3 Points to Ponder
- “When I went all in to follow my dream, all I heard was “Be available.” Great conversations started to happen because of my bold leap and being available to share it with others. How available are you, really?”
- “It is our scars the world needs to see, as it is those that make us human and allows others into our world. Others gain permission to share their own story when they recognize the scars on people they trust.”
- “Without white space in our lives, positive or negative actions don’t have time to close the needed feedback loop of habit. Learning does not take place. Are you building in adequate reflection time to close the feedback loop of habit in your life to learn from your actions?”
2 Quotes to Share
“You were made on purpose for a purpose. Your story is as unique as your thumbprint.” – Jen Browne & Jen Webster
“Books for mindset. Quiet time to think for strategy. Conversations with successful peers for tactics.” – James Clear
1 Story of Impact
I met Daniel Joslin in 2019, as he was a gate guard on our campus. He stood out because he was handicapped and we don’t typically have handicapped gate guards. As I learned from him, he became handicapped because of a sickness in 2012. Through this, he seemed to have lost everything. But, Daniel persevered, as in his words, he didn’t want “to be a zero.”
He was the recipient of a Mobility Cart from Many Hands for Haiti and through this, was able to start gardening. With some money, he started to go back to school and opportunities started to come his way. Now, he has land and is farming every week, has a job as a weekend gate guard with Many Hands, teaches other people like him how to garden using raised garden beds, and attends school to learn more. He is an inspiration to us all. To learn more, watch his story here.
