Leap to Success

As mentioned in our most recent Self Care in Stressful Times episode (episode 30!), we will be taking a break to gear up for a season 2 starting in November! In the meantime, we'll be posting replays of popular episodes every Tuesday so you can still get your dose of self care time. We are also taking a survey for the upcoming season and would love your feedback. We want to make sure that these episodes serve you! Click here to take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/...Y5CMXSY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj7TW9ATz5Q

We want to continue to share the inspiration from our most recently graduated Transformation Leadership class! Dorene is an incredible woman. For years growing up, she faced many hardships. She didn't learn how to read till she was 16. Now, she's completing her Master's degree in social work at USC, and plans to be a social worker, servicing military service members and their families on Camp Pendleton Marine Corp Base. Through it all, Dorene has used affirmations to build herself up. When asked what positive affirmations uses, this is her response: "Dorene, you must be a queen with all that strength that you bring. Your tenacity can never be stopped because of your patience, passion and love for oneself to succeed. This is your time! This your moment! Keep fighting for what you want and know that nothing can stop you!"

As part of Domestic Violence Awareness month, Ruth Batton shares her powerful piece My Story, Her Story, His Story. Ruth is a survivor and a graduate from our 2009 Transformation Leadership program and has been an instructor for our Leap to Confidence class for several years. Ruth shows women that the road to thriving happens from letting go of the past, creating a new life story, and surrounding yourself with people who believe in you and cheer you on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTXMULS_u-k

If you're finding yourself in need of a little self-care today, take about 30 minutes out of schedule to watch the replay of our very first Self Care in Stressful Times webinar all about Mindfulness. https://buff.ly/2TqxlGm If you haven't already, we would be very thankful if you fill out our survey. We will be using the results from this survey to help inform the content for our new season starting in November: https://buff.ly/37Iekrn... The survey will close at the end of this week.

Your vote is your voice. Make sure that you are heard because your voice and your vote matters! Learn more about voting rights at the League of Women Voters

Affirmations provide the foundational mindset shift we need to cultivate resilience and move through challenges. This is a snippet of China's story, and how she uses affirmations and they have influenced the course of her life. "Two years ago I did not think of myself as a leader, I was at a point of very low confidence and crippling shame. I believed, as I had demonstrated to myself and the world, that I was incapable of making good choicesI reached out and Leap took hold ...of my hand and has been there ever since. That first day in class I wrote: I want choice back. I want mastery back. I CHOOSE to turn my life around Stop crying all the time. As I look back, I realize I have made an amazing progression of accomplishing all of my goals by practicing the skills I was learning in Leap. Now I am working again, for the first time in almost 5 years, and applying to a Master's of Organizational Leadership Program at Point Loma University."

Take some time over the weekend to try this ancient technique to relieve stress and improve your well being.

A beautiful story of the importance of friendships and the support they give especially during tough times. https://mariashriver.com/big-friendship-the-long-haul/

"Resilience is no longer a luxury." There is no doubt that 2020 has presented challenges for everyone, and those challenges may continue to increase. This is why resilience is such a necessary tool to cultivate. If this is a muscle you'd like to strengthen, Fleet Maull and the Heart Mind Institute will be hosting a "7 Day Pre-Election Resilience Challenge." If you'd like to sign up, click the link below: ... https://buff.ly/37ytzD6 See more

During difficult times, it's important for us to fall back onto foundational practices that keep us grounded, resilient, and empowered. For us at Leap to Success that means we've really been digging into affirmations. Affirmations are among the first tools we teach to women going through our Leap to Confidence program, and they're something we constantly refer back to. Over the next few days, we'll be sharing powerful affirmations that our most recent Transformation Leadersh...ip graduates have leaned on during these challenging times. In the meantime, we would love to know: What helps you in difficult times? Are there any affirmations you have been relying on?

If you find yourself in need of refreshing your self-care routine, this article is worth a read https://buff.ly/3marCB6

Saturday we celebrated the graduation of our Transformation Leadership year long program on Zoom! Each inspiring woman shared her personal story of overcoming. We are so proud of these transformational leaders. Join us in cheering them on! As China said, "This is how we make the world a better place, one class, one woman at a time." We couldn't agree more.

Together we heal! We invite you to join us and hear directly from us and our partners about resources we have available in the community for those who are suffering from, healing from, and overcoming domestic abuse. A big thank you to our fellow organizations offering services to women in need: WRC Oceanside California Indian Legal Services Center for Community Solutions Community Resource Center San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Inc. (SDVLP) San Diego Youth Services California Partnership to End Domestic Violence California State University San Marcos North County Lifeline and Rancho Coastal Humane Society

We are truly the authors of our own story. How we adapt to transitions is up to us. They aren’t easy, but through the disruption and chaos we have the choice to makeover our life in the way that only we can envision and only we can do. Today as we explore the final three tools of mastering transitions from Life is in the Transitions, we have a special guest, a graduate of our Transformation Leadership class, who will be sharing her inspirational story of rebuilding her shattered self-confidence and creating a new life that truly reflects her new empowered self.

Take good care of yourself and remember that self care isn’t selfish. Here are some good tips to ease the stress of the upcoming election. One of ours is to make sure that your voice is heard by voting. https://www.today.com//election-stress-2020-mental-health-