Remember Your Roots.
When I was eight (before confidence peaks for girls in America), I declared I was going to be President, own a school, publish a book like Judy Blume, and circumnavigate the world like Magellan. Ok, I probably didn’t say circumnavigate-but I knew I wanted to see King Tut, the Panama Canal, and travel like Magellan. Next week, I go back to “my roots” where Little Kristi made this declaration-Dubuque, Iowa. “Remembering my roots” is this week’s MOXIEmoment. I’ll be on the main stage at the Dubuque Women’s Leadership Network’s conference wearing my “Remember your roots” tshirt-made by a Dubuque and [...]
Welcome to MOXIEmoments.
Bienvenidos! Selemat Datang! Saibaidee! Welcome to MOXIEmoments with Kristi Hemmer. It’s like Deep Thoughts but MOXIER. It’s a pause: to celebrate, to share what you’re proud of, to reflect on what took guts (MOXIE) to do/say, and to share something you’re excited about. And the research shows, it’s good for the brain. I’ve been doing MOXIEmoments for the past eight years (before I knew it was good for the brain) and what I’ve found is it quickly builds trust, inspires vulnerability, and illustrates the humanity in all of us. MOXIEmoments show what matters-individually and collectively. For me, the past year has been one of awakening. Awakening the [...]
