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LIT: Leaders in Training exists to empower students to take responsibility for the future that lights them up.

10/09/2026

How do you eat an elephant? 🐘 One bite at a time.

That's the advice Sheila gave Carly in this clip from inside Stable — and it applies to so much more than money.

When you're a woman building a life from the ground up, the pressure to have it all figured out can feel overwhelming. But here's the truth: you don't need to save hundreds. You don't need a perfect budget. You just need to start.

$10 a month. One habit at a time. One month stacked on top of the next.

That's what we do at LIT — we walk alongside women like Carly as they build healthy habits that compound into something bigger. Not just better finances. Better confidence. Better futures.

Every woman deserves someone in her corner saying, "You're already doing it — one bite at a time."

10/02/2026

Big goals are exciting.

They give us something to chase, stretch toward, and work for. But sometimes a big goal can feel so far away that we miss an important part of the process: Big goals need small goals along the way.

If your only goal is the finish line, it can be hard to recognize progress before you get there.

So break it down.
⚡ What can you accomplish this month?
⚡ What can you do this week?
⚡ What is one step you can take today?

One simple way to do that is by setting SMART goals:
S — Specific: What exactly do you want to accomplish?
M — Measurable: How will you know you're making progress?
A — Achievable: Is it realistic for where you are right now?
R — Relevant: Does it actually move you toward your bigger goal?
T — Time-bound: When will you accomplish it?

So instead of saying: "I want to get better at running."
Try: "I will run three times a week for the next four weeks and work toward running one mile without stopping."

Now you have something specific to work toward and a small finish line to celebrate when you reach it. Those smaller goals aren't less important than the big one. In fact, they're how you get there.

So keep the BIG, audacious goal. Just give yourself some smaller finish lines to cross along the way.

⚡ THIS WEEK'S LEADER CHALLENGE:
Think about one big goal you're working toward. What's the next SMART goal you can set to move yourself one step closer?

Write it down. Make it specific. Then go after it.

09/30/2026

FROM FEAR TO HOPE

We’re celebrating the women from one of our shelter partners who recently graduated from LIT’s Survival to Stability program!

One graduate shared that she entered the class carrying fear around money. Budgeting and saving felt overwhelming, and she wasn’t sure where to begin. But over the course of the five-week class, something began to change. She began learning how to spend with purpose, make a plan, and approach money with greater confidence.

She shared: “I’ve learned not to be afraid of money . . . Sheila has brought a passion in me I thought I would never see again. She has taught me so much about money, hopefulness, and that it’s okay if I don’t meet a goal every single time.”

That’s the kind of transformation we love to see.

Sometimes progress looks like a new skill such as learning how to budget. Sometimes it looks like rebuilding confidence. And, sometimes, it looks like finding hope again.

Congratulations to our graduates! 🎓 We are so proud of the work you put in and the steps you’re taking toward greater stability and a stronger future.

09/29/2026

Meet my Personal Board of Directors.

No fancy office.
No quarterly meetings.
No catered lunch.

Just a group of people whose wisdom I intentionally keep in my life.

Some I know personally. Some I’ve never met.

Some are sitting on my bookshelf.

But they all help me think better about faith, leadership, money, time, parenting, and becoming the woman I want to be.

Because here’s something I’ve learned:

You don’t have to figure everything out yourself.

Find people who are already doing what you want to learn to do.

Study them.
Listen to them.
Read their books.
Learn from their mistakes.

And slowly…

you become different.

So here’s your assignment:

Who is on YOUR Personal Board of Directors?

Drop one name below. 👇

Get to know my board:
Jocko Willink
Dave Ramsey
Amy Landino

09/28/2026

Can we talk about the small wins for a minute?

Imagine you decide you're going to start running. The first time out, you can barely make it around the block without stopping. But you keep at it. Then one day, a few weeks later, you finish that same loop and realize, "Wait. I didn't stop this time."

You haven't run the 5K. You haven't reached the big goal. There's definitely no medal waiting for you at the end of your street. 😆 But something happened. You got better. And I wonder how often we miss moments like that.

As leaders, we're often chasing BIG, audacious goals. We have our eyes on the finish line, and we're thinking about where we're going next. The promotion. The finished project. The big breakthrough. The changed habit. The goal we've been working toward for months.

