Getting Unstuck in 2019

by Elisa | Jan 10, 2019 | Being World Changers

One of the most common things I see amongst people who are making a difference in the world is that they tend to get stuck at a certain point moving forward in their mission. For me, I was stuck with looking for 400 hoodlums to commit to being an Average Advocate. And...

Average Advocate 2019 Themes, Giveaway, and What’s New

by Elisa | Jan 10, 2019 | Socially Conscious Brands, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Stories

Hello 2019! What does this year hold for the tribe of world-changing hoodlums at Average Advocate? Like always, I hope to give you a place to start in changing the world. To empower you to be an influencer for good--even if it just starts in your own home. Average...

A Thousand Steps: When Suicide Has a Name

by Elisa | Jan 2, 2019 | Art of Advocacy, Hard Conversations, Personal Growth, Stuff of the Heart, Your Stories

Guest post walking a thousand steps in the shoes of someone about to take their own life from when suicide has a name.

Why I Want Your Old Shoes: Easy Fundraising With Funds2Orgs For An Organization You Love

by Elisa | Dec 28, 2018 | Uncategorized

One of our local anti-trafficking non-profits, The Well Path, recently asked me to collect gently used shoes for them in a supposably an easy fundraising project. This shoe collection is through Funds2Orgs and will help The Well Path reach their goal to buy a home for...

Setting The Foundation For World Change With Love & Resilience

by Elisa | Dec 13, 2018 | Uncategorized

Believing in others is one of the single most powerful ways you can use your influence for good. Why? Because world change can only come from resilience built upon a foundation of unconditional love. Read on to see how this works. When Worth Is Tied to Work I...

How Politics Pushed Me To Only Buy Ethically Sourced Clothes

by Elisa | Nov 6, 2018 | Seeking Justice, Socially Conscious Brands, United States

It might be hard to believe, but it has been two years since our last presidential election. Americans were diced and divided into sides as impenetrable as the Berlin Wall and the only thing we could agree on was that the game of politics in the United States had...

GPS For Success: Redefining What Winning At Life Means To You

by Elisa | Nov 4, 2018 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Fully Alive, Identity, Life Purpose, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Stuff of the Heart

Why Should You Define Success? Not everyone considers success the same. Although there are common themes that define success for most people, there are still variations in what individuals, families, and cultures value. For some, it might be owning a home, having a...

Three Ways To Care For Yourself As a Support Person, Sponsor or Friend

by Elisa | Oct 25, 2018 | Art of Advocacy, Ways to Make a Difference

If you are a support person, sponsor or friend to someone who needs continual help, it means you need help too! This week I posted Out of the Darkness: Pain, Suicide Prevention, and Supporting Someone Who is Suicidal. Maybe there is a person in your life that is...

Out of the Darkness: Pain, Prevention, and Supporting Someone Who is Suicidal

by Elisa | Oct 25, 2018 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Hard Conversations, Identity, Stuff of the Heart

Over the past couple years, someone I mentor almost killed themselves multiple times. True, I've known of others who've committed suicide, been friends (both knowingly and unknowingly) with people who were suicidal, and I've shouldered the grief of another impacted...

Adventure

Swamp Wisdom: An Ecclesiastes on Human Rights

Ever heard of ancient King Solomon? He was said to be the wisest of them all as he philosophized...

Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Raising Kids

Identity Crisis #3467 – My Messy Beautiful

The other day, my daughter was excitedly expressing her admiration of the teachers and helpers at her school. I usually resist the temptation to to ask my kids what they want to be when they grow up because at some point in my...

Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Mental Health, Recovery, Safe Spaces

What to Do With that Blasted Holy Discontent (I used to be a radical)

I used to be a radical. I used to be a radical–until I wasn’t. After high school, I...

Ethical Fashion, Fair Trade Products, Giving Back, Socially Conscious Brands

Responding to Injustice With Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn

Do our responses to social issues reflect trauma responses? If so, how can we help ourselves to help others better?

Children-in-Need, Clean Water, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Global Health, Good Charities, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Poverty, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, United States

Spectrum of Belief About Justice Issues: Art of Advocacy

Not everyone shares the same beliefs, so using the Spectrum of Belief graph helps us to have healthy conversations about justice that aren't so black and white.