far more effective and 10 ways to create it in your
Home
Classroom
Workplace
For those wanting to know how to lead something like this, it will take bravery and a deep rooted sense of belonging. The course I mention can be found by clicking here.
This week on the Brave Podcast I am back with my guest Kim Westlund where we are talking about how to bravely push limits.
What if we could create the home, workplace, or classroom we desire?
What if we truly embraced ourselves as culture creators?
What does that mean?
Find out in this week's episode. Be brave to create.
vision #create #pushingboundaries
In this podcast episode, hubby and I get real. Our marriage was a mess and we explain why. Our emotional understanding was polar opposite.
I share 2 key skills I needed to work on my end.
If you want to join me this week for my birthday giveaway you can do so here:
Join the morning edition click here
Join the evening edition click here
This one thing has set me free from fear of judgement. Don't get me wrong, I have my days, but THIS grounds me. I hope you enjoy! As usual, it's short so perfect for your commute or 20 min walk.
I can't wait to give you my Top 3 Secrets for Discovering You're Enough! I do this every year on my birthday to give something valuable to YOU!
Check out the daytime edition or the evening edition.
For those wanting to join my masterclass, here is the link to register. Other dates and times will be offered as well, this is just the birthday version.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/740323917767?aff=oddtdtcreator
In today's podcast I mention a free resource. Email me at connie@conniejakab.com to get yours!
Keep being brave!
Connie
conniejakab.com
I love it when people who are older decide that life is just starting. That's what Jill Weatherhead is doing. I was so blessed by her and I know you will be do. I love how honest she was about her journey and hearing about her new goals :)
I loved this interview with Richard Lee-Thai.
You can check out his TEDx talk here.
The TEDx talk he mentions in this podcast interview can be found here.
And if YOU want to join us for 8 weeks to launch YOUR STORY into the world to make a difference, you can find out more info and register here.
We start Oct 11, 2023!
We all have this in common no matter what age.
If you want to be the first 10 to take part in something special I'm offering on this podcast, email me at connie@conniejakab.com and I'll take the first 10!
Our kids are not well, that is for certain. This is what I believe we need to do to change the game. I would love to hear your thoughts. You can email me at Connie@conniejakab.com
If you're a Principal, you can create a school culture of psychological safety for teachers that motivates them.
Teachers, you can use energy management tools to help with what you CAN control (which I know doesn't seem like much), and be able to create a culture of connection in your classroom.
Parents, you can create an emotionally level home where connection is the goal.
And we can all work together as the village to see change.
My Bring Them Closer book covers all of this. You can order the Parent Edition or the Teachers Edition.
Keep being brave.
I wanted to take an episode of my podcast to share dreams I have for schools. I would love to hear your thoughts!
The study I mention in the podcast can be found here.
My book Bring Them Closer for parents can be found here.
My book Bring Them Closer for teachers can be found here.
I would love to hear YOUR thoughts on this podcast. Email me at Connie@conniejakab.com and let's dream for MORE together.
I can't wait for you to hear this episode because this could change everything for you with your interactions in the grocery store, at home, in your classroom, and at work.
For any teacher interested in what I mention here that is impacting schools, email me at connie@conniejakab.com
Stories from our Flourishing Internship summer!
You can sit with us too! Email me at Connie@conniejakab.com to find out how YOU can too.
What a great conversation with my friend Kim. Her story will inspire you!
Email me to get my FREE GUIDE to get you Unstuck and be ready to RESPOND rather than REACT this fall. Just say GUIDE in the subject line and email me at connie@conniejakab.com
You can find out more about Kim at kimwestlund.ca
I am giving you GOLD here friends!
Instead of ending up in the same ruts as we usually do - getting stressed out and overwhelmed - use these 3 energy management tools to come into fall being able to respond to life rather than react!
Annndd, I have a free resource to write out all the tools I'm giving in the podcast! Yes FREE! All you have to do is email me at connie@conniejakab.com and say "ENERGY PLEASE" and I'll send it right over.
I hope you enjoy this episode. Not only does it include my secret formula, but it includes 2 important truths for setting boundaries to keep connection possible with those who want to love you, and know who isn't healthy.
Want my free journal to Bring Yourself Closer? Email me at Connie@conniejakab.com and I'll send it to you!
FREEBIE! I am excited to offer you my Bringing Yourself Closer Journal to help you find your brave belonging.
