3 Ways to Enjoy a Merry Non-Toxic Christmas (Without the Guilt) and Try Something DifferentWhile a lot of us are approaching the holidays with excitement and anticipation, there are some of us that look to the holidays with justified gloom and doom.Why?Because often times the people we spend 364 days a year avoiding, we have to deal with during the holidays. Much of the hope and expectation that we have for how the holidays will translate, hinges on these interactions going well, and they rarely do.So here's another idea: Break the cycle. It's time to give yourself the permission to enjoy the holidays your way, by incorporating these 3 ways to enjoy a merry non-toxic Christmas (without the guilt).Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com#christmas #holidays #breakthecycle 0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 11:30 3 Self-Care Techniques11:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

Acknowledging and Making Peace with Your Personal Politics By Knowing Where You StandEvery interaction is political to some extent.So long as intentions, desires, and motivations are at play, there is something that we're hoping to give, and hoping to gain, from every interaction that we're in.To be social beings is to be a politically-oriented being. While oftentimes, we assume politics happens within a very specific scope of reference. This keeps us from reflecting on our own personal politics: our own intentions, desires, and motivations, asking ourselves the key questions... what are we willing, or not willing to do, as the foundation of our personal politics?If we find alignment with our values, convictions and behaviours in social settings , then it's time to make peace with our personal politics.Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com#education #politics #socialmedia 0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 11:30 Own Up to Your Personal Politics11:30 - Wrap Up

3 Self-Soothing Techniques No Matter Your Age or Gender: Learn to take Care of YourselfSometimes it is the smallest actions that carry the largest impact.When it comes to self-care, there are a significant group of people who trivialize how effective it is to take a few moments each day just to align and re-energize. Those of us who practice self-care, know the difference.There is a lot of power in taking 20 minutes each day to pour back into yourself. To be the best that you can for your family, work, and to enable you to show up in all the ways that matter most to you.Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com#self-care #growth #repair

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3 Unconventional Truths that Develop Mental Strength that You Should Use Today and Throughout LifeHow do you define mental strength?We are all the strongest, when we feel like we're nearing our breaking point. If we choose to anchor on that moment, then we build from our current capacity.This is easily translatable in weight lifting. When you feel like your muscles are about to cancel out, and you feel ready tap out... but you grit your teeth and maintain your position - that is a demonstration of strength.The same applies to the pressures and challenges that life puts on each of us mentally. That breaking point, is often an opportunity to level up, and develop the mental strength and dexterity that will help you push through.Don't give up... instead, learn these unconventional tools that enable you to transmute emotional and mental pain into resilience.Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com#mentalstrength #resilience #mindset 0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 12:30 3 Unconventional Truths that Develop Mental Strength12:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

Don't You Worry: You're Exactly Where You Are Supposed to BeThere comes a time in each of our lives where we take stock of the imprint that we have left so far, and wonder if we've done enough.Some call it a mid-life crisis others might refer to it as a spiritual awakening, but in all cases in drills down to the impact we thought we would make, and how close we've come to making it.I think it's important that we all receive this message: No matter where you are, or how much is stacked up against you (or not), we're always exactly where we are supposed to be in life.Much of life can give off the impression that we are both responsible for our actions and the way the world responds to us. But for those who have faced extenuating circumstances and have risen through it, though it may have altered the plan you had for your life... it just brought to life that much of life happens beyond the limits of our control, and that is more than okay.

Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com#conflictresolution #protectyourpeace #lifestyle 0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 12:30 Engaging in Conflict while Protecting Your Peace12:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

Protecting Our Children: Beyond Milnerton HighHow we respond to bullying matters.There is this generalized complacency when it comes to responding to someone in crisis. Social psychology speaks a lot of the "Bystander Effect' but how much to you observe in silence, before your silence translates as violence in and of itself?The fact that consequences are only being handed out because this incident is on the global stage, tells us everything we need to know about the culture of bullying. It is a culture that is enabled by silence, complacency, and turning a blind eye because of talent and other forms of status.We fail the perpetrators as much as we fail the victim when we let these kinds of violent behaviours go unchecked.Let's not pretend that this is something local to South Africa. We've all experienced bullying, in varying degrees, no matter what part of the world we live in. It's time to hold everyone accountable - no exceptions.Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com#conflictresolution #protectyourpeace #lifestyle 0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 12:30 Engaging in Conflict while Protecting Your Peace12:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

