We wrap up today with Justin’s thoughts on dreaming big and how to respond when we are intimidated by the size of our elephants. Justin, what would you say to others who are scared to dream bigger? I would ask them, “What exactly are you scared of?” Are you scared of failing? Some of the greatest victories were birthed out of failures. I know that may not completely put your mind at ease, and I don’t blame you. [...]
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Part II Elephant Bites: Justin Miller
Part II Elephant Bites: Justin Miller
We are picking up with the story of Justin Miller biting the elephant of HIV / AIDS. Please be sure you read Part I because it is incredibly inspiring! Some of our great takeaways so far have been: • Tapping into the “inner college student” can see endless possibilities • Staying focused when others criticize your vision for the future • Recognizing that every bite of the elephant is significant • Relentlessly focus on what you do best [...]
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Elephant Bites: Justin Miller
Elephant Bites: Justin Miller
I am excited to celebrate another example of the impact dreaming big and taking action daily can bring! Today we celebrate Justin Miller, founder of CARE for AIDS: He was 19 years old when he began the journey of starting and growing a non-profit that would address one of the largest humanitarian crises of our generation: HIV / AIDS. Five and a half years later when asked to describe the early days he said, “I felt completely inadequate [...]
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Ending Slavery Part II
Ending Slavery Part II
How incredible that we ended our last post (Ending Slavery) with how the greatest challenge revealed a game changing result? Cheryl needed to raise $4k in a few days and she ended up raising $10k. But, even more than the money is the encouragement that came with that $10k. The knowledge that so many people believed in Cheryl and shared her passion for ending slavery. As Cheryl and I continued to talk, I asked her what she anticipates [...]
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Ending Slavery On A Mountain
Ending Slavery On A Mountain
As you can tell, the goal of Bite An Elephant is to inspire each of us to dream big and act daily, to inform and simplify the process of some of the overwhelming “elephants”, and to celebrate the successes happening each day around the world as we dream big and take action daily. Today, we are celebrating Cheryl Bell! Yesterday I had an incredibly inspiring conversation with Cheryl Bell. Cheryl wears many hats – she is “wife” to [...]
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