Click here and just put in the subject line: SEND ME THE JOURNAL!
Have you ever been on the other end of an apology that didn't feel like an apology at all? Did it feel like it was just there to shut you down and to get you to be quiet? Or did the other person use it to justify themselves?
Resilience in relationships is in how we repair. Today on the podcast I share something my husband did that made his apology top notch!
Join me for a 45 day audio journey of cultivating the garden of your heart so you can feel free and having fulfilling relationships! Register here and I'll send you the audios and a complimentary PDF journal to go with it!
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bringing-yourself-closer-45-day-immersive-audio-experience-tickets-654515763267
I wish I would have known this earlier! Let me know if it helps you as well.
This series is a part of my 45 day audio journey. If you're wanting to dive deeper, you can register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/654515763267
The thing with this journey of bringing yourself closer is when realizations hit you out of seemingly nowhere. In this week's podcast I share something I realized was hindering my marriage and what we so commonly do with our closest relationships. You can still forgive and still be in this same pattern.
Do you relate? It's brave to face our inner worlds and heal wounds impacting our relationships.
If you need help with this, I created a 45 day audio/journal journey for the summer that will guide you in a safe way to uncover your story. You can access it by registering by clicking the link here below and then I’ll send it over to you. It has every tool I have used to manage my inner world.
Keep being brave,
Connie
Resilience is in the repair, not in perfection. This was one of those weeks I'm very glad this is the case.
In this podcast, I share my stumbling, what's important for you to know, and how repair can cover a multiple of messes.
If you need help with this, I created a 45 day audio/journal journey for the summer that will guide you in a safe way to uncover your story. You can access it by registering by clicking the link here and then I’ll send it over to you. It has every tool I have used to manage my inner world.
Keep being brave,
Connie
Relationships form everything about us. Our neurobiology, our thoughts, our emotions, our behaviours, our perspectives, and even our physical health.
In today's podcast, I share why it's important to move away from toxic relationships.
Need more? Join my 45 day audio journey that will help you find the bravery to walk away from toxic relationships and build a healthy, resilient life!
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/654515763267
There is STRENGTH in hard emotions like anger. For the next 9 episodes, I will be sharing keys to bringing yourself closer, so you can have fulfilling relationships at home, school, and work.
To download my 45 day Bringing Yourself Closer Audio/Journal journey, register here and I'll send it to you :)
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/654515763267
Keep being brave.
If you ever need encouragement, just email me: Connie@conniejakab.com
And for anyone who wants to join us FREE this week for our Brave Purpose event we are running:
Monday 9:30-10:30am MST
Tuesday 6-7pm MST
Wednesday 9:30-10:30 MST
Thursday 6:00-7:00pm MST
You can join free by registering here. All registrants will get the recordings: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/562567162527
These are self care strategies I do for myself, as well as what I have been sharing with teachers at teachers conventions the last few years through hard times. I've shared these as well with leaders and workplaces with great feedback.
I hope these can help you far beyond just a bubble bath, because as I found in our mental health crisis - there are no bubble baths in crisis. And after the Bubble Bath, then what?
These are meant to bring you sustainability and strength.
Keep being brave.
I love what Bernii Godwin is doing in Education in Australia. No matter if you're a teacher or not, what we talk about in this episode can be applied in any context.
Check out her book, "Loving Your Students On Purpose" by clicking here: https://www.amazon.ca/Loving-our-Students-Purpose-Responsibility/dp/0988898462/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2C6H4ZLRSPFEV&keywords=loving+your+students+on+purpose&qid=1676939849&sprefix=loving+your+students+on+purpose%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1
You can find Bernii Godwin on Linkedin, Instagram, and Facebook.
I just released my new book, Bring Them Closer Teachers Edition. I'm thrilled to share some of the solutions shared in this book with you as well as some resources that can really change the game to reimagine teacher mental health and student achievement.
If this interests you to learn more, please email me at connie@wellnessinnovate.com
Going where others are not. I loved this conversation with Joey Cofone.
Joey was born and raised just outside of New York City. Growing up he could see the tops of the Empire State Building and other skyscrapers from his bedroom window. As a youngster he voraciously consumed two things: Books and Mac & Cheese. With spoon in one hand and book in the other, Joey simultaneously tended to stomach and mind.
Eventually it was his love of books that inspired him to study Literature at Seton Hall University. He spent four years probing the minds of the greatest writers who had touched pen to paper, and along the way he picked up a passion for philosophy that had for years unknowingly fuelled his obsession with reading and art.
