ggoodwin

Gail Lynn Goodwin is Women's Magazine's former inspiration columnist.

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Be inspired: Faith vs. Fear

A few years ago, I was working on an entrepreneurial project, living off savings. Some days were financially scary as I was learning to live on faith instead of fear.


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Be inspired: How to give

A few months ago I volunteered to help the homeless. As we were preparing goodie bags to distribute, a young homeless man walked in. He was ragged, thin, unshaven and looked like he’d had more than a few rough nights. We assumed he was here to ask for something from us.


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Inspirational to-do list for November

Forget grocery lists. Make this your to-do list this month.


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Be inspired: Take care

We are wives, mothers and daughters. We take care of our partners, our sons and daughters, our parents. We take care of extended family, friends and donate time to care for strangers through nonprofit causes. Many people depend on us. We are caregivers for the world.


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Be inspired: Inspirational to-do list

Here is one to-do list you should pay attention to this month.


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Be inspired: Letting go of the “how”

Most people believe that they haven’t reached their dream because they don’t know how to do it. The bigger the idea and the dream, the bigger the HOW! For many people, just three little letters H-O-W can become a gigantic mountain in the path.


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Be inspired

One morning last week, I made a list of three things to accomplish that day. The first was to find a way to connect with a large corporation, the second was to connect with a major nonprofit and the third was to resolve how to do a joint venture with a mentor I’d never met.


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Change: It’s an inside job

We’re not happy where we are, yet we’re afraid to jump off the ledge, afraid of the unknown. We say we want change, but at the same time, it terrifies us. Whatever situation we’re in, even if it’s painful, sometimes it’s more comfortable to stay where we are because it seems even more uncomfortable to make any change. Everyone desires change of some sort, but many of us don’t know how to achieve it. We commit to New Year’s resolutions, but by February we’re right back where we started.


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