Engaging in Conflict while Protecting Your Peace | Choosing to Neutralize the Drama and Walk AwayWhen it comes to conflict, many people live at opposite ends of the spectrum.They love it and never say no to a fight, or they avoid it at all costs. All to say, regardless of what each of our preferences are, life requires that we engage in conflict from time to time.But. We can choose how we engage and how long to engage for -- this is a conflict resolution style where the focus is doing the necessary then cutting the conflict short. The focus isn't on allowing the exchange to escalate into drama, but on protecting your own sense of peace.The best way to engage in conflict while protecting you peace, is to focus on neutralizing the drama.Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com#conflictresolution #protectyourpeace #lifestyle 0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 12:30 Engaging in Conflict while Protecting Your Peace12:30 - Wrap Up

3 Ways to Push Through Challenging Times | You're Always Stronger Than You Think & More Resilient One thing that we all will eventually have in common are the people, places, and situations that we survive.We are all going to face hardships at some point in our life, varying degrees, throughout the stages and phases we go through. A lot of us have a hard time finding our way back to ourselves when we face difficult and debilitating circumstances.But maybe that's the point? Hard times often come to us carrying lessons and learning that will last a lifetime. Rather than cling to what was, maybe those challenging situations are forcing you to acknowledge who you are? And if there are parts of you that you feel you have lost, maybe it's making space for the growth taking place in you... just some food for thought. Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com#motivation #hardship #challenges0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 12:30 Pushing Through Hard Times12:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

You're More Influential than You Think | 3 Ways to Measure How Much Influence You Have Potential ForThe majority of us underestimate our influence.Very few recognize that any given point in time, they're a role model, a mentor, a support, and someone someone else is emulating and looking up to.That's influence in a nutshell.If we could focus the attention we spend playing small to unearthing our influence, how much impact could each of us individually and collectively bring to the world around us. A lot. It's time to stop downplaying the significance that your voice has by stepping into your influence.Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com#community #influence #accountability0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 9:30 Use Your Influence9:30 - Wrap Up

Finding Your Voice: When Silence Isn't an Option Learn to Speak UpThere are people who are banking on our silence.It's really important to recognize that while sometimes we feel like someone else will speak up, in cases where you choose not to, that's not always guaranteed.While it can be uncomfortable and unsettling, speaking up when we see, hear, or feel like something is off can have a broader impact than the situation suggests. In some cases it can be the difference between life or death, whether that's in our communities or watching the global stage.All of our voices carry power and it's important that we find the courage to use them. It's time to speak up and speak out, because if we don't who will?Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com#community #responsibility #accountability0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 12:30 Why You Need to Learn to Speak Up12:30 - Wrap Up

How to Stand Up to Bullies and Stop Letting Other People Intimidate YouWe've all experienced that moment when we set a boundary and our desires were dismissed. For some of us, this may have ended there but for others it could have gotten worse. It's a problem when someone thinks that your agency and your basic human rights is a barrier to whatever they're hoping to access.We see how that kind of barbarism evolves when it's left unchecked when looking at what's going on at a global scale.But it starts with the choices we make on a daily basis. It's time that we stop letting the bullies "off the hook." Holding people accountable for the smaller things makes trying to get away with the bigger things less plausible.We have too many people in positions of power who could have benefited from being put in their place when the issues were smaller and more easy to manage.So, it's a lesson for all of us. Don't let leniency be the reason why we enable bullies to become emboldened in their aggression.We need to take a stand.#growth #mindset #intimidation # strengthDo you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 11:30 Don't Let Anyone Intimidate You11:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

Progress Requires a Daily Sacrifice | Embracing that Loss Comes with Growth and Self DiscoveryMany of us only learn in hindsight that pursuing our goals and aspirations is going to change something about your life, as it is right now.Not just the things we're focusing on changing. You'll realize that growth introduces a lot of unexpected goodbyes as well. Every new beginning is the ending of a chapter, which can create serious disruptions in the people, places, and things you consider to be familiar.It's still worth taking that chance.#growth #mindset #lifestyle #loss Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 9:30 When Life Asks for Growth9:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

When Life Hits Hard: Building Mental Toughness and Growing Through the Challenges that Can ComeFew people are strong solely by choice. Most people develop strength from surviving circumstance.By choosing to align to the adage, "Grow through what you go through."It's a choice that we are each at liberty to make. Choosing to be strong won't take away the pain, heaviness, or the challenges... but it will enable you to focus on what you need to do to get through it. And whatever it is, whoever you are... if you keep focusing on taking things one step at a time... you'll find yourself wiser, stronger, and on the other side of whatever feels like it's trying to break you.You've got this!#communication #growth #mindsetDo you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 9:30 When Life Asks for Growth9:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

