Hi! I'm Stephanie! I'm passionate about building impactful partnerships, enabling businesses to grow, and making sure the social impact community thrives. With over a decade of consistently generating seven and eight figure annual revenue for companies, I understand what it takes to drive success.

Over the last 15 years working with non-profit, government and for profit businesses, I've developed a unique process for building community and generating revenue through a partnership growth mindset. I've been fortunate to develop programs and partnerships that have touched lives across the globe, from India to the United States and beyond. I've created thousands of ecosystems and opportunities that unite governments, educators, employers, and donors to make tangible change.

I believe that together we can achieve great things and am committed to paving the way for a more inclusive, impactful future.

Stephanie Wilson

This weekend I’m spending time at the ISET National Gathering, and I want to name how meaningful it is to be here.

Being in this space is a reminder that workforce development is not just about programs, funding, or outcomes on paper. It’s about people, place, and self-determination. Indigenous communities have been doing this work for generations, building pathways rooted in culture, community knowledge, and lived experience.

What stands out most is the care and intentionality behind the conversations. 

Listening comes first. 
Relationships come before solutions. 
Progress is measured not just by numbers, but by trust, relevance, and long-term impact.

I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn, to listen, and to be present in a space led by Indigenous voices and priorities. 

Moments like this quietly reshape how you think about the work and how you show up when you return home.

#ISETNationalGathering #ISETGathering2026 #Indigenous #WorkforceDevelopment #Community

Thanks to Jelly Academy for organizing such a collaborative space and to Digital Moment | Moment numérique for the opportunity.

Cross-Sector Growth Strategist | $100M+ in Government & Partner Funding Secured | Nonprofit • Tech • Education • SaaS | Founder – The Uplift Collective

The last five days have been full.

Full in the sense of listening carefully, asking questions, and sitting in rooms where people are genuinely trying to figure out how we do this work better.

Across different events, sectors, and conversations, the thread has been consistent.

How do we build systems that actually serve people, not just programs?

How do we prepare for the future of work without losing sight of the humans navigating it right now?

How do we move past performative solutions and into ones that are grounded, inclusive, and durable?

There’s also a reality I’m hearing more clearly now than ever.

Funding is tight. Budgets have been cut. Teams that once sent three or four people to conferences are now sending one. Many are attending virtually, not by choice, but by necessity.

I’m genuinely grateful to conferences and organizers who make that possible. Access matters. So does recognizing that for many organizations, showing up at all right now takes intention and sacrifice.

What that’s changed is the weight of being in the room.

More people are carrying insights back to their teams. 

More responsibility to listen well, synthesize, and translate what matters into action. Fewer spectators. More stewards.

The conversations I’ve been part of haven’t been about trends for the sake of trends. They’ve been about tradeoffs. Priorities. What we protect when resources are constrained.

Spending this time with practitioners, funders, educators, Indigenous leaders, and workforce builders has been a reminder of why this work matters to me.

Not because the answers are easy.

But because when conditions are tight, clarity matters even more.

It was so great to reconnect, meet new people and learn from so many amazing individuals! Until next time friends!
Wendy Baker Darian Kovacs ♾️ Allain Lauzon Mary Stack, BA, CPHR Jasmeen Sidhu, Ph.D. Allan Govender Virginia Gluska Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia Eleanor Hawkins Nausheen Ali Fatima Saadeddine, MBA,PMP,CHRP,ESPT  Jade (Jadelyn) Psutka Allison Bear BComm Barbara Wilson,🍁CCDP® Lisa Stephenson-MBA, CRSP Kelly Johnson

It was unfortunate that so many people had travel cancelled so they couldn't attend after all - I see you!

#Cannexus2026 #ISETGathering2026 #Community #NonProfit #EmploymentServices #Indigenous #Learning

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The Uplift Collective

https://www.upliftcollective.ca/the-partnership-blueprint-five-proven-steps-for-forging-successful-partnerships

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I grew up in a small town in rural eastern Ontario.

When I finished high school, I had no idea what I wanted to be. I just knew one thing very clearly. I did not like school the way it was structured. Sitting still. Being talked at. Memorizing instead of doing.

So I took a year off after high school to try to find my way.

It felt uncomfortable. Most of my friends knew exactly what they wanted to do. Everyone was heading off to university. I felt behind. A little lost. Like I had missed some memo everyone else received.

