August 13, 2024 • 15 mins
In this heartwarming episode, featuring Victoria Hannley, founder and CEO of Tucson Family Volunteers shares her inspiring story, her passion for giving back, and the incredible work she's doing to empower families and transform communities. She is a mom on a mission! Get ready to be inspired and motivated to make a positive change as you listen to Victoria's incredible journey of spreading kindness and creating a better world, one volunteer project at a time.
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Theresa Cesare (00:06):
Hey guys.
Welcome to Heart to Talk thepodcast.
I am the host and creatorTheresa Cesare My intention for
this podcast is to deliver toyou wisdom, inspiration, and
consciousness.
Through solo episodes andconversations amongst insightful
people.
It is my greatest honor to bringto you talks that come from the.
(00:32):
welcome to another empoweringepisode I am thrilled to
introduce my amazing guesttoday, Victoria Hanley.
Victoria is a mom on a mission.
She's the founder and CEO ofTucson family volunteers, an
incredible organization thatfocuses on creating family
volunteer projects.
That are both fun andmeaningful.
(00:55):
Get ready to be inspired byVictoria's story in the amazing
work she is doing to make adifference in the lives of
families and communities.
Welcome Victoria to the show.
Hi, thank you for having me.
This is my first ever podcast.
So this is very exciting.
We have known each other for along time.
To see what you've done and theimpact is just so inspiring.
(01:16):
Tell us about yourself.
So I grew up in Canada, but mymother is from Ohio, so I'm a
dual citizen, of both greatcountries.
I grew up playing golf.
My father was in the golfbusiness, so I love golf.
I don't have the time to playgolf, but someday, someday I'll
get back to it.
and right now, I mean, I'm verybusy focused on, continuing to
(01:39):
create Tucson Family Volunteers,which I say it's like a literal
kitchen table startup because.
I do it out of my kitchen.
and we're always looking for,moms, dads, grandparents,
responsible teens to help us ifyou're interested in helping to
lead one of our projects.
Thank you so much.
And I love that you talked aboutit's just a kitchen startup and
(02:01):
really for anybody listening, weall get inspired by something we
want to see.
So there's that saying, like, ifthere's something you want, It
seems like that's what you didand, here you are, what would
you say were the cornerstonesfor making this happen?
You have to have courage, right?
You just got to like becommitted, but what about for
you?
Because anyone listening, I waslike, gosh, I've always wanted
to do that or I want to startthis.
Do you have any tips for them?
(02:22):
I would just say, just do it.
I I don't consider myself likebravest person who can just put
themselves out there.
But.
I've had to force myself and Ithink every time you do
something that scares you, itbecomes easier the next time and
you get better at it and I thinktap into what you like that,
(02:42):
whether you're getting paid ornot, it's just something you
would do regardless.
So like for me, like I loveputting together a project.
And so all of these littlevolunteer projects, they're just
these fun little projects thatyou get to be super creative and
envision the start to finish andyou, can set up the space and
the project to how you envisionit.
And so that's one of my skills.
(03:03):
And so tapping into that, hasled to what has to the success
of to some family volunteers.
So I would just say, thatexpression, you know, do it
anyway, force yourself as scaryas it is to just do it because
it gets easier, the more you doit.
So that being said, Victoria,tell us all about Tucson family
volunteers.
Well, Tucson Family Volunteersis a family volunteering
(03:27):
organization works with a widevariety of local nonprofits to
develop and create familyfriendly volunteering projects
that are specifically geared forkids ages 5 and up.
What inspired you to createTucson Family Volunteers?
Well, do you know that kids whoare younger than 14 are often
(03:47):
not invited to volunteer in anonprofit.
I didn't know this until a fewyears ago when my oldest
daughter who, she's now 15, butwhen she was about age 10, I was
trying to find places within thecommunity to take her.
Into to volunteer.
And I thought she was at a greatage to start exposing her to the
(04:09):
realities of life and kind ofget her out of her like little
school, home and activitiesbubble.
And so I began calling around toa whole bunch of different
nonprofits here in town.
And I kept coming up against,no, some organizations just
didn't allow families with kids.
Others were only open onweekdays when kids obviously are
in school.
And so I just found all of thenose I was getting.
(04:31):
Super frustrating.
And so I channeled all thatenergy into what has now become
Tucson Family Volunteers and ourwhole goal Having gone through
the experience myself personallyis to take the guesswork out of
finding places to For familieswho want to go out into the
community and volunteer.
