Redefining Success with a Commitment to Change

‘Success is liking who you are, what you do and how you do it.’ - Maya Angelou

Change can be tough sometimes, but if there’s anything that 2020 has taught us to lean into, it’s in shifting to new types of success. With everything up in the air, it’s hard to feel grounded enough to grow. But we’ve learned from leaders like the late + life-changing John Lewis about the importance of creating a life committed to change; and how it’s paramount to look at change in the context of community - “we must seek more than civil rights; we must work for the community.” 

Since day one at GoodWork, we’ve committed ourselves to the path of acting responsibly for ourselves, others and the environment. We’ve spent two years on establishing our own personal leadership goals and pushing ourselves to healthier growth because we believe that responsibility starts with the individual and a community creates accountability. In the past three months we’ve learned that all bets are off, that no matter how hard we think we were working, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and push harder, smarter + healthier, to ensure our resiliency.  But sometimes that can be overwhelming when you’re doing it alone. From ensuring a positive, supportive company culture, to tracking our daily consumption, to masked-and-distanced conversations about connection with our community, we realized that we weren’t alone in thinking about how we could increase our commitments to help ourselves and each other. 

After hearing growing excitement from many of you, we realized that the best way to foster change is to do it together as a community, allowing us to see the collective impact. Therefore, we are going to track our change collectively!  We’ve designed customized resources, unique accountability measures, the option to utilize our mentor network, connections to fellow change-makers, and celebration of your success along the way - all here to help you turn an idea into a reality.

No commitment is too small - maybe you just need to take five more minutes for you everyday, or you wanted to support a nonprofit in your neighborhood -  whatever it is, it’s important; because it means a healthier you, pouring out good, for a greater community.