3 Reasons People Start Nonprofits 

Tosha from The Charity CFO chatted with me at length about the reality of non-profit start ups.

I mentioned that most people start one out of a strong Need for Positive Impact

“People have a desire to have a positive impact for themselves and those around them.

How you lead your life impacts those around you. Period. End of sentence. That’s a fact.’

When a life is led positively, then the consequence is impacting the community around them for good, and perhaps one of the main reasons individuals start nonprofit organizations.

From the Article:

I specialize in group, team, or community optimization. I’ve always had a knack for being able to identify influencers before they knew they were powerful. My dissertation 20+ years ago involved establishing community indicators for boys who were at risk vs thriving, and then studying them, developing them, and supporting them. All these years, I still believe that the best ways to live involve disciplined interdependence and experimentation with new social paradigms.

The Executive Shaman focuses on enhancing elite leadership and the development of highly reliable cultures and teams. Most leaders or managers never get high-quality training or mentorship before they are expected to be responsible for other people’s choices. It’s a weight many cannot bear. In addition, many leaders and organizations can publicly pronounce or preach about being people-oriented and collaborating and handling conflicts and other DEI standards, but only a select group sustains commendable dynamics for long durations.

It’s too easy to be complacent these days. The teams and organizations that contract out a TES-led development program get high-powered, highly entertaining group coaching and change management training. We focus on engineering intrapreneurs, and ensuring ego management from seasoned organizational experts. The best part? It’s never dull and most people can’t help but laugh at themselves with us in the room.

Bold Canva Interviewed me, and we ended up talking about 3 qualities that I needed to develop the most. Here is one of my answers.

1. Self-advocacy Championing

This 100% is about championing my “self” and committing to seeing life as training to become better me.. Championing involves enthusiasm and responsible ownership for a mission and vision.

This isn’t about winning for the sense of achievement or accolades. Most of the time, self-advocacy doesn’t feel like the typical accomplishments our society highlights. Often, it simply means I am recalibrating and then outwardly expressing and going after what I need.

It frequently ruffles feathers, my own, and some others.

Every day, week or season of my life when I mastered and honed this skill were times where I felt the most confidence and “on the right path.” That feeling is priceless, and its impact can’t be measured.

This week wasn’t that kind of week for me. In the last 7 days, I was re-mothering, re-authoring, re-minding, and re-guiding others towards their own awesomeness far, far more than I was championing myself.

In a land far, far away, in a time soon from now, I’ll share that I did both in equal measure.

I’ll champion myself as much as I leaned into the beauty, realness, and trust others show me today.

Women’s Health Interviewed me, and we ended up talking about key questions people should ask in a partnership. I know this works in love, but I ABSOLUTELY believe that every leader should ask the same 3 questions from their key partnerhsips as well. Do I know what I need (and share it with the other person)? Do I know what he needs (and ask about it consistently)? Are we both committed to connecting as a team? This article is about moving in…I wish I had this article in my “mind/heart” over the last 10 years. I read it now to inspire some conscious team dynamic building as well.

Ever wonder how you can be so smart in so many areas, but just a fool when it comes to love? Have you ever thought that maybe you’re just not cut out for a long-term relationship? Or do you need to better understand your current relationship? I speak with Ryan Treasure of  Finding Your Frequency  and we have a very candid, non-edited, taking the letter code test as we talk interview. 

Wonderful Time sitting on the couch with a team of conscious show hosts. In under six minutes, we shared some aha moments about love, The Executive Shaman, and raising the standards of connectivity.