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What Our Daughters Need To Know About The Women’s March

By now I’m almost certain you’ve had exposure to the Women’s March that took place on January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Being fair and objective, it was definitely an impressive display from a numbers perspective for the amount of women who mobilized. For all of the flaws of the protest, which I will dive into in a moment, at least it was reported as mostly peaceful and nonviolent unlike the protests during the inauguration. This is America and under our Constitution a free people have a right to protest as long as it’s a lawful assembly.

As a dad who has raised a daughter and grandfather to an amazing granddaughter, this protest doesn’t define the authentic qualities of womanhood. Yes, those who organized and attended felt a deep sense of mission, but here are some of the flaws of this event I wanted to highlight:

Adult Themes Alert

Looking Back At 2016

The new year has come and it feels like only yesterday that I was writing my 2015 year in review. Wow, where has the year gone? Since my last year in review a lot has happened on Heartstone Journey and in my own life. There is so much I could share, but here are some highlights:

What Happens When Leaders Make You Feel Safe?

What makes a child thrive? Trust and safety.

What makes relationships thrive? Trust and safety.

I could go on and on here.

Management theorist Simon Sinek tackles the question, “What makes a great leader?” In this TED video, he suggests that it’s someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of trust.

Alert: Your Personal Brand Is Not Self-Promotion!

For those of you who have been walking the journey out with me over the years here on Heartstone know that life is not always fair, its tough and through it as all we share many of the same stories. These events in our lives shape us along the way and how we choose to interpret these events makes all the difference in the world.

One of these events for me was divorce. It was tough…very tough, but I’ve learned so much about myself that I would not have learned unless I walked through this dark chapter in my life. I could have let it destroy me, but God put the right people in my path to help me walk it out and to see life through a different lens. I am learning to walk it out as my authentic self, to being the real deal, choosing to live life fully alive through it all.

God definitely got my attention, but breaking free of the expectations of this performance-oriented view of the world would take some time. Here is a snippet from Heartstone that described my condition.

Social Media Tool That Will Save You Time

Not sure what your platform is, but to get your message (or your story) out to the online community you have to be in different social spaces. I focus on Twitter, Facebook and others for now. The challenge is how to send out relevant content to your community without having to go in and out of each social network to post.

What if you could do it all from one place? Not from a dashboard with too many bells and whistles that you’ll never use, but from a clean and easy-to-use interface that you can access from a browser, tablet or smartphone.

That tool is Buffer!

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