The Takeaway: Accept Compliments With Gratitude
Are you good at accepting compliments? Or do you try to dismiss them? Wendy Chioji has a message for you: stop. Just stop. Learn how to graciously and gratefully accept a compliment.
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The Takeaway: Defy
For her entire career, Wendy Chioji has been defying the odds. Those lessons have never been more important than now, as she battles a rare form of cancer with few treatment options. She shares what she’s learned about the life-changing power of defying the odds and never, ever giving up.
The Takeaway: Forgive, For Yourself
Have you ever felt wronged, or offended? You may be holding on to that anger and resentment but Wendy Chioji has a message for you: it’s time to forgive so you can be set free and start moving forward.
The Takeaway: Relentless Forward Progress
It’s easy when it’s easy. But what about when the going gets hard? There’s a phrase that Wendy Chioji repeats over and over, and it comes from a time in her life that was fairly hard (climbing the world’s tallest free-standing mountain!).
The Takeaway: Look Ahead
Big or small, there is always something to look forward to: maybe it’s a trip or adventure. Maybe it’s just that Friday is around the corner! Wendy Chioji has advice for keeping excitement in your heart.
The Takeaway: Find the Good
No day is 100% bad. You can always find something good in a terrible day! So Wendy Chioji says: remember to look for it.
The Takeaway: Expectations
Some people avoid expectations at all costs. But there is another way to look at them! Wendy Chioji has advice for discovering new things and having the right mindset going in.
The Takeaway: Make Small Changes
Sometimes the hardest part of making a change is taking that first step. Don’t be overwhelmed — Wendy Chioji has tips for taking the leap, finding something fun and getting involved in life, starting right now.
The Takeaway: Secily’s Story
Our own Secily Wilson has overcome some enormous obstacles in her life. A stressful divorce that led her to becoming a single mom, suffering a stroke while on the air as a television anchor, changes in her career and more. But at one of her darkest moments, she came to a realization — she had a lot to be grateful for.
The Takeaway: Be an Encourager
It’s no secret that the world has become an increasingly hostile place, particularly the Internet. GB’s Secily Wilson is here with a Takeaway that will make you reconsider how you’re treating the people around you, including loved ones and complete strangers.