After that year, I still did not know what I wanted to be “when I grew up.” But I did know I needed some form of post secondary education. I needed skills. I needed momentum.

I chose college and enrolled in executive administration.

It was hands on. Practical. I learned a lot. I worked three jobs to cover rent and school. I learned how to manage money because I had to. Those years shaped my work ethic and my sense of responsibility in ways I still carry with me.

After graduating, I got a job working for a municipal councillor. What started as a role turned into six formative years. It exposed me to government, policy, community, and how decisions actually get made. That path eventually led me into the nonprofit world, where I found my purpose. That part of the story is for another day.

For a long time, I was embarrassed to say I did not have a university degree.

I was screened out of jobs automatically because it was mandatory. I questioned myself more times than I can count.

Do I regret not going to university?

Yes and no.

No, because I do not think I would have thrived there at that point in my life.

Yes, because there were real opportunities I never got access to because I did not have that piece of paper.

Both things can be true.

I am sharing this because I see so many people feeling pressure to follow a single definition of success. A single path. A single timeline.

Education matters. Credentials matter. But lived experience matters too.

Learning by doing counts. Working your way through school counts. Taking a longer or different route counts.

There is no one right way to build a career.

Chart your own path. Pay attention to what energizes you, not just what looks good on paper. 

Choose the pathway that works for how you learn, how you move, and who you are becoming.

#CareerPath #Employment #FindYourOwnPath #NonProfit #Education

Photo is me from 2008, still trying to figure things out.

We have a beautiful owl that lives in the trees near our driveway. Usually across the way. Easy to admire from a distance.

Last night, I went out to grab wood for the stove before bed and nearly jumped out of my skin. 

He was sitting right on the front porch railing. Completely still. Just watching. Probably hunting. Definitely unbothered by me.

I froze. Slowly backed into the house. Turned off the lights.

Then I stood in the dining room, in the dark, and watched him for a while.
No noise. 

Just this quiet, unexpected moment of sharing space with something wild and calm and entirely unconcerned with my plans for the evening.

It was incredible.

Sometimes the best moments are the ones that do not mean anything more than exactly what they are.

#Wildlife #NotAPhotographer #CountryLife 

Alyx Parks and Stephanie Martin - I thought of both of you immediately after it happened.

Some of the most valuable parts of my work live in the things I no longer consciously think about.

After years of building, reviewing, defending, and negotiating government budgets, so much of what I do has become instinctive. 

You stop noticing the hundreds of small decisions you make because you have internalized how funders think, where flexibility actually lives, and which details quietly matter most.

Recently, I had the chance to sit with that experience and write it all down. 

Not the big frameworks or the obvious rules, but the small things you only learn by doing the work. 

The wording choices that reduce scrutiny. 

The assumptions that do not need to be over engineered. 

The places where people think they are locked in, but are not.

There was something unexpectedly grounding about translating years of lived experience into something clear and usable for a client. 

Not to impress. 
Not to overcomplicate. 
Just to make the work easier and less stressful for the people doing it.

This kind of work reminds me why I enjoy what I do. 

Helping smart teams feel more confident, more capable, and less constrained by rules that often feel heavier than they actually are.

If you have ever felt weighed down by process or rules that seemed immovable, I promise there is often more room to breathe than it appears.

#BudgetDevelopment #ProposalDevelopment #NonProfit #GovernmentFunding

One thing I think everyone should try at least once is learning someone else’s job.

Not the polished version. The real, day to day work. The setup. The decisions no one talks about. The small things that keep everything moving quietly in the background.

When you work in teams, so much of that effort becomes invisible. Systems run. Tools connect. Processes exist. You rarely stop to think about how much experience and judgment it takes to make things feel that seamless.

Until those people are not there.

And you have to do one small piece yourself.

You realize how many choices live inside what once looked simple.

Lately, I am spending an absurd amount of time learning tools.
Not the exciting kind. The tiny, fiddly ones. Payment systems. Tool connections. Settings I did not even know existed.

Learning to do something you have never done before, or something that was always someone else’s role, builds more than skills.

It builds appreciation.

It changes how you show up the next time.

#ProfessionalDevelopment #GrowthMindset #Entrepreneurship

I really hate getting a no.