So take the guesswork out offinding places for them to go
(04:52):
volunteer with their kids.
And because we work with, youngkids specifically, everything we
do is researched and coordinatedand created.
Specifically for kids ages fivethrough 13 or kind of like
kindergarten through eighthgrade age range, which is sort
of that missing niche and allfamilies have to do is sign up
(05:14):
for a project, show up on theday of and go out and volunteer.
That is so incredible.
So what is your missionultimately?
Well, at the core of everythingwe do is a belief that kids are
never too young to startvolunteering and, kids are
capable of so much more than Ithink we think they are, and so
our approach is super simple, isto make volunteering something
(05:37):
that a child wants to do.
Again and again, and we do thisas I mentioned by creating
projects that are fun as well aslike meaningful and impactful
Like they actually help someonehere in the community and
projects are done as we knowkids have a short attention span
So we try not to do anythinglonger than an hour to maybe 90
minutes.
They're super active So we havedifferent stations that kids can
(06:00):
kind of bounce around to They'reheld on either weekend mornings
or after school and as we'vecome to find out the most
important thing that kids loveis that they get a snack at the
end to take with them.
Oh, I love that too.
I absolutely love this.
Can we talk about what are thebenefits of volunteering
together as a family and whyit's needed to craft next
(06:20):
generation leaders?
Well, we focus.
All of our family volunteeringprojects on the needs within our
own local Tucson community andall of our projects fall into
what we call six cornerstones ofkindness.
So all of our projects focus onhelping people who are unhoused
or experiencing food insecurity.
The environment, communitybeautification, health and well
(06:43):
being, as well as projects thatare designed just specifically
to raise awareness or empathyaround a topic.
So that can look like cleaningup a park or bagging hygiene
items for the unhoused orcreating art kits for new
Americans.
Or one of our, fan favorites iswhere kids and families get into
wheelchairs and they playwheelchair sports alongside
(07:04):
other kids.
Adaptive athletes the reasons tovolunteer are endless.
So whether you're in yourforties like I am, or you're a
four year old child, I mean,there are so many good,
positive, make a difference,make an impact reasons.
However, when it comes to likespecifically family
volunteering, I like to thinkthat it's, that hour that you
all spend together, it's goodsolid quality time that you are
(07:28):
spending together Whether theentire family's there or it's
just mom with the kids orgrandpa's there or the caregiver
So it's positive time spenttogether as we know, as parents,
we're always battling screens.
And so for that hour ish, Imean, you're not texting or
snapping or playing a gamebecause your hands are busy,
writing a card to an isolatedsenior or bagging a kit of, dry
(07:51):
food goods to then be given tosomeone.
So, for that hour or so, youknow, you're spending time
together as a family, you'reworking together.
You're all kind of workingtowards the same common goal.
I like to think that,volunteering helps kids,
especially the more you do it,develop a give back mindset.
And it provides them with asense of purpose outside of,
(08:11):
just like their homeschoolfriends, activities, all the
little things that, areimportant, but you know, Make up
their own little small worldsright now.
So it gets them out of that.
And, when you go to volunteer,possibly driving to a side of
town that you don't drivethrough every day, or you're
interacting and meeting people,that you don't normally interact
with, or you're hearing aboutneeds and causes that you may
(08:33):
not be familiar with.
So just.
It's just a great positive wayto get kids out of what they're
comfortable with.
And, it also gives you, mostimportantly, something to
connect with your kids on.
We all hear about the importanceof, like, having conversations
when you're driving.
And so when you're going to theproject or coming back, it's a
way to, talk about like whatyou're going to do and why is
this project you did todayimportant and who is it helping?
(08:56):
It also gives you a chance toconnect with your kids on like,
what values do they have andwhat, what's important to them.
And I remember there was a momwho participated in one of our
projects, one of our parkcleanup projects.
And she said she had no ideathat like her seven year old
daughter was so passionate.
About like the earth until theyhad participated in, in one of
(09:18):
our projects.
So just as a great way to tapinto what interests your kids so
that you can do more of that.
Our goal ultimately is to craftwhat we are calling like next
generation leaders.
And these are kids that.
You know, we'll see a need who,will work to solve it because
they already have the basicvolunteering skills and then
(09:38):
we'll ultimately put more goodinto the world and the younger
child's exposed to volunteeringand giving back, then that
becomes a habit and those habitsbecome the foundation for our
communities, future leaders andphilanthropists and activists.