After four years of studying literature—consuming other people's work—Joey was itching to create some of his own. During this time he had been exploring drawing, psychology, and communication.
While doodling on his apartment walls one evening he realized (with the help of a friend) that he loved to make pictures. The very next day he applied to be an Illustration major at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, and a month later he moved to the city that he had stared at for so long from his bedroom window.
Considering the four years' worth of credits he had, his first semester was light on humanities classes. He took the opportunity to indulge in his curiosity for letters (it always relates back to the books!) and took a typography class. Needless to say, by the end of the semester Joey's phenomenal teacher had convinced him that Graphic Design allowed him to communicate in the manner he had been searching for.
Fast forward to today and Joey is working in New York City, every day walking between the buildings he had seen out his window for years.
He is the CEO of Baron Fig and the Author of Laws Of Creativity.
I can't wait for you to hear him this week on my podcast. Find out more about Joey at Joeycofone.com
This week I have Kari Lockhart, Partner at Deloitte in Vancouver sharing her brave mental health story.
You can find Kari on LinkedIn.
What incredible lessons Nola Sinanan has learned from having a head injury on how to increase her capacity, which has now translated into other areas of her life, such as living her dreams.
This episode will encourage you if you've ever felt like you can't be brave, or living your dreams are too far off.
Christal Earle has been a lifelong social entrepreneur. She was first introduced to landfill workers in vulnerable parts of the world in 2005, while helping to lead the Canadian youth charity she had co-founded, called Live Different.
What started out as a passion for social equality has grown into a love for people and the planet.
In 2017 she launched Brave Soles with $250, working with local artisans in the Dominican Republic. Through research and local partnerships, she discovered that a fashion business model focused on meaningful work, responsible production, and within the reach of average consumers could help inspire and create meaningful change.
Brave Soles creates handcrafted shoes with upcycled tire soles and is focused on providing opportunities for their customers and fans to love the story behind what they own. To date, they have upcycled over 3400 tires into soles for shoes.
Christal is also the co-host of the podcast, “I Can Do Something About This” and is a frequent guest speaker and presenter for leadership and social change events. She is now based in Toronto, Canada.
What a pleasure to have Marc Champagne, author of "Personal Socrates" on the podcast this week.
Marc Champagne unpacks the mental fitness practices and reflective questions shaping the lives of some of the most successful and brilliant thinkers in the world. He is the author of Personal Socrates, a best-selling book exploring the pointed questions that stimulate our mental fitness and teach us how to direct our internal narrative to work for us instead of against us. Marc studies the prompts and practices of legends such as Kobe Bryant, Maya Angelou, Robin Williams, James Clear, Coco Chanel, Stephen Hawking, and many others to bring clarity, intentionality, and possibility to every aspect of your life.
He is the host of the top 50 ranked podcast Behind The Human and co-founded the journaling app (KYO) which reached 86.9 million people without any paid advertising. He has studied mental fitness practices for over a decade and consults with Fortune 500 companies as a mental fitness strategist and practitioner.
"We are all one question away from a completely different life" –Marc Champagne
You are going to LOVE this episode. I know I did!
Just finished an incredible week with women who desire to dream. These were the 9 questions I gave them throughout the week. These questions will AWAKEN you!
Are you ready to get rid of imposter syndrome? Living in a loop of self sabotage? Do you want to be living your dreams? Listening to this podcast is a great place to start.
This week's podcast features Author of "Applied Creativity" Christopher S. Sellers all the way from Australia.
From WB Films to Government Intelligence, Chris trains Leadership to apply their creative intelligence to drive ideation, adapt, solve, innovate and lead.
You can find him at Christopher S. Sellers on LinkedIn and his new book at www.csellers.com/appliedcreativity
This podcast blew me away. Are you ready for this? Happy listening.
I hope you enjoy this week's podcast and find for yourself a beautiful disruption that can inspire you.
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I am AMAZED by the growth I've seen in Nola's life over the past year, and in her health in the last 4 months. In this short podcast find out the SECRETS to how she's done this.
And Join the 4 week journey starting NEXT WEEK! You can join by clicking here. If you're late to getting the early bird, just email me and we will get you in for the early bird rate.
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My podcast is called "The Brave Podcast" because we talk about brave things. Brave people share brave stories.