Not because I expect everything to work out, but because I put a lot into the work. Time. Thought. Energy. And more than that, belief. I care deeply about what I do and about the teams and ideas behind every proposal. That makes the no’s land harder than people realize.

Early on, I took them personally. Every declined submission felt like a judgment, not just of the work, but of the care behind it. And honestly, I still feel that sometimes. Loving the work makes you more exposed, not less.

What changed over time was not the feeling. It was what I did with it.

I started sitting with the no’s longer. Looking for patterns. Paying attention to what funders questioned, what they ignored, and what clarity actually meant in practice. Every no taught me something I could not have learned any other way.

That learning adds up. Today, more than 40 percent of what I work on gets approved. Not because the no’s stopped hurting, but because I stayed curious instead of shutting down.

Lately, there have been a lot of yes’s for clients. And I feel genuinely excited for them every single time. 

I also know the no’s will come again. They always do.

When they do, I will feel them. And then I will learn from them.

Because caring about the work is not a weakness. It is the reason the yes’s mean so much when they arrive.

#GovernmentFunding #BusinessDevelopment #ProposalDevelopment

I’ve learned that authenticity isn’t about having a fixed identity. It’s about staying honest as things shift.

I have spent years being the reliable one. 

The person who could hold a lot, absorb uncertainty, and keep moving anyway.

That works. Until it does not.

Because eventually you realize how much energy it takes to live up to a version of yourself that was built for other people’s expectations.

Letting go of who you think you are supposed to be does not mean losing drive or ambition. It means releasing the pressure to look a certain way while you are building something real.

Authenticity is not a reveal or a brand decision.

It is a daily choice to show up aligned, even when that alignment keeps evolving.

And that choice changes everything.

#BeTrueToYourself #Authenticity #Leadership #NonProfit #StartUp

One of the best parts of a panel on AI and the next generation at the AI Policy Conference yesterday was that it did not try to wrap anything up neatly.
Instead, it named the complexity.

AI is already embedded in education, work, and daily life. Young people are forming relationships with systems that shape how they think, learn, and see themselves. Institutions are trying to respond in real time, often without data, shared frameworks, or room to pause.

At the same time, many of the loudest predictions about jobs and disruption have not fully materialized. Change is happening, but unevenly. Slowly in some places. Abruptly in others.

What emerged was a quieter but more useful set of questions.

How do we equip young people to be creators, not just users?

How do we protect without pretending we can stop what is already here?

How do we build literacy, judgment, and human skills that remain valuable no matter how tools evolve?

There was no single answer, and that felt right.

This is long-term work. It requires humility, collaboration across disciplines, and a willingness to sit with uncertainty without defaulting to fear or hype.

If there was a through-line, it was this: the future will be shaped less by the tools themselves and more by how thoughtfully we choose to integrate them.

Panel participants:
Justin Hendrix, Tech Policy Press
Shingai Manjengwa, Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
Namir Anani, P.Eng., ICTC-CTIC
Laurent Charlin, Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
André Côté, The Dais at Toronto Metropolitan University 

Thankful to Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute for access to the AI Policy Conference and for putting together such a great event!

#AIPolicy #YouthAndAI #Talent #GovernmentofCanada

Creativity is my word for 2026.

Creativity in how I approach work, rest, and everything in between.

Creative problem solving.
Creative contracting.
Creative time off.
Creative experiences.

Creativity is what lets you ask better questions instead of accepting the default answer. It is how you find options where others see constraints. It is how you design work and life in ways that actually fit.

In 2026, the only box is that there is no box.

More room to experiment.

More permission to rethink how things are done.

More trust in the idea that there is almost always another way.

Here is to a year of curiosity, flexibility, and building something that feels as good as it works.

#Focus #GrowthMindset #HeresTo2026

I never thought I would be an entrepreneur.

In fact, quite the opposite. I was convinced I did not have the “it” that founders and leaders are supposed to have. 

I wanted stability. The person who imagined working for others my whole life and being perfectly content doing that.

And for a long time, that made sense.

What I did not realize then is that entrepreneurship does not always look like taking big risks. Sometimes it looks like taking responsibility. For your values. For your time. For the kind of work you want to put into the world.

I did not wake up one day wanting to start something of my own. I arrived here slowly, through experience, through necessity, and through a growing understanding of what I needed in order to feel grounded and aligned.