And our goal is to makevolunteering accessible to
whoever wants to do it.
Whatever family looks like,anybody can come out and
volunteer.
(09:58):
I love it.
What are ways for listeners toget started on volunteering?
Well, I mean, we try to make itlike super, super simple and
easy for families.
So, the easiest is simply to goto our website.
And sign up for, we offer inperson projects as well as we
offer at home projects thatfamilies can do.
(10:20):
Families, schools, troops, youname it, can do out of, you
know, the comfort of their home.
And, you sign up for a project,you show up on the day of, and
you volunteer.
And we encourage families to geton our newsletter because that's
where we promote our projectsfirst.
And they tend to go really,really fast.
They tend to fill up very fast,which is great.
(10:41):
A good problem and we areworking on, adding more projects
to our calendar.
So more families in Tucson canget out and volunteer.
Volunteering is, no differentthan anything we want to start.
So it's, making it a habit.
So whether you want to do thatonce a month or once a quarter,
or just, a few times a year,maybe around, special holidays.
it's just making it a habit andmaking it fun.
(11:03):
I can speak, to my ownexperience with my own three
kids.
I have had to, incentivize themafterwards with a donut, you
come, you help me, let's do thisthing together and then I'll get
you a donut on the way home.
And I don't think there'sanything wrong with that because
you're connecting.
We're all, we're all spendingtime together.
We're doing something good.
And here's a little treat up, atthe end and it kind of makes it
fun for them.
(11:23):
And they remember that.
I absolutely love that.
Any last mentions or thoughtsabout Tucson family volunteers?
Well, I would just say, speakingas a super busy mom.
I have three kids, they all playdifferent sports.
They all have their owndifferent activities.
My husband travels periodicallyfor his job.
(11:44):
So I completely get.
Feeling like stretched andoverwhelmed.
And, the idea of like having toput like literally one more
thing on your calendar can justfeel like a lot, however,
volunteering, like together withyour kids, it's just a great
way.
And like an hour or so time tojust check so many feel good.
(12:07):
family togetherness boxes andjust like one fell swoop.
I love that.
So we're going to dive into theclosing questions.
Victoria, what is your favoriteaffirmation to help you stay
motivated and inspired?
I have one that I just, I findmyself repeating it.
especially when I get likeoverwhelmed is You know, good
(12:27):
things happen to me.
I'm surrounded by good and ithelps me feel a little bit more
in control in an often out ofcontrol situation or out of
control world.
I love that.
Next question.
What is your favorite quote?
Well, to kind of piggyback offwhat we said earlier, whenever
(12:48):
I'm in a new situation, newsituation that requires courage
and bravery, or just when I'mhaving feelings of doubt or
insecurity.
I think about parts of thatfamous Eddie Roosevelt man in
the arena speech andspecifically there's a section
in this very long speech whereHe says it's not the critic who
counts the credit belongs to theman who is actually in the arena
(13:10):
Whose face is marred by dust andsweat and blood who strives
valiantly who errs who comes upshort again and again because
there's no effort without errorand shortcoming and And what I
like about this quote that Ithink about often is, again, the
importance of like puttingyourself out there and doing
something regardless of whatothers are going to say about
(13:31):
you or how scared you're goingto be because you're actually
out there in the arena.
I love that.
It gave me goosebumps.
I and the next question, what isyour favorite book?
Well, I am a super avid reader.
I have always several books onthe go.
It helps that I drive my kidsaround a lot.
So I always am sitting in a car.
However, I love a good likefiction beach read.
(13:54):
And so right now I, I am aboutto start the new, Annabelle
Monaghan book called SummerRomance, and I've loved all of
her other books so far, so I'mreally excited to dive into that
book.
It's perfect because it's summertoo.
Yes.
And the last question, what doyou want to be known for?
(14:14):
Well, I, I hope, I'm hoping,hopeful that my kids will think
of me and remember me as being agood and decent mom.
however, I, and I also hope thatthey, will see me and remember
me as a model, for beingunafraid and for trying to be
brave.
new things, even with like noexperience.
(14:35):
I have no background in runninga non profit and yet I have
just, you know, through thepower of Google and YouTube and
talking to other people and freewebinars online.
I mean, I've just been able toput this thing together and try
something new.
So I hope I'm a model for themof doing what you want to do,
even when you don't have thebackground or the experience and
(14:57):
literally are afraid to do it.
