To find your voice you have to use it.

Don't wait for perfect...Start using it now

Author

Chris Thompson
October 10, 2023

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I put off releasing this newsletter for multiple reasons. The main reason being that I was afraid of not being good at writing a newsletter. I was then reminded of my favorite quote pertaining to learning a new thing.

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I was so attached to doing things I knew I was already good at, that I stopped learning new things. Life became very stagnant.

Personal Growth is something I have always been interested in but something I have mostly done privately. When I thought about where the most growth has happened for me, it’s within community. Hence the birth of the Unfiltered Friends newsletter.

Here are some promises I will make

  1. You are going to get the raw, real journey of personal growth as I go along

  2. I will not encourage you to do anything I have not done or are not in the process of doing myself

  3. This is a safe space to discuss things even if you disagree

What I would love most from this community is known as “The lighthouse effect”

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The lighthouse effect is the idea that any of us in any given moment can be a lighthouse for someone or find a lighthouse for ourselves.

That’s where, “in order to find our voice we have to use it” comes from. Every voice has value and you never know who you are inspiring so speak goodness into the world and watch it flourish.

DISCUSS

Each week I will ask a question for you to respond here, or have a discussion with people in your life. This week’s question is..

What is something you always wished you could do, and what is stopping you from trying?

LEARN

Here are some links to content that helped me with the concept of using my voice

READ - The lighthouse effect https://amzn.to/46jfyoG

The book that popularized the term the light house effect, and what I hope we will do as a community.

WATCH - “You have the right to speak up” https://bit.ly/3rxeP46

Breaks into the importance of speaking up and why we don’t

LISTEN - how to find your purpose : stop searching and do this instead by Mel Robbins https://spotify.link/zWQQCkrKCDb


Incredible story of a woman who stuck to her purpose in the face of so many no’s to eventually sell her company for 1.2 billion dollars

 

CELEBRATE

This is our Friend Shawn Duncan. I asked her what is something you would like to celebrate and this is what she said

“I lost recently lost 122 pounds but at one point I plateaued.

I was so discouraged and started with negative self talk which brought me to a dark place.

Instead of spiraling I started practicing self compassion, and allowing myself to day dream.

I am now losing weight again and I am so proud of myself.
It’s hard to not get discouraged but remember that even one small step forward is progress.”

If you would like to be featured next week send me your story worth celebrating!

CONNECT

There are a few places for you to connect outside of the newsletter!

  1. Instagram - A place to reach out privately as well as get quicker updates!

  2. Discord - A place for you to meet other people in the community as well as participate in weekly movie nights.

  3. Patreon - A place to support the content you receive both weekly and daily. Get access to perks like hand written thank you cards, 1:1 video chats, an exclusive podcast, and more!