Entrepreneurship was not a goal. It was a response.

And maybe that is the part we do not talk about enough. Not everyone sets out to build something. 

Some of us end up here because staying the same stopped being an option.

Did you ever picture yourself doing what you are doing now?

#Entrepreneuship #CareerFocus

Woke up to a weirdly satisfying thing this morning.

I’ve had a watch since July that tracks something called body battery. 

I’ve seen it end the day at five more times than I’d like to admit.

Today I woke up at one hundred. First time ever.

That’s it. That’s the post.

#WeekendVibes #QuietWins #SlowDown

READ THE QUOTE IN THE IMAGE!

Now read it again!

Who. You. TRULY. Are

NOT the version that feels easiest to explain.

NOT the version that keeps everyone comfortable.

NOT the version that fits neatly into a role you learned to play well.

Being yourself is not about being loud or visible all the time.
It is about being honest. With your values. With your limits. With what actually matters to you now, not who you were five years ago.

I have learned that the more energy you spend trying to meet expectations that are not yours, the dimmer everything feels. The work. The relationships. Even the wins.

The moments where things start to open up again usually come from a small shift. 

Saying no when you would normally say yes. Choosing alignment over approval. 

Letting yourself evolve without needing to justify it.

Your light is not something you manufacture.
It is something that shows up naturally when you stop hiding parts of yourself to fit the room.

And the right rooms do not require you to dim it in the first place.

#BeYourself #BeAuthentic #ISeeYou #Leadership #Teamwork #BetterTogether

One thing I keep coming back to in conversations lately is timing.

A lot of organizations are doing the right work. Strong ideas. Capable teams. Real demand. And still, things are not moving the way they expected.

Not because they are doing something wrong.

Because the system itself is in motion.

Calls are delayed or quietly reworked.
Programs get folded into other initiatives.
Priorities shift before anything ever reaches a public intake.

From the outside, it can feel confusing. Like you misread the landscape or missed a signal. In reality, the rules are still being rewritten.

This is where patience becomes strategic.

Not passive patience. Active patience. The kind where you keep preparing, strengthening, and paying attention while resisting the urge to force momentum.

A lot of the work right now is helping teams sit with that uncertainty without spiraling. Adjusting plans without abandoning them. Staying ready without trying to rush a system that is not ready yet.

Sometimes the smartest move is not to push harder, but to hold steady until the timing catches up to the work.

#FundingStrategy #GovernmentFunding #NonprofitLeadership
 #StrategicPlanning #SystemsThinking

Join an upcoming FREE workshops to better prepare for what's coming!  https://lnkd.in/e_KQt4jg

Stop beating yourself up!!!

Don’t think you do that?
Here’s what it actually looks like in real life:
- Replaying a conversation on the drive home.
- Second-guessing a decision you already made with the information you had.
 - Assuming a mistake says something about who you are, not just what happened.
 - Feeling like you should have known better, been faster, clearer, stronger.

Sound familiar?

We’ve been taught that self-criticism equals accountability.
That if we’re hard on ourselves, we’ll improve faster.
That pressure produces excellence.

But more often, it just produces exhaustion.

Beating yourself up usually shows up when expectations are high, outcomes are uncertain, and you’re carrying more responsibility than anyone sees.

It’s a signal.
The problem is that self-criticism rarely makes us better.
It just makes us smaller.

So how do you stop when you catch yourself doing it?

1️⃣  Name what’s actually happening.
 Instead of “I screwed this up,” try “This didn’t go the way I hoped.”
 Facts calm the nervous system. Stories inflame it.

2️⃣ Separate intent from outcome.
You can have good intentions and imperfect results at the same time.
Both can be true. Only one needs fixing.

3️⃣  Ask one forward-looking question.
Not “What’s wrong with me?”
But “What’s the next small adjustment I’d make if this came up again?”
That’s it. No spiral required.

If you’re trying to be a good person and you try to do the right thing, that's all that matters.

Growth doesn’t require punishment.

It requires honesty, rest, and the willingness to keep going.

And if you’re reading this thinking, “This sounds like me” then it probably is.
You’re not alone, and you’re not doing it wrong.
Be a little kinder to yourself today.

