Last week, we kicked off our Friday Series on 9️⃣ Trends that Matter in 2023 with a tonesetting conversation.🥳 This week, we’re diving into the 1st trend: Prioritizing Self-Growth. Plus, we brought in our dear friend Mallory Erickson who is one of the wisest people we know to speak into how you can and need to invest in yourself. She provides a roadmap for personal self-growth and gives the pep-talk you didn’t know you needed to focus on your professional and personal development this year💪

💡Learn

• How to cultivate a growth mindset
• The importance of finding your community of belonging + accountability
• Practical tips to live out your values and take care of yourself

Episode Highlights

• Roadmap for personal self-growth this year (2:40)
  • Let’s celebrate where you are right now.
  • Set intentions to align your habits + actions around what you want to accomplish personally + professionally
  • Advocate for yourself.
  • Create space.
  • Don’t give yourself a deadline. Self-Growth is an ongoing process, not a to-do list.
  • Share what you are learning in community.
• Case study: Episode 133. The 3 Step Formula to Creating Lasting Social Change - Taneshia Nash Laird (5:50)
• PRO tips for Prioritizing Self-Growth (7:00)
  • Release the burden of guilt that you’re spending too much time on yourself.
  • Make a 1% shift somewhere in your life.
• What self-growth means to Mallory + how it has shifted throughout her career (12:45)
• Setting goals around self-growth (15:20)
•  How to move forward in alignment with your values (20:05)
• Mallory’s One Good Thing: Don’t silo the pieces of your humaneness. (36:55)

For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/374.

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