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Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Liz Henry — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 13:25:16 -0000

So inspirational and so timely! I've been researching how to move my family abroad after having the same realizations! Congrats to you and best of luck!

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Lieve de Lint — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:50:28 -0000

Makes me smile :)

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

kreneew — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:22:02 -0000

Yay for taking the leap. I sympathize with the other reader who came looking for past posts. As a reader of another blog that totally disappeared when the author changed focus, I wonder if you had any thoughts on archiving your past posts in some way?

I am a native Virginian who returned, for family reasons, after living in CA for 6 years. Lots of people asked wondered how I could pick up and move cross country. Many probably thought it would be a mistake. Now I've done it twice! A year later the outside forces are settling and I can finally think about my own priorities - in work and location.

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Jill — Sat, 25 May 2013 08:31:36 -0000

Congratulations on gaining clarity on the direction you now want to take in your life! I think that is brave and bold. I have also been thinking lately on what I "want" and how to make it happen. Oddly enough my vision has come out of a not so comfortable volunteer experience, which in turn has led me back to writing. With a little nudge from enrolling in your Blogging School, I am now working fiendishly on re-launching my blog "With Intent". I don't yet know where it will lead or what will come of it, but I am definitely excited about the possibilities.

Good luck to you!

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Rosetta Thurman — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:10:19 -0000

Thanks @twitter-16188200! So glad we've been able to connect here. Let's keep hustlin' :)

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Rosetta Thurman — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:08:57 -0000

Aloha @Umi Jensen! I lived on Oahu as a military brat from 1994-2000 and it's always felt like my true home. I agree about travel & self-reflection - so useful! I think we may have met briefly at the 2011 nonprofit conference, yes? Would love to connect with you when I arrive this fall. Can you email me at rosetta@rosettathurman.com so I have your info? Looking forward to being in touch!

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Amanda Michelle Jones — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:37:18 -0000

haha, yep! rosetta & i go back!
~amanda michelle

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Umi Jensen — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:44:07 -0000

Aloha Rosetta. You are an inspiring mentor and I'm so happy you are coming to Hawaii! I'm a native Hawaiian born and raised in our beautiful islands and I love that you want to live here! I recently took a trip to Thailand and find that travel provides really helpful self-reflection time. I hope to create a lifestyle that will allow me to work from anywhere and give me the flexibility to help others in our Hawaii communities who are doing good work and chasing after their dreams. It would be an honor to meet you when you come. If you need any help or advice let me know and we can make your transition easy. Mahalo for the work you do. Enjoy the rest of your time on the mainland!
-umi

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

CJ Johnson Writes — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:05:52 -0000

Cool on your re-direction Amanda. I wish you well! and funny seeing you here, the virtual world is small :)

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

CJ Johnson Writes — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:04:06 -0000

Thanks thanks thanks Rosetta for sharing your recent journey and re-committment to the life you REALLY want! I am currently a freelance copywriter but long to be just a photographer and author.I want more creative expression in what I give to the world. I am scared, and in many ways have no idea what I am doing (business building wise), but I am going for it. I am 33 years young and there is no way I am going to continue to devote my energy full-time to ventures that do not inspire me.

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Ericka — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:23:44 -0000

I knew when we sat at that table at Eatonville and you talked about HI that you were going to be a worldly entrepreneur. I was just waiting for the time. I sat on my couch today and said, what if blankslated your life, what would you do. Fear did not arise, it was mostly a clear slate. And then wonder. Thanks for all that you have done and will do to lead in the world. Hope to catch up with you b/f you make your way across the Pacific pond.

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Amanda Michelle Jones — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:15 -0000

YAY! Congrats, Rosetta! I've long thought you had a 'rather be there' itch, but I figured that's what your travel was about. I'm actually planning to take the summer 'off' to reevaluate my current journey. So far, I've figured out that I'm not leaving the PhD (I still want to do research), but I have to do some things to make academia work for me & the youth I care about, rather than trying so hard to 'fit in'. A lot of my shift is going to be about finally honoring my creative interests & incorporating that into my research. Huzzah, progress!

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Amanda Michelle Jones — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:04:25 -0000

I support this idea.

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Chapin — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:03:41 -0000

Congratulations, Rosetta! I am so proud of you. I had the biggest smile on my face while reading this post. I admire you so much for taking the time to understand what YOU want and continuously re-framing your life around that, never apologizing. You are my idol in that way.
You know that I was introduced to you through the nonprofit world, (and your and Trista's book is what inspired me to create my blog), but I must be honest that your Happy Black Woman content has been even more exciting to me lately. I think that's a demonstration of the fact that you are your true self in working with it. I will always be grateful for what you have done for my nonprofit career, but I mostly respect you as a woman finding her way in this world, and am continuously inspired by what you have to say. I think about how I conduct my life when I read your content, and that's what resonates with me the most.
I'm excited to see how things shape up for you!

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Rosetta Thurman — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:42:05 -0000

Believe me, the blank-slate was a tough decision! But since so much of my online brand and blog traffic was dominated by nonprofit results in Google search, I just had to do it. What helped me was knowing that all my BEST nonprofit blog posts are curated in my book, How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar. So if you don't have it yet, you can get it here: http://nonprofitrockstartou...