Karen Bott is a brave soul who has faced the JOURNEY of healing. If you have struggled with trauma, her story will encourage you!
What an incredible episode with author and "Arms dealer for the creative revolution", Todd Henry who is a Creative consultant to help people and organizations learn creative strategies to enhance their skill.
In this episode you will hear from Todd how to be creative when the pressure is on, what impacts our creativity, AND a special tool from his new book, Daily Creative that you can implement even this week.
You can find out more about Todd, his podcast, and his books at Toddhenry.com
This episode is sponsored by Certified Flourishing Coach. Become a Certified Flourishing Creativity Coach and learn how you can lead yourself and others into creative breakthroughs. This incredible training is offered four times a year. Check out certifiedflourishingcoach.com under Events to find out when the next certification is.
75% of people don't believe they are creative, yet to be human is TO BE creative, we've just forgotten. In this episode I talk about what crushes creativity and how to unleash your creative mind.
The book I reference on Depression is "Lost Connections" by Johann Hari.
Download my FREE "Creativity - for those who don't feel creative - Workbook" here: https://mailchi.mp/conniejakab/rglz503lp0
Listen to my incredible interview with Dr Wayne Hammond. He is our Senior Advisor for Certified Flourishing Coach. He is a resilient specialist.
After hearing this, if you want to take part in this, you can visit certifiedflourishingcoach.com
We are bringing this training to Vancouver Oct 22-23. This is perfect for leaders, parents, teachers, and those wanting to be able to support other.
You can find out more and register here: https://certifiedflourishingcoach.com/product/certified-flourishing-life-coach-vancouver-in-person-october-22-23-2022-2/
To get in touch with Dr Wayne with questions feel free to reach him at wayne@flourishinglife.com
You can reach out to me as well at connie@wellnessinnovate.com
Are you ready to create the future in mental health?
It's October, Mental Health Awareness Month, and I don't know about you but I'm tired of hearing the same ol' strategies for mental health. No wonder no one wants to hear about mental health - we are repeating the same strategies all the time and we're still here, feeling MEH.
This month I am going to give you some REAL mental wellness hints that go beyond tools and strategies and engage with your deep human experience.
Feel free to follow along with me on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn for DAILY tips that go beyond bubble baths. You can find me on it all @conniejakab
Here's to you flourishing mentally.
Keep being brave,
Connie
Katie Castro is a movement leader who is committed to the pursuit of redemptive co-creation. She is a serial entrepreneur who has founded multiple nonprofits and initiatives in the last decade and who intends to spend the rest of her life building a flourishing world alongside her Creator.
Katie currently leads Ally Co., coaches with the Women Speakers Collective. In her spare time, she leads at Community Helping Hands, is part of the Danielle Strickland team, and is pursuing her Masters in Strategic Leadership at St. Bonaventure University.
Katie is mom to four, wife to Javi, and sister to many. Her friends affectionately call her “stubborn as a mule,” a trait she has been learning how to wield for good since childhood (and that she hopes her spicy 5-year-old will one day learn how to wield for good too).
YOUR UNIQUE ONLINE BRAND IDENTITY IS ABOUT TO COME TO LIFE!
I am so incredibly thrilled for you, that you have chosen to invest in yourself and your VISUAL brand identity this year!
It is my honor to come alongside female entrepreneurs who are living their purpose and values and have something valuable to share.
If we haven't met, I'm Char. I am passionate about empowering and equipping entrepreneurs to align their message with their online presence.
As a corporate and event photographer for the past 16yrs, I understand the importance of creating experiences through impactful images and videography,
this has led me to pursue a career as a Visual Coach and Strategist.
As we embark on this journey together I want to set you up for success, starting with what you can expect from this free class…...
We will dive deep to find your visual treasures so that you convey your message in a strategic and meaningful way.
In order to have a profound and memorable brand, we have to go deep ourselves!
Think of it as an adventure to find and gather your pearls of wisdom and insights.
Casting your pearls in the right direction and sharing them with those who value them will be integral to your journey.
Along the way, you may find that you don’t know where to start? If this sounds familiar, then you may have experienced the following mind barriers…..
~ feeling overwhelmed with even the thought of social media
~ not feeling confident representing your brand visually in photos and videos
~ confused on how to uniquely brand yourself so you stand out in your field of Influence
~ at a loss of creating regular content that is engaging and memorable
FEAR NO MORE, we are going to journey together so that you will have a deeper understanding of the foundational work required to create your online presence.