#BeKind #PersonalGrowth #FallingNotFailing #SelfImprovement #Leadership #Teamwork

You may not control the events that happen to you
 but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

That choice is one I see leaders, founders, and builders struggle with more than almost anything else.

Because a setback can quietly turn into a story about who you are.
A hard moment can shrink your confidence if you let it.
One decision, one missed opportunity, one tough season can start to feel permanent.

But it isn’t.

You’re allowed to be impacted without being defined.

You can acknowledge what hurt without letting it harden you.

You can learn from something without carrying it as proof that you’re not enough.

Resilience isn’t pretending things didn’t affect you.

It’s choosing not to let them take more than they already have.

If you’re in the middle of something heavy right now, this is your reminder

You’re still standing.
You’re still growing.

And YOU get to decide what this chapter means next.

#NonProfit #Leadership #StartUp #GrowthMindset #Resilience #NonProfitLeadership

I watched a video and could not stop thinking about how early we learn to edit ourselves.

Kids start out loud, curious, unapologetic. They ask strange questions. They take up space. They are fully themselves without checking the room first. And then, slowly, they learn when to quiet down. When to blend in. When to stop standing out.

What stayed with me is how familiar that feels in the professional world.

At some point, many of us learn the same lesson.

Tone it down.

Stick to the playbook.

Do not be the odd one out.

Over time, that sparkle does not disappear. It just gets managed. Contained. Brought out only when it feels safe or appropriate.

And yet, the work that actually moves things forward is almost always shaped by people who think differently. 

The ones who question defaults. 

The ones who see patterns others miss. 

The ones willing to sound a little strange before they sound right.

If you have ever felt yourself shrinking to fit a role, a title, or an industry norm, consider this a reminder. 

That part of you is still there. It has just been waiting for space.

BRING BACK THE SPARKLE!!

Step off the well worn path.

Nothing meaningful has ever been built by people who only followed the herd.

https://lnkd.in/emWvkws2 
His Youtube Channel to give him a follow: https://lnkd.in/ehb-AESd [I couldn't find the above video on the channel]

#BringBackTheSparkle #BeYourself #BeAuthentic

If you have ever hit a word limit halfway through answering a funder’s question, this is for you.

One of the hardest parts of writing proposals is answering every part of a funder’s question while staying inside a tight word or character limit.

Especially when appendices or extra attachments are not allowed.

You cannot skip components. You also cannot explain everything.

So when space is tight, here is a rule that helps.

Every sentence must do more than one job. Ideally three.

A strong sentence should:

 1 describe what you are actually going to do

 2 signal eligibility and alignment to the funder’s priorities

 3 imply milestones, outcomes, or credibility

If a sentence only does one of those things, it is a candidate for removal or compression.

This is how you stay compliant and persuasive without running out of room.

It is not about writing less.

It is about making every sentence work harder.

If you have ever hit a word limit and wondered what to cut, start here.

#ProposalDevelopment #GovernmentFunding #NonProfit #Charity

Growth is what you do with what happens.

That is how better decisions get made over time.

#WednesdayWisdom #GrowthMindset

One thing I wish more people understood about funded projects is how messy they usually are behind the scenes.

From the outside, a successful contribution agreement looks clean.

A defined plan. 
A neat timeline. 

It gives the impression that everything is stable and predictable.

That is almost NEVER the case.

Most funded projects are delivered while markets are shifting. 
Project timelines wobble. 
Plans get pulled forward or pushed back. 
Teams make trade offs in real time, often without the luxury of perfect information.

What funders are really assessing in those moments is not whether risk exists. It is how it is understood and managed.

Strong applications and delivery organizations are not the ones pretending everything is fine. 

They are the ones that show judgment.
An ability to adapt without overreacting. 
A plan that can flex while still holding together.

There is a skill in knowing what to surface and what to hold steady. 
In demonstrating resilience without amplifying uncertainty. 
In showing that the work will continue even when conditions are not ideal.

Funding success is rarely about having a flawless story.
It is about proving you can keep moving when the story changes.

#Resilience #NonProfit #GrowthMindset #StartUp #GovernmentFunding

Professional Speaker, Wealth Management Founder, Generosity Consultant, Impactmaker

Generosity is a mindset, not an event.

- Bob DePasquale

Thriving organizations implement cultures of generosity that attract the best talent and the most loyal customers.  It's good business!