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(15:19):
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Otherwise, friends, I will beback in two weeks for another
episode of Heart to.
Hey guys.
Welcome to Heart to Talk thepodcast.
I am the host and creatorTheresa Cesare My intention for
this podcast is to deliver toyou wisdom, inspiration, and
consciousness.
Through solo episodes andconversations amongst insightful
people.
It is my greatest honor to bringto you talks that come from the.
(00:32):
welcome to another empoweringepisode I am thrilled to
introduce my amazing guesttoday, Victoria Hanley.
Victoria is a mom on a mission.
She's the founder and CEO ofTucson family volunteers, an
incredible organization thatfocuses on creating family
volunteer projects.
That are both fun andmeaningful.
(00:55):
Get ready to be inspired byVictoria's story in the amazing
work she is doing to make adifference in the lives of
families and communities.
Welcome Victoria to the show.
Hi, thank you for having me.
This is my first ever podcast.
So this is very exciting.
We have known each other for along time.
To see what you've done and theimpact is just so inspiring.
(01:16):
Tell us about yourself.
So I grew up in Canada, but mymother is from Ohio, so I'm a
dual citizen, of both greatcountries.
I grew up playing golf.
My father was in the golfbusiness, so I love golf.
I don't have the time to playgolf, but someday, someday I'll
get back to it.
and right now, I mean, I'm verybusy focused on, continuing to
(01:39):
create Tucson Family Volunteers,which I say it's like a literal
kitchen table startup because.
I do it out of my kitchen.
and we're always looking for,moms, dads, grandparents,
responsible teens to help us ifyou're interested in helping to
lead one of our projects.
Thank you so much.
And I love that you talked aboutit's just a kitchen startup and
(02:01):
really for anybody listening, weall get inspired by something we
want to see.
So there's that saying, like, ifthere's something you want, It
seems like that's what you didand, here you are, what would
you say were the cornerstonesfor making this happen?
You have to have courage, right?
You just got to like becommitted, but what about for
you?
Because anyone listening, I waslike, gosh, I've always wanted
to do that or I want to startthis.
Do you have any tips for them?
(02:22):
I would just say, just do it.
I I don't consider myself likebravest person who can just put
themselves out there.
But.
I've had to force myself and Ithink every time you do
something that scares you, itbecomes easier the next time and
you get better at it and I thinktap into what you like that,
(02:42):
whether you're getting paid ornot, it's just something you
would do regardless.
So like for me, like I loveputting together a project.
And so all of these littlevolunteer projects, they're just
these fun little projects thatyou get to be super creative and
envision the start to finish andyou, can set up the space and
the project to how you envisionit.
And so that's one of my skills.
(03:03):
And so tapping into that, hasled to what has to the success
of to some family volunteers.
So I would just say, thatexpression, you know, do it
anyway, force yourself as scaryas it is to just do it because
it gets easier, the more you doit.
So that being said, Victoria,tell us all about Tucson family
volunteers.
Well, Tucson Family Volunteersis a family volunteering
(03:27):
organization works with a widevariety of local nonprofits to
develop and create familyfriendly volunteering projects
that are specifically geared forkids ages 5 and up.
What inspired you to createTucson Family Volunteers?
Well, do you know that kids whoare younger than 14 are often
(03:47):
not invited to volunteer in anonprofit.
I didn't know this until a fewyears ago when my oldest
daughter who, she's now 15, butwhen she was about age 10, I was
trying to find places within thecommunity to take her.
Into to volunteer.
And I thought she was at a greatage to start exposing her to the
(04:09):
realities of life and kind ofget her out of her like little
school, home and activitiesbubble.
And so I began calling around toa whole bunch of different
nonprofits here in town.
And I kept coming up against,no, some organizations just
didn't allow families with kids.
Others were only open onweekdays when kids obviously are
in school.
And so I just found all of thenose I was getting.
(04:31):
Super frustrating.
And so I channeled all thatenergy into what has now become
Tucson Family Volunteers and ourwhole goal Having gone through
the experience myself personallyis to take the guesswork out of
finding places to For familieswho want to go out into the
community and volunteer.
So take the guesswork out offinding places for them to go
(04:52):
volunteer with their kids.
And because we work with, youngkids specifically, everything we
do is researched and coordinatedand created.
