With you here!

Hey Cadre Sphere. I don't know what is going on with my Cadre app. I've uninstalled it, I've reinstalled it, but I missed you at live stream. I had it looks like it didn't post when I hit post so I really apologize. I am not sure what happened but hi, Christy Larson here. I just wanted to pop on first and apologize and second and second say that I hope you find warmth on cold days, sunshine on cloudy days, and the joy in something small today. I've been practicing not saying I hope you are well in my emails when I start them or I hope you are doing well or I hope you are doing good because I don't know that people are right now and that's really hard, right?

Especially the people that are boots on the ground in Minnesota and across the nation. And so I've really been trying hard to start with other things. And so as I say warmth on cold days. I hope you find sunshine on this cloudy day, although it's not cloudy here and the joy in something small. And I popped on today in my live stream to talk a little bit about progress over perfection. We were talking about beginning again. Some of you maybe have your New Year's resolutions have been let go of and there's no pressure to continue them, especially in the way of the world.

Today. We need to first and foremost take care of ourselves and our people, right? Our neighbors, our friends, our family, those in our communities. But I was thinking about progress over perfection simply because in my last job we talked a lot about it. We were a school for career changers. So folks that were coming in with 5, 10, 15 plus years of some experience, some professional experience, from social work to lawyers to truck drivers to opera singers, I mean, you name it. And sometimes when you have that many years of something, you are really good at it and you know a lot about it.

And then when you start something new, it's a little bit intimidating, right? Especially if you're somebody who wants to be best in class or best in show or be that perfectionist. And so we every day talked about you're making progress, it's not going to be perfect, right? But you're making progress and putting in that effort or recognizing that you can control that effort, but you can't necessarily control that immediate result or that outcome. And that's hard, right? Especially if you are a perfectionist.

So I wanted to talk a little bit about that today and knowing that every step you take, you're making some progress and that is what you need to do, right? It's not tomorrow's. You're going to be perfect at something. It is every single day you're learning something new. And one of our Fab Fantabulous alumni had said something in a talk that she was giving about not learning something yet. Right. So if somebody asks you, do you know how to do this? Not yet. Right. And having that mindset of I might not know it now, but.

But I can. I will learn it, right? That growth mindset. So anyway, that's what I wanted to pop on and talk to you about today. And I'm so sorry I missed you in the live stream. I want you to know I'm always here to cheer you on. The Cadre community is here for you as well as we know you're here for us. So let's continue to support and love one another and be kind to those around you. Be kind to your little pets, your little kiddos, whoever is in your in circles. So take care, Cadre Sphere. Be well and find a little joy today, tomorrow.

And I'll see you next Wednesday. Bye.