JC offers a morning reflection on perspective and worthiness, outlines Cadre’s mission to increase access to what helps people “tick,” and connects professional development (what you do) with personal authenticity (who you are).
JC: Do you ever see garbage cans like that anymore? We can find positive perspective in anything if we try hard enough. It is a gift to share some time and space with you. No matter how you're doing, you are always worthy of connection, worthy of the fight.
Cadre is increasing the access for people to the stuff that allows them to tick. On Mondays, we talk about professional development. On Saturdays, we talks about who we are. My professional advice for you today is be who you are, doing what you do.
Hey there, Cadre. Good morning. Good morning from downtown St. Paul. Do you ever see garbage cans like that anymore? I feel like I'm on a musical theater set. Good old fashioned garbage cans. By golly. We can find positive perspective in anything if we try hard enough, can't we? Like, there's a little bee sitting next to me on the table. Where'd he go? Oh, okay. Oh, no. He's down there in the crack. He's living his best bee life. The things we bring attention to when we take a moment to go. Ah. I am attempting to feel better.
I'm attempting to be. Well, I'm attempting to be on my own side. That's what we do here at Cadre. My name is JC. If we've never shared time and space together before, thank you for the opportunity to share some time and space with you right now. It is a gift to share some time and space with you. No matter how you're doing, no matter if things are going good or bad, whether you have a clear direction or not, you are someone who is always worthy of connection, worthy of the fight. So bravo on jumping into the Cadre sphere to spend a few minutes with your people, your Cadre, your special group of people with a special intention.
This is Cadre today. Every day, you see my face as we talk about what Cadre is doing in the world. What is Cadre doing in the world? Cadre is increasing the access for people to the stuff that allows them to tick. Allows them the stuff that brings them to a place where they can do whatever it is they intend to do on this planet. On Mondays, we talk about professional development. I like thinking about it this way. Professional development is our ability. It's the things that we do, the ability of our energy, our effort, versus on Saturdays, when we talk about personal development, that is the stuff that makes us who we are.
Monday, we talk about what we do. Saturdays, we talk about who we are. But today, I want to mix those two things up, because you're going to see founder of Cadre Luke in about 25 minutes here, and then you're going to see Imtiaz, and you're going to see have the opportunity to go on a walk with Nick, and you're going to see Daryl later. You're going to see Gene later on this morning, and you're gonna see people talking about what they do through the lens of who they are. You know, so often we think we have to change who we are in order to do what we do.
Almost think of it like a little kid putting on a costume to say, now I'm gonna be an astronaut. Now I'm going to be a superhero. Now I'm gonna be a firefighter. But in reality, you being who you are more and more is step number one to doing what you do. Maybe it's the word authenticity. Maybe it's the word vulnerability. Maybe it's something like saying, speak the truth quickly. Maybe it's this age of connectivity, of forming relationships, where we go, wow. If I know someone is invested in this with me, then we move forward.
But beez a b****. Jewel. Speak wonder, Aneela, all of y'all, my professional advice for you today is be who you are, doing what you do, and watch what happens to. That's Cadre in a nutshell. Professionals and peers being real. To foster a community with resources to show the world that there are many ways to wellness. You know, whether you're in a b two b mindset, a business to business mindset, like you found Cadre through your employer or your work, maybe this is a part of your employee benefits.
If you found Cadre through a b two c. Like a business to consumer. Like, maybe you went into your app store and you found Cadre, or maybe your friend said, hey, download this app. Guess what? Maybe this is a part of that benefit from the people who care about you. Saying, here is a way that I'm going to show you that I care about you. No matter how you look at this platform, you being who you are, doing what you do. There's your professional advice for the day, y'all. I'll see you tomorrow morning as we kick off building community day.
But for right now, be who you are, doing what you do, and we'll see you later.
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