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Find your spark
Think about the causes and beliefs that most light you up and move you to action.
Identify the things that make you angry, break your heart or make you think something has to change. That is where you find your spark.
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Changing the world
Activism can look big, like organising a march for racial justice or occupying a pump station to protest a pipeline. But the definition of activism is broader.
Any time you do purposeful action with the hope of making the world better for other people, you're participating in activism. It c...
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Make a clearing
Do away with your ideas of what activism or activists "should" look like or what causes you "should" care about.
Understand the limitations of the space you have to give. For example, can you offer 20 hours of volunteer time a week? Does a recurring donation fit into your current budget?
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Gather your tinder
Once you've identified the space, evaluate what skills, gifts and interests you have to contribute. The "tinder" is the small bits of things you already love to do that you can use to grow a fire.
Your love for baking cupcakes, your speed-reading skills, your eye for interior design can be ...
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Tend to the flames
An important part of activism is finding ways to keep your passion ignited and avoiding burnout.
We usually get into activism because we're angry, upset, or sad about something. Consider how you tend that soul fire. When is it time to take a break and let somebody else take over?
You ...
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Identify your trigger environments
To break a bad habit, figure out where you tend to be when you do that bad habit. Your environment is taking over for your brain and, until you figure out where these things happen, you’ll be relatively helpless to change them.
When you identify where you’re most likely to do the things ...
Mental Habits to Mange Anger
- Put boundaries on people who make you angry.
- Get to the bottom of why you're really angry.
- Respond, don't react. Assess the situation and think about it rationally to arrive at sane conclusions and decisions.
- Take a six-second pause during a h...
Know Your Triggers
This way, you can learn to be more in control of your reactions:
- Identify the things that bother you the most (rejection, criticism, or even something that has nothing to do with you).
- Think about basic contributing factors like lack of sleep, being hungry or thirsty, or being ...
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