Tough Love: A Better Way to Hold People Accountable while Preserving their DignityThe way we communicate our point, establishing when emotions are high... matters.People are more prone to remember how you made them feel, over what specific things you said. When it comes to holding someone accountable, preserving their sense of dignity is important. Sometimes when our anger is justified, we feel justified in lashing out. But if you want someone to walk away reflecting on what you've said and learning from it...think twice about how you choose to deliver the message.#communication #care #dignityDo you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 9:30 Holding Someone Accountable9:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

Your Path to Rising Above Toxic Situations and Staying GroundedWe can hold people accountable and get our point across, without ripping each other into shreds.Rather than lose our cool, backpedal, and apologize... focus solely on calling out the actions that hurt you. Keep the conversation centred on cause and effect, leaving the person's humanity in talk.Truth is, we are all healing from something and sometimes, that means we've been the villain in someone's story.We can hold people accountable for their actions without ripping into the person's identity, character, or moral fabric.Read that again.#mindset #conflictresolution #growth #healing Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 11:30 Call out bad behaviour 11:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

How Love Conquers Hate in Our Daily Choices and Actions | Medicine for the SoulIt's hard to feel gracious towards people who grind our gears.While it would be easy to meet people where they are, if that means lowering yourself to that level, then the only person you're dishonouring is yourself. Why give anyone that power or satisfaction?While it's challenging to rise above and respond with love, it's the only true antitode to hate. Hate begets hate, and love begets love.So even if it takes everything in you, recognize that you can hold people accountable and hold people responsible, all the while choosing to respond with love. #mindset #mentalhealth #love Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 11:30 Develop Your Sense of Intuition11:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

Why Love Wins Even When Hate Feels Right when Dealing with Difficult Situations and PeopleIt feels like the negativity taking place around the world is amplifying. We don't have to travel far, technology makes it all available at our fingerprints. What's worse, we don't really have a reason to believe it's going to get any better -- not by the looks of things.But it always can get better, and each of us can decide if that happens sooner or later. When we think about what's happening around the world like in Sudan and Palestine, we start to recognize that while we would be justified to feel anger, or hatred... how these events call us to rise higher.What the world needs now more than ever... is for us to learn the principles of loving thy neighboJoin the discussion to learn more!#mindset #mentalhealth #purpose Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 11:30 Develop Your Sense of Intuition11:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

Transform Self-Doubt Into Unshakeable Confidence by Honing in on Your IntuitionMany of us have a vague idea of our intuition if any at all.While a lot of people can devalue the power of developing our "gut" instinct, there are a few of us who can speak from personal experience: It works really well.But this isn't by chance or luck - developing attunement and awareness to your intuition comes from wellness practices across your delta: Mind, Body, and Emotional alignment. The more you build a lifestyle that enables you to feel more attuned to your thoughts, your emotions, and the signals your body sends your way, the easier it is to tape into your sense of intuition.It doesn't hurt to at least try and cultivate this inner sense of awareness - so if I've piqued your curiosity, it never hurts to try.Join the discussion to learn more!#lifestyle #alignment #mindset Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 11:30 Develop Your Sense of Intuition11:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

Effectively Communicate Using the 4 Cs of Communication from an Institutional Communications MajorHere are some communication strategies used by professionals across all of the industries I have worked in: Insurance, HR Tech, Banking, Consulting, Mental Health Tech, IT Consulting, Consumer Goods, and Transport & Logistics - now you have the 4 Cs explainedBeing an effective communicator requires that you take a few guidelines into consideration.Based on core principles that I've learned doing my Professional Writing Major with a special emphasis on Institutional Communications, there is a science that you can follow that will increase your probability of:1. Having your message resonate with your audience; and2. Getting buy-in for the desired actionAll it takes is a little bit of research and a little bit of prep do become a gamechanger in the way you articulate your thoughts and your ideas.Join the discussion to learn more!#communication #principles #practicesDo you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 10:30 The 4Cs of Communication10:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

Why Being Different Makes You Unstoppable | The Hidden Power of Being Uniquely YouMany of us are still figuring out how to accept ourselves for who we are.If we think about the things that we do, the people that we are connected with, and the ways that we show up, a lot of it is rehearsed, polished, and fuelled by the fear of rejection and abandonment.Rather than fight against the norms, dogmas, and beliefs that restrict us, we often make the choice to sacrifice our sense of selves for acceptance, recognition and accolades. The accomplishments that should feel good, feel like one step further from the version of you, you haven't given yourself permission to be in a long time.So here's the flag -- it's time to see how you shine and where you fit, when you start showing up authentically you.#identity #individuality #purpose Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com0:00 - 1:30 - Introduction1:30 - 10:30 Individuality vs. Conformity 10:30 - Wrap Up*RESOURCES*For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly:https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogsMake sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content:*SOCIALS*Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPEInstagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistraeTwitter: @Purpose_SPEPinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE

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