Let’s dive in together and get to the most crucial elements of building your brand. To start, I will give you a hint, IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU and WHO YOU WANT TO ATTRACT!
After the first class, you will have a chance to share your treasures of the most critical pieces of your brand essence.
I took a poll recently and found out that strategic content was the most challenging aspect when planning your online presence. In this 2 part class, we will focus on this element alone.
Below are the details and information for both classes.
Things you will need to do prior: Sign up for a Facebook account and Zoom account - Both are FREE!
WEEK 1
CLASS #1
60 MINUTE ZOOM CLASS of TEACHING on Brand Fundamentals to bring your message to life
Wednesday, March 3rd 1:00 MST
Zoom Link will be provided via email and on the FB group page
DURING THE WEEK - POST YOUR ACTION ITEMS on the FB PAGE created. Facebook Group is called TRUE ESSENCE ONLINE PRESENCE
This is a judgment-free zone!
This will give you a chance to practice what you've discovered and get some feedback in a trusted space and ask questions.
Questions will be answered at the end of each day by 8:00 PM
WEEK 2
CLASS #2 - 30 MINUTE ZOOM CLASS
Wednesday, March 10, 1:00 MST
Zoom link will be provided via email and on the FB group page
20 MINUTE TEACHING on Strategic Content Creation
10 MINUTE Q&A
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How do you narrow down your 3 minute story?
What is your process?
How do you know how much to share publicly?
It’s about COLLABORATION
Conferences
Live streams to Facebook
Insta LIVEs Podcasts Summits
I believe your story can change someone’s life.
Don’t deny the beauty of SMALL
Bring what you HAVE to the table.
Find people who are similar to you and GROW TOGETHER.
What is your end goal?
My end goal for this podcast is to liberate your voice, get you sharing your story, and HOW and WHERE you do that.
Get your voice out there so people can find you!
Go live on Facebook so people know who you are and what you’re about.
There’s no better way to learn to speak than to get OUT THERE and go LIVE.
You cannot build an audience unless you show up to one.
Get out there and say SOMETHING!
Start SOMEWHERE.
Humans don’t connect through information but through EMOTION.
How do you get your message out?
How do I start?
How do I get on a “stage”?
This is the first week of 3 where we will be talking about this.
BEST WAY: Social media.
Not everyone likes it. It can be overwhelming. What platform do you use?
PICK ONE
You need to know your story and who your story is for.
If you want to bring change through your story then you are no longer the hero of your story.
Your audience is.
If they can’t put themselves in your story, then you’ve lost them.
They need to see where THEY will be.
This is the number one mistake speakers make. They want to get their story out there and share it, but they keep themselves as the hero and then wonder why others aren’t connecting to their message.
Where is your audience? Are they on Facebook? Instagram? LinkedIn?
Finding your audience takes time.
There’s no such thing as earning trust quickly.
Decide to show up every day on social media and show up REAL.
People need to know they are not alone.
You may have to experiment with what the audience wants and how to show up fully YOU.
- Get clear on your story
- Who is it for?
- What platform are they on and CHOOSE ONE
- clubhouse?
- podcasting?
- blogging?
- Instagram?
- Facebook?
- LinkedIn?
PERMISSION GRANTED to show up to who you are!
To liberate your voice and story to be told!
Find YOUR voice and speak to your audience.
Now rock out to my friend Rubix’s song at the end of this with the determination to LIBERATE your voice to tell your story.
No one cares about your steps,
They care about identifying the grit between your A to B.
THEN they care about your strategies.
What has risen from the ashes of your life?
What does it take for you to reach your dreams?
Most people don’t reach their dreams because of this one thing.
To dream and have influence doesn’t mean you need to be an influencer on Instagram or be a speaker or in the spotlight.
What were your dreams and aspirations as a child? They serve as clues.
Awe and curiosity as a child lead us.
What’s always been there?
What have you forgotten?
You CAN be a mom and reach your dreams.
What have you been doing with the vast time you have?
People who reach their dreams are people who use their time well.
What is the mandate over your life?
FIND or come back to that ONE THING so when distractions come you know what to throw off.
There are opportunities that will come that will look amazing but they are distractions.
People who don’t reach their dreams have the all or nothing mentality.
Consistently show up every day with baby steps.
Consistency, constraint, daily showing up.
THROW off everything that hinders and run your race.
There’s a lot at stake if you don’t show up, but our tribe has GOT YOU!
