What is Courage? Three Oaklanders share their perspectives on what takes courage in their lives.
Mama J discusses the courage in activating their cultural superpower to examine white-dominant narratives and relationships. Margaux Joffe shares her personal story of the courage needed to break stigmas about ADHD. Mayowa Tomori questions what courage is - and how we become more engaged citizens and friends when we have the courage to ask.
About the speaker
This April we featured three incredible speakers as part of our series on COURAGE and Audience Takes The Stage. Jillian Roth, Margaux Joffe, and Mayowa Tomori all shared their personal takes on what it meant to show courage.
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Questions are the first step to living a better story.
Questions are powerful: they can completely shift the direction of a conversation, shift the energy in a room, and transform our understanding of the world.
Observers don't change the world: participants and question-askers change the world.
Create a powerful story about yourself, your mission, and your truth. When you have a powerful story and mission that's bigger than yourself, it's a lot easier to do something that scares you because you're working towards a vision you want to create in the world.
What is one thing in your life that you're covering?
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