Specifically for kids ages fivethrough 13 or kind of like
kindergarten through eighthgrade age range, which is sort
of that missing niche and allfamilies have to do is sign up
(05:14):
for a project, show up on theday of and go out and volunteer.
That is so incredible.
So what is your missionultimately?
Well, at the core of everythingwe do is a belief that kids are
never too young to startvolunteering and, kids are
capable of so much more than Ithink we think they are, and so
our approach is super simple, isto make volunteering something
(05:37):
that a child wants to do.
Again and again, and we do thisas I mentioned by creating
projects that are fun as well aslike meaningful and impactful
Like they actually help someonehere in the community and
projects are done as we knowkids have a short attention span
So we try not to do anythinglonger than an hour to maybe 90
minutes.
They're super active So we havedifferent stations that kids can
(06:00):
kind of bounce around to They'reheld on either weekend mornings
or after school and as we'vecome to find out the most
important thing that kids loveis that they get a snack at the
end to take with them.
Oh, I love that too.
I absolutely love this.
Can we talk about what are thebenefits of volunteering
together as a family and whyit's needed to craft next
(06:20):
generation leaders?
Well, we focus.
All of our family volunteeringprojects on the needs within our
own local Tucson community andall of our projects fall into
what we call six cornerstones ofkindness.
So all of our projects focus onhelping people who are unhoused
or experiencing food insecurity.
The environment, communitybeautification, health and well
(06:43):
being, as well as projects thatare designed just specifically
to raise awareness or empathyaround a topic.
So that can look like cleaningup a park or bagging hygiene
items for the unhoused orcreating art kits for new
Americans.
Or one of our, fan favorites iswhere kids and families get into
wheelchairs and they playwheelchair sports alongside
(07:04):
other kids.
Adaptive athletes the reasons tovolunteer are endless.
So whether you're in yourforties like I am, or you're a
four year old child, I mean,there are so many good,
positive, make a difference,make an impact reasons.
However, when it comes to likespecifically family
volunteering, I like to thinkthat it's, that hour that you
all spend together, it's goodsolid quality time that you are
(07:28):
spending together Whether theentire family's there or it's
just mom with the kids orgrandpa's there or the caregiver
So it's positive time spenttogether as we know, as parents,
we're always battling screens.
And so for that hour ish, Imean, you're not texting or
snapping or playing a gamebecause your hands are busy,
writing a card to an isolatedsenior or bagging a kit of, dry
(07:51):
food goods to then be given tosomeone.
So, for that hour or so, youknow, you're spending time
together as a family, you'reworking together.
You're all kind of workingtowards the same common goal.
I like to think that,volunteering helps kids,
especially the more you do it,develop a give back mindset.
And it provides them with asense of purpose outside of,
(08:11):
just like their homeschoolfriends, activities, all the
little things that, areimportant, but you know, Make up
their own little small worldsright now.
So it gets them out of that.
And, when you go to volunteer,possibly driving to a side of
town that you don't drivethrough every day, or you're
interacting and meeting people,that you don't normally interact
with, or you're hearing aboutneeds and causes that you may
(08:33):
not be familiar with.
So just.
It's just a great positive wayto get kids out of what they're
comfortable with.
And, it also gives you, mostimportantly, something to
connect with your kids on.
We all hear about the importanceof, like, having conversations
when you're driving.
And so when you're going to theproject or coming back, it's a
way to, talk about like whatyou're going to do and why is
this project you did todayimportant and who is it helping?
(08:56):
It also gives you a chance toconnect with your kids on like,
what values do they have andwhat, what's important to them.
And I remember there was a momwho participated in one of our
projects, one of our parkcleanup projects.
And she said she had no ideathat like her seven year old
daughter was so passionate.
About like the earth until theyhad participated in, in one of
(09:18):
our projects.
So just as a great way to tapinto what interests your kids so
that you can do more of that.
Our goal ultimately is to craftwhat we are calling like next
generation leaders.
And these are kids that.
You know, we'll see a need who,will work to solve it because
they already have the basicvolunteering skills and then
(09:38):
we'll ultimately put more goodinto the world and the younger
child's exposed to volunteeringand giving back, then that
becomes a habit and those habitsbecome the foundation for our
communities, future leaders andphilanthropists and activists.
And our goal is to makevolunteering accessible to
whoever wants to do it.
Whatever family looks like,anybody can come out and
volunteer.
(09:58):
I love it.
What are ways for listeners toget started on volunteering?
Well, I mean, we try to make itlike super, super simple and
easy for families.
