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Chris Peterson
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Wednesday Workshop: Motivation To Succeed
This was the last call in our series about the SMART (specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and time-driven) framework for defining and achieving our financial goals. We talked about how time can be used to motivate us to succeed, or can be used to make our goals more realistic. We also discussed how social anxiety and…
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Penny Forward Launches Innovative Online Credit Course For The Blind
Minneapolis, MN ā At a time of rising interest rates and economic uncertainty for millions of Americans, a Minnesota-based non-profit corporation, Penny Forward Inc, has expanded their innovative online financial education platform to include a brand-new online course designed to provide an introduction to credit reports to more than seven million Americans who are blind…
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Podcast: The Fear Factor
Does fear hold you back? When opportunities come up throughout our lives we donāt always take them because weāre afraid. Whether weāre afraid of failure, or afraid of success, that fear can hold us back from achieving our highest potential. This week, 2022 American Council Of The Blind JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellow Byron Lee returns…
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Wednesday Workshop: Achieving Our Goals
This was the third call focusing on the SMART (specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, time-driven) framework for defining and achieving our financial goals. This we focused on actions we can take to get started, keep going, and cross the finish line to achieve our goals. Next week weāll be discussing why we believe our goals are…
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Podcast: Where No Blind Actor Has Gone Before Part 2
This weekās guest is Star Trekās first blind actor, Bruce Horak. Ā Bruce is originally from Calgary, Alberta where he trained in theatre and Improvisation. Horak lost over 90% of his eyesight to Retinoblastoma, a childhood cancer.Ā He has worked for over 25 years as an actor, writer, musician, composer, and painter, often creating work which…
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Wednesday Workshop: Wrestling With What-Ifs
This week we followed up on some concerns brought up on last weekās call about wrestling with āwhat-ifsā and introduced the āSMARTā framework for defining goals. Each member defined a goal and we spent a short time finding a way to make it more specific. Next week weāll be talking about how to define measurements…
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Podcast: Where No Blind Actor Has Gone Before Part 1
This weekās guest is Star Trekās first blind actor, Bruce Horak. Ā Bruce is originally from Calgary, Alberta where he trained in theatre and Improvisation. Horak lost over 90% of his eyesight to Retinoblastoma, a childhood cancer.Ā He has worked for over 25 years as an actor, writer, musician, composer, and painter, often creating work which…
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Wednesday Workshop: Turning What-Ifs Into An Action Plan
This week we talked about wrestling with āwhat-ifsā. When ever we encounter something new, our brains are wired to think about what could go wrong. This is a healthy instinct when we use it productively, but it can often hold us back by making us unreasonably afraid to make a change. We talked about some…