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This week, we talked about food and community on the Go Eat GoalChat with Elaine Hall, Kat Neff, and Jessie-Sierra Ross. Elaine is a speaker, advocate, and founder of The Miracle Project; Kat is senior publicist and media relations at Llewellyn Worldwide; and Jessie-Sierra Ross is author of “Seasons Around the Table” and founder of StraighttotheHipsBaby.com.
Food has a way of bringing people together. It creates connections, builds community, and gives us opportunities to show kindness
What Makes Food the Universal Language
- Jessie: It’s about celebration – we survived. It’s fundamental.
- Elaine: We all need to eat. In different countries, even when you don’t speak the same language, you come to the table, connect over food and share experiences and joy
- Kat: Family traditions
Ways to Create Community
- Jessie: Start inviting people over, expand your circle
- Kat: Create things together, and share them For example, on May Day the tradition is to create leis together
- Elaine: Ask people how you can support them
Go Eat #GoalChatLive
Goals
- Elaine: Smile to yourself. There’s a meditation where you let yourself smile – it helps how you approach everything
- Jessie-Sierra: Do unto others … Be the person you needed for other people, take the opportunity to offer help
- Kat: Don’t miss an opportunity to be kind; be gentle to those around you
Final Thoughts
- Kat: Goal is not a dirty word, you need to embrace goals to create the life you want
- Jessie-Sierra: Be fearless in extending an arm to the ones before you and behind you
- Elaine: Start with a vision and make sure that vision is aligned with your heart and soul. Celebrate everything along the way
Throughout the Mid-Year Celebration, I am featuring achievers – including Elaine, Kat, and Jessie-Sierra – who shared tips in my book, 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting.
Links
- Learn more about Elaine Hall and The Miracle Project, Kat Neff, and Jessie-Sierra Ross
- Connect with Debra Eckerling, Heather Eck, Holly Homer, and Jeff Pulver on LinkedIn
- Subscribe to GoalChat, Taste Buds with Deb, the Book Proposal Podcast, and the MPN Meta Marketing Show on the Marketing Podcast Network
- Join the Taste Buds with Deb and Write On Online Facebook Communities
- Learn more about TheBookProposalExpert.com
- Get your copy of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals
- Order 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting
- Sign up for Deb’s Goals Mixer on August 18
How do you create community? Please share in the comments.
Next Week
On August 3, we are wrapping up our Just Go celebration. the topic is Go Be Awesome! Join us at at 4pm PT, for #GoalChatLive.
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