So, the easiest is simply to goto our website.
And sign up for, we offer inperson projects as well as we
offer at home projects thatfamilies can do.
(10:20):
Families, schools, troops, youname it, can do out of, you
know, the comfort of their home.
And, you sign up for a project,you show up on the day of, and
you volunteer.
And we encourage families to geton our newsletter because that's
where we promote our projectsfirst.
And they tend to go really,really fast.
They tend to fill up very fast,which is great.
(10:41):
A good problem and we areworking on, adding more projects
to our calendar.
So more families in Tucson canget out and volunteer.
Volunteering is, no differentthan anything we want to start.
So it's, making it a habit.
So whether you want to do thatonce a month or once a quarter,
or just, a few times a year,maybe around, special holidays.
it's just making it a habit andmaking it fun.
(11:03):
I can speak, to my ownexperience with my own three
kids.
I have had to, incentivize themafterwards with a donut, you
come, you help me, let's do thisthing together and then I'll get
you a donut on the way home.
And I don't think there'sanything wrong with that because
you're connecting.
We're all, we're all spendingtime together.
We're doing something good.
And here's a little treat up, atthe end and it kind of makes it
fun for them.
(11:23):
And they remember that.
I absolutely love that.
Any last mentions or thoughtsabout Tucson family volunteers?
Well, I would just say, speakingas a super busy mom.
I have three kids, they all playdifferent sports.
They all have their owndifferent activities.
My husband travels periodicallyfor his job.
(11:44):
So I completely get.
Feeling like stretched andoverwhelmed.
And, the idea of like having toput like literally one more
thing on your calendar can justfeel like a lot, however,
volunteering, like together withyour kids, it's just a great
way.
And like an hour or so time tojust check so many feel good.
(12:07):
family togetherness boxes andjust like one fell swoop.
I love that.
So we're going to dive into theclosing questions.
Victoria, what is your favoriteaffirmation to help you stay
motivated and inspired?
I have one that I just, I findmyself repeating it.
especially when I get likeoverwhelmed is You know, good
(12:27):
things happen to me.
I'm surrounded by good and ithelps me feel a little bit more
in control in an often out ofcontrol situation or out of
control world.
I love that.
Next question.
What is your favorite quote?
Well, to kind of piggyback offwhat we said earlier, whenever
(12:48):
I'm in a new situation, newsituation that requires courage
and bravery, or just when I'mhaving feelings of doubt or
insecurity.
I think about parts of thatfamous Eddie Roosevelt man in
the arena speech andspecifically there's a section
in this very long speech whereHe says it's not the critic who
counts the credit belongs to theman who is actually in the arena
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Whose face is marred by dust andsweat and blood who strives
valiantly who errs who comes upshort again and again because
there's no effort without errorand shortcoming and And what I
like about this quote that Ithink about often is, again, the
importance of like puttingyourself out there and doing
something regardless of whatothers are going to say about
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you or how scared you're goingto be because you're actually
out there in the arena.
I love that.
It gave me goosebumps.
I and the next question, what isyour favorite book?
Well, I am a super avid reader.
I have always several books onthe go.
It helps that I drive my kidsaround a lot.
So I always am sitting in a car.
However, I love a good likefiction beach read.
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And so right now I, I am aboutto start the new, Annabelle
Monaghan book called SummerRomance, and I've loved all of
her other books so far, so I'mreally excited to dive into that
book.
It's perfect because it's summertoo.
Yes.
And the last question, what doyou want to be known for?
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Well, I, I hope, I'm hoping,hopeful that my kids will think
of me and remember me as being agood and decent mom.
however, I, and I also hope thatthey, will see me and remember
me as a model, for beingunafraid and for trying to be
brave.
new things, even with like noexperience.
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I have no background in runninga non profit and yet I have
just, you know, through thepower of Google and YouTube and
talking to other people and freewebinars online.
I mean, I've just been able toput this thing together and try
something new.
So I hope I'm a model for themof doing what you want to do,
even when you don't have thebackground or the experience and
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literally are afraid to do it.
Thank you so much for tuninginto this episode.
Please download, rate,subscribe, and share this
podcast.
Also, be sure to visit mytheresacesare.com to check out
my inspirational merch, connectto my social accounts, and much
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more may you continue to befilled with wisdom, inspiration,
and consciousness.
Otherwise, friends, I will beback in two weeks for another
episode of Heart to.
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