But while we're watching the finish line, there are small-but-mighty wins happening all along the way. Maybe you handled a difficult conversation a little better than you would have six months ago. You showed up on the day you really wanted to quit. You finally set the boundary. You apologized first. You tried something that scared you.
You made the better choice, even though nobody else knew about it. Those are wins, and they are worth noticing and celebrating.

Keep chasing the big goals. Absolutely. But every once in a while, turn around and look at the ground you've already covered. You might just realize...You're getting better.

👏 Okay, now it's your turn. What's a win you've had lately? Big. Small. Serious. Funny. We don't care. Drop it in the comments so we can celebrate with you! 👇

09/25/2026

Let's talk about perseverance. On Monday, we challenged you to stick with that new thing long enough to give yourself a chance to grow. But here's the thing... Starting is exciting. Continuing is where it gets hard. When we begin something new, motivation can be high. We're excited. We're energized. We're ready to go.

But motivation comes and goes. That's when discipline takes over. Discipline says, "I'm going to do what I said I would do, even when I don't feel like doing it."

And perseverance? That's continuing to make that choice when progress is slow, things get difficult, or the results haven't shown up yet. It's showing up again. Practicing again. Learning from the mistake. Doing the work. Giving it one more try.

You don't have to master it today. You don't even have to feel motivated today. You just have to keep moving.

What's one thing you've been tempted to quit because the motivation wore off or progress hasn't happened as quickly as you'd hoped?

Don't wait to feel motivated again.
Choose discipline. Practice perseverance. Give it one more try.

09/23/2026

Marker in hand, a blank sheet of paper on the table, and one question at the top:

“What is a leader?”

One word at a time, the students a at Benjamin Rush Middle School began painting a picture of the kind of leader, and person, they want to become.

These are the moments we love at LIT. We’re not simply teaching students a definition of leadership. We’re giving them opportunities to discover what leadership looks like in their everyday lives and challenging them to develop those qualities in themselves.

Because leadership isn’t just something you learn about.

It’s someone you become. 💚

09/21/2026

So... did you try it? 👀

About a month ago, we challenged you to step outside your comfort zone and try something new. So we're checking in. Did you do it?

Maybe you signed up for the class. Started the workout. Had the conversation. Tried the hobby. Applied for the opportunity. Learned a new skill. Or maybe you tried it and discovered something else: You're not very good at it...yet.

That's where today's thought comes in. Starting something new takes courage, but sticking with it long enough to get better takes perseverance.

Being a beginner can be uncomfortable. You're slower than you'd like to be. You make mistakes. You watch other people make it look easy.

Keep going anyway. Every person who's good at something today was once new at it too. Think back to the new thing you started. Don't just ask, "Did I try it?" Ask, "Did I give myself enough time to grow at it?"

And if you never took us up on that first challenge? Well...we're giving you another chance. 😉 Go be new at something. Then stick around long enough to see what happens.

09/18/2026

💡 LEADERSHIP IN REAL LIFE 💡

Try the 10-Second Pause.

Someone says something that gets under your skin.
A conversation gets tense.
Things don't go the way you expected.

Your first reaction might be quick, but it doesn't have to become your response.

Before you speak, text, react, or make a decision...

Pause. Breathe. Give it 10 seconds.

Then ask yourself:

➡️ What am I feeling right now?
➡️ What outcome do I actually want?
➡️ Will my response make this situation better—or worse?

Ten seconds won't solve every problem.

But sometimes, it's just enough time to let leadership take over where emotion left off.

Pause first. Respond second. 💚

09/16/2026

📸 INSIDE LIT

Healing looks different for everyone.

For more than 20 weeks, these women showed up.

They learned.
They reflected.
They practiced new skills.
They faced hard things.
And they kept moving forward.

As part of LIT's Rooted & Rising: A Journey of Healing, Identity, and Leadership, the women at House of Ruth were given space to discover more about who they are, recognize their strengths, and begin imagining what's possible for their future.

And some of that growth happened outside the classroom, too. 🌿

Heather from River Ride Mini Ranch brought her expertise, personal experience, and unique approach to healing and personal growth into the program—giving the women opportunities both in the classroom and at the ranch to learn, stretch, and grow.

Now comes the exciting part.

They're graduates. 🎉

But graduation isn't the finish line. It's the opportunity to take what they've learned and begin living it out in real life.

To our graduates:

Keep growing.
Keep believing in what's possible.
Keep taking the next step.

Your story is still being written, and we can't wait to see where it takes you. 💚

Congratulations, ladies! We are incredibly proud of you. 🎉

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