High-generosity people are 23% more likely to be satisfied with their lives overall!

*The Accent, 2019

Being generous makes everyone’s life better.  It doesn’t matter if you are the giver, the receiver, or just an on-looker.   

Bob learned this lesson at a very young age.  In fact, if it wasn’t for some generous acts, Bob likely wouldn’t be here today.  He has dedicated his life to empowering mission-driven organizations to build cultures of generosity that are made up of fulfilled employees and satisfied customers.

The Generosity Guy has worked professionally and in volunteer roles for 23 years, in three different countries, and in 17 states.

When Bob was given a cancer diagnosis and experienced the tragic events of 9/11 in New York City,  he thought not only his life over, but everyone else’s too.  He went from feeling like an invincible 18-year-old to an unworthy victim of life.  

What happened in the months and years following was truly miraculous - or was it generous?  The acts of generosity he experienced saved his life.  

Bob’s story is unique but his perspective resonates with anyone who wants to enjoy the work they do, give to others, and make a positive impact in the world.

Bob DePasquale, CFP®CAP® "The Generosity Guy" 😃

Don't motivate people with perks!
Unless you're hoping for this👇🏼

𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘢𝘪𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬


𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺

Everyone has a different set of gifts and skills.

Anytime time you give incentive to one thing,
you're going to favor those who do it well.

👉🏼Seems obvious.

👉🏼Plays out in a not-so-obvious way.


𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺

The big problem with favoritism is not that you:

♦️miss opportunities.
♦️like someone more.
♦️want a specific thing done.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭.

The 𝘣𝘪𝘨 problem is you demote others in the process.


𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

I'm all for celebrating performance.

But it should be performance (effort) in a given role - not results...

...based on a single metric.

...and motivated by a perk (like a bonus).


𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲...

Have to hand it to the guys in the video...
...they're doing their best 🕺

🤣Let's hope they're better salesmen than dancers.





𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲?




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Bob DePasquale, CFP®CAP®

Keynote Speaker | Helping growth-oriented organizations attract top talent and the most loyal customers

Some people think culture changes when leadership “announces” it.

But it can start where it’s least expected: one person who actually feels joyful and effective in their work.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴.

When one person on a team feels good about what they’re doing and their ability to contribute, everyone around them feels it.

➡ They show up differently.
➡ They encourage differently.
➡ They carry meetings differently.


𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻.

💡 Two people on that team living and working generously.

🔄 Then three.

🔊 Now the others have multiple sources of encouragement and confidence.

Studies on workplace behavior show that emotions and habits spread socially:

People tend to mirror the mood, energy, and behaviors of those around them, especially visible peers & leaders.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 “𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯” 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨.

This is why generosity is good business.


𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁.

The question is:

How do you make that mindset shift and build the generous culture you actually desire?

👉🏼One that helps your organization grow and helps your people enjoy the work.

That’s exactly what my free “Feeling Generous” email course is designed to do.

Seven short lessons.

Seven ways generosity helps you be more joyful in your work, more joyful with your family, and more fulfilled in your everyday life.

Because when you feel generous, you exude that generous feeling.
And it grows on the people around you.


𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀?





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Everyone wants to win.
But losers only have wins to celebrate.

If you don’t know how you won, you can’t build a culture that wins on purpose.


𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀.

➡ Deals closed
➡Numbers hit
➡Scoreboard


𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺?

Sometimes people get great results because uncontrollable things break their way.

🚩It’s like winning the lottery.

Everyone has a chance.
Eventually someone wins.

But do they really “deserve” the credit for a system they can’t repeat?

On the flip side, there are also times when you do everything right…

call the perfect play…
execute it perfectly…

…and still lose.


𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀

That’s why great cultures focus on day-to-day habits, not just highlight-reel results.

The simple, repeatable actions are what should be:

🔍 Evaluated.

🗣️ Talked about.

🙌 Recognized and celebrated.


𝗚𝗼 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲.

If your top salesperson doubles their income with the biggest deal of the year, that’s awesome.

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦:

Was it a 10-year customer relationship?

How many check-ins, follow-ups, and value-add touches did it take?

What disciplines were at work behind the scenes?

What we should be most proud of are the small, generous, behaviors people practice every day.

𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵.


𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀?