I really appreciate the suggestion to re-release some of my nonprofit content (do others have thoughts about this?). I could possibly put some of the topical posts together into a few guides that cover my content post-book.

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Kevin Benson — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:40:27 -0000

Best of luck, Rosetta! I have been inspired by your tenacity. Through your blog you've taught me what it means to "hustle" as a young professional. Excited to keep reading and learning from you.

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

VickiMae — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:28:01 -0000

Rosetta- Congrats on the business shift and impending move!

As a young non-profit professional (and personal blogger), I'm a little dismayed that you would blank-slate several years worth of valuable blog content! Ack!

You've taught me so much about directing my non-profit career; I hope you'll re-release/re-publish some of your nonprofit content for those of us still in that world.

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Rosetta Thurman — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:10:49 -0000

Thanks for reading Yolette! I will definitely be posting a lot more about my relocation and island living over on happyblackwoman.com :)

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

FatBellyBusters.com™ — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:03:25 -0000

Thank you for sharing!
I wish you the best in your new adventure; please do continue to keep us posted on your adjustment to Island life.

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Rosetta Thurman — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:56:49 -0000

Thank you for being a longtime reader here, Josh! I appreciate your kind words and am feeling so grateful for having a platform to continue to connect and learn on this journey. As Beth Ann said above, here's to living life fully :)

Re: What a Trip to Thailand Taught Me About Becoming the Leader of My Own Life

Josh Gold — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:44:45 -0000

Rosetta, It has been amazing to watch this blog and you transform. Your insights and visions will continue to create good around the world and I look forward to watching the next steps in your journey unfold. Thanks for encouraging individuals like myself to do what your passionate about.

Re: Six Ways to Use Twitter to Enhance Your Nonprofit Career

Nathan Joynt — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:34:01 -0000

Hi Rosetta, I work at Volusion and this has been a great post to share with our non-profit merchants. In fact, I have been doing so over the last few years. Funny that I just now noticed the image link credit to Volusion at the end of the post should be .jpg. Just FYI!

Thanks for being an inspiration!

Re: Why Do Nonprofits Treat Their Employees Like Crap? (Part I: A U.S. Perspective)

WizardMage — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:07:52 -0000

I was a fantastic Social Worker in NYC, well the Bronx because the jobs were in the Bronx. My experience of 5 years post MSW graduation was torture. I worked for private non profit agencies and my specialty became conflict for adolescence and their families. I was really good. But the bureaucracy was more important to the climbers of the agencies. Each one, one worse than the other made the politics WAY more important than the well being of the teens. Sure, the numbers had to add up, so serving the kids was on the list, but probably 5th down the list. Also, the numbers told the story, not the stories. The numbers brought the money, not the individual outcomes. Shall I discuss how threatened my supervisors were by me, how they felt a sense of competition and how they (one in particular) deliberately made my life a cliche of hell resulting in my being diagnosed finally, by 2 different psychotherapists with PTSD and now? I never want to work to help anyone ever again. I am still in touch with a couple of my kids who I helped and they're doing pretty well, but me? I can never work again for an agency. No I have to decide if I want to create my own program and work myself to the bone to get it started or if I open a store of my own and live a stress free life moving forward. Now, 2 years later, finally feeling recovered from the PTSD. Bottom line is this, What I see is a whole population of young people who need interested and active Social Workers in their lives and agencies telling SW's like me that they are making the others look bad when they put so much energy into one kid (who needs it bad), among other things. OH! How about reporting seeing the School system paid Social Worker hitting a special ed student and being literally screamed at for other reasons and lies being created about that social worker resulting in her being fired, because she reported what she saw? No wonder we have kids today killing each other, there are too many adults worrying about their own positions in life and positions of power. The kids are a means to their end's.

Re: 36 Facts About Generation Y in the Workplace and Beyond

Bobslink — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:20:42 -0000

HAHAHA! Dont you know this started back in 1995 when West German Banking started to move their money out of Europe and North America, to ASIA> Now that it is there you will find that Asia has the money, America and Europe have the huge debt. and the West German has won WW3... It has been Economic Warfare and they are winning.
Bush and OBama are just pawns who are making a few hundred thousand, while those few on top of the magic carpet are buying up the debt ridden countries.for cheap and when the economy starts to come back they will make billions more. The new money that is printed by those countries has lost value but the assets they buy up are going to grow in value. Shake your head USA and realize that you got sucked in by the big banks.
DO you have a solution.? Y Genners? X-Genners? B-Boomers? Perhaps the only Solution is to go bankrupt, Then save what you can... do not incur debt, Amass enough to get a piece of property away from the cities and ride out the coming economic storm. Good luck and may God bless you all.

Re: Don’t Skip Lunch and Other Ways to Prevent Burnout in Your Nonprofit Career

Steph Reitmeier — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:41:16 -0000

Good article, but sobering for me as I've been doing pretty much the opposite of all you advise here for months now. Trying to learn better boundaries.

I particularly liked how you said here to "share leadership with other staff members by helping them figure out how to solve problems on their own. When you do it FOR them, you rob them of an opportunity to learn and grow." However I've found this very challenging to actually DO when others don't have the same "can-do" mindset, or don't see work that needs to be done as fitting in their role.