HeyJaredSix Degrees of Persuasion
My Substack blends personal storytelling and professional insight to illuminate how connection, courage and authenticity create meaningful impact.
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Dear Sheena: An Open Letter to a Friend (opens the original)
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The other day, I read something that said that out of the roughly 100 billion pieces of mail the USPS handles each year, more than 40 billion are letters and postcards.That number is probably much lower than it was a few decades ago, but I still think it’s kind of wonderful that nearly half of all mail is something personal.I found myself wondering who those letters are addressed to, who’s sending them, and what they say. Are they love letters? Family updates? Birth announcements? “We’ve moved”
Writing the Story Together (opens the original)
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This week’s Substack is written with my fellow philanthropists in mind. I think most of my readers can take away something of value that you can bring into your everyday life, but if you are in a fundraising career, either day one or year 25, I’d love for you to give this a read and leave your thoughts in the comments below. Sidebar. When I joined Lakeland Regional Health in 2013, (February 4th to be exact...yes, I remember the date) the organization didn't have many philanthropic initiatives un
Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone (And Your Time Zone) (opens the original)
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“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you – it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart and on your body. You take something with you… Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” -Anthony BourdainI love this quote by Anthony Bourdain. It sums up something so specific to the human experience of stepping outside of your comfort zone. Exploring a new place
Share the Wealth (opens the original)
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In the Game of Life, and I mean the actual board game, you move through the colorful board, aiming to end up at Millionaire Estates when you retire. You choose the paths you take: what job, what career, what house, how many kids, and deal with all the twists and turns the cards throw at you.Just when you’re nearing the peak of your life, with all your cards matching your ideal outcome, you land on a space and end up winning the lottery. Just then, your opponent tosses a green card with “Share th
Life Ain’t the Way It Used to Be... (opens the original)
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You know the old adage, “Life ain’t the way it used to be.” And that could relate to a myriad of different circumstances, some good, some bad. It’s in our nature as humans to cling to what we know and fear change. But change is inevitable. Change happens to everything and everyone.One of the biggest changes in my life right now has been moving back to Lakeland to be closer to my job. Recently, I have been reflecting on how much change I have experienced in that job, and in my philanthropy career
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