Have you ever had a dream you thought was impossible?
A few years ago, I dreamed of doing a national conference. I thought to myself, “Who do I think I am to pull that off?”
What I’ve learned from dreaming big:
- It takes time to see your dream happen.
- You need to find your niche, a special market edge.
- Look for opportunities when others see obstacles.
- I had to build a foundation from the ground up in order to have a nationwide conference.
- Overcome that voice that whispers, “Who do you think you are?”
- Plant your dream and watch it grow.
Rebellions are built on hope.
- Rogue 1 Star Wars
What is burning on your heart to rebel against that our society is just settling for?
Society’s issues are only there because you and I decide to put up with them.
What happens when we decide not to put up with them any longer?
All mass movements are built on hope and people like YOU and me showing up with what we have to create change.
I’m calling out to the revolutionaries to rise up.
Hope is nothing more than YOUR GREAT AWAKENING.
Little us saying a brave YES!
Heroes rise in crisis.
Reference to the Calgary Dream Centre
https://calgarydreamcentre.com/
Join our Canada wide mental health conference on Bell Let’s Talk Day, January 28
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/129606874651
So what is burning in your heart?
It’s time to turn your intention into action.
This one exercise will FOCUS your 2021 so your dreams can happen.
There are people out there WAITING for your message, your book, your course.
The longer we wait to step out, the longer others wait for the solutions we hold in our hearts.
This exercise I mention is in The Third Door by Alex Banayan
https://www.amazon.ca/Third-Door-Uncover-Successful-Launched/dp/0804136661/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1S317I6T9U395&dchild=1&keywords=the+third+door&qid=1607992393&sprefix=The+third+door%2Caps%2C199&sr=8-1
Podcast course I took with Jenna Kutcher
http://thepodcastlab.jennakutcher.com/
Set a realistic time frame and focus.
Dean Cayman:
If you want to go off and do big things be prepared for them to take much longer than you ever thought, cost way more than you expected, and be full of failures that are painful, embarrassing, and frustrating.”
Give yourself a 3-month goal for everything you are about to do.
People have asked me how I’ve done all I do?
I just chisel away day by day at things. Showing up working on projects bit by bit.
This is why I created the Brave Tribe Membership: daily tasks that will allow you to this time next year to have:
- written a book
- launched an online course
- social media set up
- membership or coaching program
What if you had all of this done before next year? Do you want to look back and still not see these dreams happen, or do you want to be able to look back and see your dreams HAPPEN?!
Join our month right now writing your book in 30 days.
Join here https://conniejakab.com/brave-parents-institute/brave-tribe/
What if it COULD HAPPEN?
People are waiting for you to show up.
This is my secret sauce of success!
It’s counter-cultural
It’’s rebellious
This ONE THING continues to bring me to new levels
The word that has saved my life is the word CONSTRAINT.
So not sexy.
Wait, don’t we want to hear YOU ARE LIMITLESS as a new year message?
My business partner taught me constraints.
I dream big. I think big. What constraints?!
Vanessa sharpened me.
She has shaped my life because she has taught me to think objectively.
DREAMS TAKE TIME.
Constraint is your best friend. It burns the chaff.
It makes you focus.
I have been refined.
My message has been refined.
My niche has been refined.
The more focused you are the better.
Constraint comes in the gift of team.
Submitting your gifts to others.
sharing the burden, the glory, the profits.
This takes us laying down our ego.
The word “submission” has been abused. It brings up emotion.
When we lay down our need to be in the spotlight.
When we submit to one another’s strengths we can glean from one another’s strengths.
I learn how to lean in and allow others to shine.
Other’s strengths can be ours.
This is what tribe looks like.
In order to be a part of a team, we have to lay a part of ourselves down.
We celebrate one another’s winning without jealousy or comparison.
What if we could reach our goals together?
I’m now an employee working for someone else and I have grown so much more by serving someone else’s vision. What I have been able to build WITH people did not come from being SELF-made or doing this by mySELF. I have found more joy and growth in working with others.
Acceleration happens in tribe.
If you want to grow, work with others. Join a team. Serve someone.
Those who build great kingdoms know when to lay theirs down.
2021, how can you do this with someone else?
Belonging is the key to pressing forward in our lives yet it feels so complicated. People hurt and wound us. We are constantly looking around for someone to see us.
Belonging sometimes feels out of reach.
