Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:26 — 27.9MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Feel Life, Don’t Just Live it, Like Kanani Briggs
Quote of the Day: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be?”—MaryAnn Williamson
Guest of the Day: Kanani Briggs is from New Jersey, she is a wife, mom of two, Arbonne consultant, and volunteer at Mission of Hope Haiti.
Passion: Philanthropy, fundraising, and non-charity work is Kanani’s passion.
Challenges: “…my main challenge was, because I’ve always wanted to be involved on a big scale, a big, global scale like this, with a service project like this, but what held me back for many years is just, ‘How can I fit this in? How can I do this? How can I connect with the right organization and all these things?’ And I decided, though, that while I may not be able to get on a plane and go to Africa or Rwanda or Haiti, what I could do, is start at home. And start looking at organizations that do the kind of work that does inspire me and fulfill me. And get more information. And get involved, because I find that even if you get involved, even if you can’t commit, you don’t have a whole lot of time, you don’t have any money. If you get involved with an organization that inspires you, that you just feel so great about the work they’re doing, you actually get more out of it than you’re giving.”
Learned About Self: “I’ve always had a heart to serve others. And I moved away from it for a while…in my corporate years and it, kind of, just got, kind of, pushed to the back, the back burner. And I, you know, did all the things, climbed the corporate ladder, and did all the things that I was… supposed to do. And my true passion was kind of pushed aside, and what I’ve learned is that there’s no better feeling in the world than living your passion. And even if it’s just for those three days while I was in Haiti when I was fully immersed in my passion, there’s nothing that can replace that feeling. No raise that I got, no promotion that I got, no accolade I got felt the same as truly doing what I felt I was called to do.”
Suggested Resources:
- Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDUNN
- MOHH.org (Mission of Hope Haiti)
To bring serving others into your life…
Envision: Find the feeling that makes you feel this joy, acknowledge it, and seek out other opportunities that create this feeling for you in your life. Identify what it is that fulfills you in this way.
Explore: Find local opportunities: charities, churches, schools.
Execute: You need to sign up or attend a meeting or find ways to raise funds – “Do the thing.” Kanani says, stop thinking about doing it and start doing it. Look for friends who are doing something with which you would like to get involved.
Advice to Listeners: “…for me, it’s service, and that might not be everyone else’s passion, but you know, whatever it is I do believe that we were put on this earth to do more than just take care of ourselves. And, so I think, if you feel called in that direction, and you feel nudged in that direction, I think you should, you should really act on it. You should just look for ways to get more involved and you’ll never look back, and you’ll never be sorry that you did. You’ll be so grateful that you did. So, my closing advice would just be, if you’re feeling nudged at all, in any direction, you probably also have something in your mind that makes you feel that way, and just act on it.”
Motivational Go-Do!
Make a list of five things on the service front that bring you joy and act on it!
How Motivate Me! Ultimate Support System can rally around Kanani Briggs:
Website: www.kananibriggs.arbonne.com
Facebook: Kanani Briggs
And, as always, on the Facebook page: Motivate Me! Ultimate Support System
CLICK HERE to listen to Kanani’s interview.
If you enjoyed, a review on iTunes and Stitcher would be much appreciated!