by beth | Nov 15, 2022 | Bravery, Courage, Determination, Success
As I told you yesterday, I spent Friday and Saturday in Camden, NJ. I grew up not too far from Camden so I do have respect for this city. Prior to about 1950, Camden was a prosperous industrial city mainly due to its manufacturing. But as manufacturing declined,...
by beth | Nov 14, 2022 | Bravery, Courage
I spent Friday and Saturday with the most extraordinary people in the most unexpected place—Camden, NJ. I attended the UrbanPromise International Summit along with our semi-annual board retreat. We have over 34 affiliates in various parts of the U.S.,...
by Beth FItzgerald | Oct 19, 2022 | Bravery, Confrontation
“Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters.” Unknown Did you know that this is the #1 reason why difficult conversations don’t happen? We avoid these awkward, upsetting, agonizing, unpleasant, and unenjoyable conversations like the...
by Beth FItzgerald | Oct 11, 2022 | Bravery, Choices, Courage, Determination, Fear, Goals, Inspirational, Power of the Mind, Uncategorized
I spent the last four days in Scottsdale, Arizona at the United States Tennis Association National Championships. Our 40 and Over Women’s team won the Middle States title and were fortunate enough to attend this event with 17 others teams from around...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 19, 2022 | Beliefs, Bravery, Hard Work, Power of the Mind
A week ago Saturday, something unbelievable happened in college football—two colossal underdogs toppled football royalty. Appalachian State University came into Kyle Field and in front 103,000 loyal Aggie fans, they took down the mighty giant 17-14. Fun...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 20, 2022 | Bravery, Fear
The other day, in my very sleepy town, we had some real excitement. I heard my daughter’s dog barking. That, in and of itself, was not unusual, but this bark was different, so I went outside to investigate. I wasn’t expecting anything extraordinary, but...
