Cynthia McDonagh

The more you learn the more you earn. Residents of Public Housing coined this term for our HUD-funded #FamilySelfSufficiency Program.

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I'm attending An Interactive Forum on Systemic Racism and Its Impact on Health https://t.co/MSRp7Pq6vi #constantcontact

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The brain finds it easier to cope with habit than to make decisions every day, so if there's a way to harness habit, rather than forcing ourselves to be goal-directed, that's going to be easier. #FamilySelfSufficiency

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Why getting motivated is hard (and how to do it anyway) https://t.co/7iRshtK4hb

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“Your conversations help create your world. Speak of delight, not dissatisfaction. Speak of hope, not despair. Let your words bind up wounds, not cause them.” -Tao Te Ching

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We all have to do things that we find boring. What's your trick for getting through these tasks, like studying for that test, sticking to that budget,..you know what we mean. #familyselfsufficiency

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At a recent meeting with HID Secretary Ben Carson, Shernitta Jefferson, former resident of public housing, talked about how, with the help of the Family Self Sufficiency program, she was able to achieve lifelong goals and is now a homeowner with two children in college.

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Governor Charlie Baker signed the $15 Minimum Wage law and the Paid Family Medical Leave law. It took the work of thousands of volunteers — including many of our parents, staff, and partners — to pass this law.

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Mitchel Becher will be playing baseball at UMI-St. Louis this fall. "The thing that most prepared me for playing sports in college is the hard work and discipline that I learned from coaches and getting my own self motivation." How it works for #familysefsufficiency, too.

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Humans are bad at focusing on distant future and less tangible rewards. In terms of making massive lifestyle changes: substantial change seems ages away and might not happen. So it's about earning to develop new habits. #FamilySelfSufficiency

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BAWIB worked with Guardian Healthcare (location in Brockton) to help them secure state funding to help train 167 workers and create 15 MORE #jobs by 2020! Congrats. #workforcedevelopment
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People who grumble and groan about life, or put your ideas down repeatedly, will kill your enthusiasm. Their gloomy outlook is infectious. How do you handle this sort of thing? #familyselfsufficiency

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The United Way of North Carolina advocates for financial stability. Check out this tool called "Our Money Needs Calculator." Put in information about your family makeup, and calculate what it takes to be self-sufficient any county. You can find it at https://t.co/gMLHUI19BK

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“We live in worlds our conversations create.” -David Cooperrider

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Using libraries and reading as a source of entertainment, if only for a little while, will help to give you an opportunity to cut off some possible sources of unnecessary spending and help you get back on the right path financially. https://t.co/ll0XLYhsMJ

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Do you believe this? People who wait for joy to come to them rather than generating it often lack energy and drive.

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Knowing that people function best when self-motivated, how can we take lessons from the business world to foster autonomy? We can provide opportunities for clients to make their own choices and have input into decisions that affect their lives. #FamilySelfSufficiency

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Research: Affirmation activates areas of the brain associated with calmness and openness to new ideas. Put another way, new learning happens when we are relaxed and confident. What do you do to help clients feel relaxed and confident? #FamilySelfSufficiency

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Our brains thrive on affirmation not threats. What affirming messages do you use often around your #FamilySelfSufficiency program? Are your words threatening, demanding? Or are they powerfully uplifting?