When was a time you felt like you really belonged?
In order to discover this, I had to think about the times in my life where I had experienced rejection.
What was common? I gave the gift of myself to people who didn't value me, understand me, or receive me. Instead of seeing this for what it was, I tried harder, strived more, and became more of a people pleaser only to find that I was never good enough.
Belonging is something that has to be discovered alone.
I can’t expect anyone to provide that for me.
We often show up desperately looking for others to tell me who we are, and who others need us to show up as?
In that, we lose ourselves.
What if we were never meant to fit?
We cannot create belonging for anyone unless we have owned it for ourselves.
I’m not for everyone and that’s ok.
If you were for everyone you would never find a tribe.
We give the gift of ourselves to people and expect them to tell us of our significance but that is our own responsibility
The people who love you are already around you.
Stop looking for those from who you want acceptance.
What would happen like you already have significance? What would change for you to be able to live out your dreams FULLY YOU?
There will always be people who don’t accept us.
We have to be careful to not pass on heart wounds to others.
We can only do this by finding our own belonging.
Keep being brave when there’s no inspiring music behind you.
I often repeat this to myself: No one owes me anything: my husband, my kids, my closest friends - this keeps my expectations checked.
They are not responsible to create belonging for me.
The Tribe’s role is to AFFIRM and SURROUND.
What would it look like to know who you are and be able to come to a community fully you to be able to receive this?
Belonging to yourself comes first, then others can lift you.
People are human - they will let you down.
YOU do your own grit of your own life and search the crevices of your soul and then show up like that to a community that can now affirm you, hold you, and extend arms of welcome to you.
Twist: be careful what tribe you give the gift of yourself to. If you feel you can’t show up fully you, then that tribe may not be for you.
Remember
You belong.
Belonging is your birthright.
You are enough.
There’s a place for you in our tribe.
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If you want to have influence: you are going to have to learn how to overcome opposition.
It used to destroy my heart, but influence is on the other side of opposition.
What do I mean by opposition?
It can mean a lot of things:
- your child not doing well mentally
- losing a job or income
- losing friendships
- betrayals
- jealousy
Opposition invites us into deep work.
My mantra is “Watch over your heart with all diligence for from it flows LIFE.”
My heart condition is crucial to my parenting, the ability to show up and use my voice of influence.
Opposition reveals something in us.
If I don’t know how to handle disappointment I can’t handle influence.
Disappointment forms us.
I must be able to trusted with loss, to be trusted with life.
Plant your loss and dream from the dirt again.
Being brave is dreaming from the dirt.
Plant your loss.
Book mentioned: Significance by Bill Johnson
https://www.amazon.ca/Born-Significance-Bill-Johnson/dp/162999877X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19TXTRNNIMKF3&dchild=1&keywords=significance+bill+johnson&qid=1605825332&sprefix=Significance+Bill%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-1
Does the word “influence” scare you?
Have people, experiences, labels put you in the corner?
Is bravery for ME?
You may say, “I’m not talented. I lack skills.”
It’s time for what is dead inside of you to come to life again.
It’s a new season.
Where you are buried is where you are PLANTED.
If you’ve been buried life can happen again.
Where there is death there is life.
REAL culture change happens here.
What has made you?
The darkest moments of my life has shown me WHO I AM.
I found my bravery in defeat.
Show up for yourself because you’re worth showing up for!
Influence is about empowering others - grabbing them by the hand and not letting go until they remember who they are.
I SEE YOU.
You don’t have to do this alone.
Welcome to the podcast where we are buiding BRAVE TOGETHER.
What does it actually look like to step past crippling anxiety to step out to be brave?
My commitment to bravery has been tested numerous times in my life.
To be brave is just to SHOW UP
We often don’t see the small things we do to be brave.
I dare you to move.
I didn’t think I had what it takes.
Bravery isn’t formed by great talent, or by having our dreams achieved or our goals met.
Bravery is in the dirt.
Bravery happens when you show up to hard things.
Growing our capacity on the inside is mentally, emotionally, physically and even spiritually exhausting.
We live in a culture that tells us to hustle.
REST is where bravery slow-cooks.
The balance is knowing when to get out of bed and when to stay there.
Shut off the noise and listen to what you need.
Once bravery is formed in you in the fire, it can never be stolen.
The statement:
I CAN’T.
I DON’T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES.
Replace it with “This is hard”
say it as many times as needed.