My free “Feeling Generous” email course walks through seven lessons to help you:

↗️Be more joyful in your work.

↗️Be more joyful with your family.

↗️Live a healthier, more enjoyable, more fulfilling life.


𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲?





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Your not going to believe me but...


𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀.

They miss something key:

They don't just learn from you.

You have to learn from 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 too.

This will make the most of the relationship.


𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀?

➡ In meetings 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 them
➡ In meetings 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 them
➡ When they tell you what they want

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥.


𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀.

You don't need to be an expert.

➡ Feed it customer feedback, survey data, support tickets
➡ Find what customers appreciate, enjoy, and need most
➡ Find what they dislike the most

𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵 (𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦) 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴.


𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱.

When you know what customers truly need, you can be generous with:

➡ Better products
➡ Smarter solutions
➡ Anticipated support

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦.

It's where you anticipate needs based on learning more about people.


𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄?





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If you think your job is to outshine your coworkers, you’ve already capped your career.”

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 the moment you feel like you have to “take down” the person in the cubicle next to you.

Now you’re not focused on actually 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 better.

👎🏼You’re focused on trying to 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 better.


𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘃𝘀. 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹

One of my favorite ideas (inspired by 𝚃̲𝚑̲𝚎̲ ̲𝙿̲𝚜̲𝚢̲𝚌̲𝚑̲𝚘̲𝚕̲𝚘̲𝚐̲𝚢̲ ̲𝚘̲𝚏̲ ̲𝙼̲𝚘̲𝚗̲𝚎̲𝚢̲ by Morgan Housel) is this:

There’s a huge gap between actually being something and doing things to look like it.

Want a Bentley, a massive house, and to spend money like your rich?

𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.

These will:

📈 Investing in the right places.

💾 Saving more than you spend.

💸 Being frugal instead of flashy.

🧠 Being intelligent with your money.


𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

Trying to “look” more capable than your teammates leads to:

🤦🏼Undermining others.
🤦🏼Hoarding information.
🤦🏼Playing for credit instead of outcomes.


𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲:

🙋🏼Sharing what you know.

🙋🏼Helping teammates succeed.

🙋🏼Playing for a team win, not just your highlight reel.

That’s generous culture. It’s what people remember and reward over time.


𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹?




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If you think humility in leadership means backing away from responsibility, you’re getting humility backwards.

Most people miss this fact:

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.

𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁:

➡ Passing everything off to other people.
➡ Thinking “I hired you for a reason, you do it”.
➡ Pretending you don’t know what you’re doing.
➡ Over-delegating just to avoid owning decisions.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺.

⛔That’s avoidance dressed up as trust.


𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁.

➡ You’re tuned in to the people you work with.
➡ You don’t need to micromanage every move.
➡ You don’t jump on their tasks or ideas all the time.
➡ You confidently share your perspective and support.

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 “𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳” 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦.


𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆.

➡ Share a story that helps the team.
➡ Add an insight or lesson from experience.
➡ Give a resource, a connection, or encouragement.

👉🏼Just make the team better.


𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲.

If you want to build that mindset, my free “Feeling Generous” email course can help you:

➡ Be more joyful in your work.
➡ Be more joyful with your family.
➡ Live a healthier, more enjoyable, more fulfilling life.


𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆?



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If your team “values generosity” but fights over every leaderboard, you don’t have a culture, you have a PR campaign.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿.

𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 “𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘯.”

🗣️But slogans only go so far.

🫰🏼Talk is cheap.  

🪙Action is an investment.


𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳:

👉🏼“What are the actual systems we have?”

👉🏼"Do we talk about generosity and giving all the time?"

👉🏼"Or is there a real ratio of talking… to actually doing?"

👉🏼"Do we say we want to help each other while fighting over the leaderboard and the latest sales contest?"

👏🏼"Or do we talk about helping each other
while we’re actually doing it?"

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦.


𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵.

You want to compete 𝘧𝘰𝘳 each other.

👏🏼That’s what a generous culture looks like.


𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀

If you want help closing the gap between what you say and what you actually do, my free “Feeling Generous” email course will walk you through it.

7 lessons on how generosity helps you:

♦️Be more joyful in your work.

♦️Be more joyful with your family.

♦️Live a healthier, more enjoyable, more fulfilling life.


𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱...𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁?





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