Encourage Minute

I’ve got a really special guest on today’s podcast. My friend Amari is with me. I share a story of a time where I felt really down about myself...but the moment I started “giving” to someone else, I received more in return than I imagined. *Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: * www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

Sometimes we get so focused on impressing the “top” people, we forget to see the people around us that can help us get to the top. Crazy story of how this popular song and superstar came to be. *SOURCES: * https://www.ksdk.com/article/entertainment/music/how-a-landlady-and-a-cassette-changed-the-lives-of-a-st-louis-man-and-garth-brooks/63-89dfafb6-69be-424f-a8c6-65325f5d371d https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Arata https://www.netflix.com/title/81283911 *Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: * www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

With everything against him, this athlete rose above the odds and didn’t let anything stop him...even stolen shoes. *SOURCES: * https://medium.com/sportsraid/when-jim-thorpe-won-two-gold-medals-with-shoes-someone-had-thrown-in-the-trash-3c3f7090f9e7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thorpe *Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: * www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

This sports story is one of failure, luck and what it takes to create sustainable success. *SOURCE: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maris_Valainis *Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: * www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

A 5th grade teacher was the launch this guy needed to take him to space. *SOURCES: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VictorJ.Glover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1F4YPJc1qc https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/five-things-we-learned-victor-glover *Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: * www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

This is a real-life tortoise and the hare story that you are not going to believe! *SOURCE: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CliffYoung(athlete) ** Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: ** www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

From mounting debt, came a desperate act that led to a book we know today. *SOURCE: * https://www.biography.com/news/charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol *Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: * www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

The holidays look different this year. There’s another tough period in history that actually created Holiday traditions we know today. SOURCES: https://christmaspast.media/christmas-in-the-1930s/ https://www.history.com/news/dont-forget-santas-cookies-and-milk-the-history-of-a-popular-christmas-tradition *Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute * www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

Today I share a personal story about a Christmas I spent with tears streaming down my face, a broken heart and the weight of hopelessness. Thanks to: Assistant Dominique Viard Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

Did you know the woman who wrote Mary Had a Little Lamb also was responsible for THIS?? SOURCES: https://time.com/4577082/thanksgiving-holiday-history-origins/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SarahJosephaHale Thanks to: Assistant Dominique Viard Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

Meeting the needs of a community led to the 100+ year success of the first African American woman founded and run bank in the nation. Check out the lessons we can all learn from this! SOURCES: https://weirdnews.info/2020/03/05/pennies-and-nickels-add-up-to-success-maggie-lena-walker/ https://www.wric.com/news/a-look-at-the-life-and-times-of-maggie-walker/ Thanks to: Assistant Dominique Viard Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

Everything fell apart within months but Neil did something that helped his mental and emotional state from falling right along with it. SOURCES: https://www.ted.com/talks/neilpasrichathe3asofawesome#t-421111 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeilPasricha Thanks to: Assistant Dominique Viard Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

A nearly fatal incident led this woman to making a worldwide difference and to Forbes 30 under 30 list. SOURCES: Check out Kavita’s TED Talk here: https://www.changefood.org/video/kavita-shukla-can-a-simple-piece-of-paper-change-the-way-we-eat/ Thanks to: Assistant Dominique Viard Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

Can you imagine losing for 110 years? That would feel pretty defeating. Check out this story of big-time losers and how they became world record setters. SOURCES: https://jamesclear.com/marginal-gains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Brailsford To learn more about the 1% strategy, check out James Clear’s book Atomic Habits: https://amzn.to/34JgOTa Thanks to: Assistant Dominique Viard Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

Todd Duncan built an amazing business, had a wonderful family and was ready to retire at 46...but life threw him a curve. Feel like your plans have been shattered? Listen to what happened to Todd. SOURCES: http://toddduncan.com/story/ Thanks to: Assistant Dominique Viard Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

This plumber used his expertise to turn poop to gold...and become internet famous. SOURCE: https://medium.com/the-inception/roger-wakefield-on-creating-a-life-of-his-dreams-and-inspiring-generations-916b7386bc8d Roger Wakefield’s YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGIMKh92vaL0_Yc0u4GYhHA Thanks to: Assistant Dominique Viard Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

You’ve heard “don’t dwell on the past” but this success story came from doing just that. SOURCES: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324445904578283792526004684 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DogfishHeadBrewery Thanks to: Assistant Dominique Viard Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

Imagine winning one of the top athletic honors and feeling invisible and ignored by the world. This woman’s story will inspire you to pursue your own legacy and one that has an impact on the world. SOURCES: Alysia Montano’s Website: http://www.alysiamontano.com (She has a new book out + you can see the New York Times video op-ed piece she did about sponsorship & pregnancy there) Find the Runner’s World article that I got this info from in Issue 5 of 2020 Keeping Track Podcast: https://keeping-track.com &Mother Non-Profit: https://andmother.org Thanks to: Assistant Dominique Viard Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

Maybe the key to success ISN’T always working hard. Find out how this woman took time to not work so hard. SOURCES: https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/05/10/the-leader-heather-payne-hackeryou.html https://junocollege.com/blog/torontos-super-woman-heather-payne Thanks to: Assistant Dominique Viard *Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: * www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/theencourageminute

Overweight, stuck in a job he didn’t like and feeling like it’s the same thing every day, John found a very interesting pursuit that helped him change his life and perspective. *SOURCES: * Get John H Clark III’s book, “Finally Fit: It’s Never Too Late to Achieve a Dream” here: https://amzn.to/3i9yNYH Thanks to: Assistant Dominique Viard *Subscribe or follow on social media to get your weekly Encourage Minute: * www.HeidiRew.com https://www.instagram.com/heidirew https://www.facebook.com/TheHeidiRewShow