This is hard doesn’t sugar coat the fact that this IS hard.
“But I can do hard things.”
You’re reminding yourself of the truth.
Our minds like to lie to us and tell us, “You’re not cut out for this”
This is shame.
We see you shame and we call you out and we declare war on you.
It’s not ok that shame has
- ruled your mind
- crushed your dreams
- held you prisoner
Every part of you has been wired to handle hard things.
It’s not the talented who win at the end it’s the consistent.
The ones consistent to show up - even in the dirt, hair messed, no make up on, sweatpants with nothing to offer other than a broken heart.
Those ones who show up in pain and suffering…
Those are the ones who will win.
Show up when it’s hard and then show up more.
You are not alone.
Your days of journeying alone are over.
Shame loses its power in the light, but really loses in community.
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When we want to start using our message, what happens?
Our voice might shake.
It might get shut down.
So many say to me, “I want to share my message, but I stepped out and it didn’t work.”
I’ve been there.
“I dreamed big but it didn’t work out.”
If you have had a promise or something you’re holding onto waiting,
You know you have something to offer the world but it didn’t work out.
Sometimes the darkest moments of our life is necessary.
Capacity is built in our lives through valleys.
We can so easily feel forgotten in the valley.
In the valley my heart was being built.
WHO YOU ARE is built in the valley.
It creates resilience to withstand even the largest storms.
What ground are you standing on?
I was following all the rules and performing in order to be successful,
and in that I lost me.
Be willing to push through what most won’t push through.
A brave person with a message for today, you will be standing against giants.
What are you going to do if you don’t know who you are?
Those who know who they are will not be shaken.
They will rise.
The temptation today is to look good and perfect, but not to BE good.
The road to BEING good and carrying capacity to shift culture doesn’t come from your talent, it comes from the depths of your soul.
You have so much more inside of you than a weary soul
Capacity has to be built.
I was in the wilderness for 7 years.
But 7 years later I ROSE with bravery, perseverance, and compassion.
Success doesn’t call these things out, valleys do.
Platform and self ambition had to die inside me.
You must rise. I am contending for it.
I’m calling you forth.
More is being built in you than you know.
Rise up.
I dare you to move.
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I’m calling the adults to put our stakes in the ground.
We need to overcome so we can teach our youth that they can overcome too
We need to ask:
What am I passing on?
What am I leaving as a legacy?
What am I passing on that will make a young person’s life better?
We show up to our dreams
There are solutions and ideas hiding inside of YOU right now that is going to impact them.
Today’s kids are different.
Teachers are having a hard time teaching these kids and bringing them closer.
It takes bravery to love prickly people.
Your school/workplace and home is a “community”.
Resilience: how I recover from difficulties
Resilience doesn’t come easy to kids who’ve had trauma.
We can’t give up on the hard ones.
We can’t give up on prickly adults.
Trusting people is an issue for most people.
We don’t know how to show up for the long haul for people.
People are crying out for people who will show up for the long haul.
People are crying out to be understood.
So many people don’t feel understood: labels, judgments.
Put up walls and armour.
We see everything through heart wounds and trust no one.
Bringing people closer means we have to be willing to show up for the long haul.
Not making behaviour the goal but to journey with.
DO YOU SEE ME? Will you understand me?
Look underneath behaviour. Behaviour is communication.
What’s it saying?
The brave will find out.
Belonging creates resilience.
The number one thing we can do: CREATE BELONGING.
There are hurting people right next to us.
Imagine a teacher seeing that ODD kid, or the child missing so much school, instead of judging them we say I SEE YOU - we call out the potential and growth opportunities in you.
I”m not going to let you go until you know this about yourself. I’m going to celebrate your small wins. I’m going to remind who you are the whole way.
I’m going to teach you what it looks like to walk through hard things
This has to be created. WE create it.
The only way you can create it is if you know you belong and know who you are.
Do you know you belong?
We need to rise out of our shame and inadequacies and remember you are so you can call this out in others.
We live in a world where we are told to believe in yourSELF, love yourSELF, do it yourSELF
They need you to see them where they can’t see themselves so they CAN start loving themselves, believing in themselves.
It doesn’t take just SELF it takes a TRIBE and bravery rises in tribe.
Every home is a tribe
Every school classroom is a tribe
Every workplace is a tribe
It’s OUR role to be the culture creator of my tribe.
Everyone will leave my presence knowing their great worth.
It starts with YOU.
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