Uphill Conversations

In this episode, Tim has a wonderful conversation with Kathleen Janus. It is very clear from the beginning that Kathleen is confident in who she is, the work she does, and the impact she wants to make for those who want to see social change in people, communities and the world. OUR CONVERSATION: Hearing ‘NO’ is an open door for other opportunities and future connections Work on your response when you hear NO, learn to elevate yourself in the situation We all need to reframe failure as learning How Kathleen started out getting involved with Social Startups Her involvement and what she learned from her first venture, https://www.sparksf.org/ (‘Spark’) Her drive for getting involved started in the community Her peers had the energy for something great but needed an avenue + outlet Why Kathleen wrote the book https://www.amazon.com/Social-Startup-Success-Nonprofits-Difference/dp/0738219908/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521034607&sr=8-1&keywords=%22Social+Start-Up+Success%22