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Barbara Majeski

๐Ÿ‘ค Person
387 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

So ultimately I, you know, I've raised the first $150,000 and this is where like the go-giver book is so good and everybody needs to read it. I really did that mission out of the goodness of my heart. I was like, I need to take care of the Stevens of the world. I need to use my voice for those who can't speak for themselves. And

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

So ultimately I, you know, I've raised the first $150,000 and this is where like the go-giver book is so good and everybody needs to read it. I really did that mission out of the goodness of my heart. I was like, I need to take care of the Stevens of the world. I need to use my voice for those who can't speak for themselves. And

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

the serendipity of it is soon as we qualified for that next mission, five of my, my friends that helped me raise the money went on the mission. They come back. They're like, we didn't raise enough money. They start hosting fundraisers. The thing starts taking off. Um, like, like it was called an adopt a smile campaign.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

the serendipity of it is soon as we qualified for that next mission, five of my, my friends that helped me raise the money went on the mission. They come back. They're like, we didn't raise enough money. They start hosting fundraisers. The thing starts taking off. Um, like, like it was called an adopt a smile campaign.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

the serendipity of it is soon as we qualified for that next mission, five of my, my friends that helped me raise the money went on the mission. They come back. They're like, we didn't raise enough money. They start hosting fundraisers. The thing starts taking off. Um, like, like it was called an adopt a smile campaign.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

Next thing you know, I'm raising hundreds of thousands of dollars and they call me and they're like, you've, you deserve our humanitarian of the year award. Yeah. So much crazy goes on from this because at the end of the day, six months later, after getting that award, I got diagnosed with stage three colon cancer.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

Next thing you know, I'm raising hundreds of thousands of dollars and they call me and they're like, you've, you deserve our humanitarian of the year award. Yeah. So much crazy goes on from this because at the end of the day, six months later, after getting that award, I got diagnosed with stage three colon cancer.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

Next thing you know, I'm raising hundreds of thousands of dollars and they call me and they're like, you've, you deserve our humanitarian of the year award. Yeah. So much crazy goes on from this because at the end of the day, six months later, after getting that award, I got diagnosed with stage three colon cancer.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

That's the thing is that you schedule things far enough in advance, whether it's a trip, a humanitarian mission, a goal, you put a deadline on it, you'll start working around it. It's never easy. It's never convenient. There's oftentimes better things that you can be doing with your time in your mind. You're like, oh my God, this is going to be, I'm going to work

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

That's the thing is that you schedule things far enough in advance, whether it's a trip, a humanitarian mission, a goal, you put a deadline on it, you'll start working around it. It's never easy. It's never convenient. There's oftentimes better things that you can be doing with your time in your mind. You're like, oh my God, this is going to be, I'm going to work

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

That's the thing is that you schedule things far enough in advance, whether it's a trip, a humanitarian mission, a goal, you put a deadline on it, you'll start working around it. It's never easy. It's never convenient. There's oftentimes better things that you can be doing with your time in your mind. You're like, oh my God, this is going to be, I'm going to work

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

for free, but it was something that was something I really had said that I was gonna do in this lifetime. That was something I kind of said, you know, I wonder, I need to kind of get out of my own echo chambers, my own, you know, recirculated air and really see how, you know, see a third world country.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

for free, but it was something that was something I really had said that I was gonna do in this lifetime. That was something I kind of said, you know, I wonder, I need to kind of get out of my own echo chambers, my own, you know, recirculated air and really see how, you know, see a third world country.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

for free, but it was something that was something I really had said that I was gonna do in this lifetime. That was something I kind of said, you know, I wonder, I need to kind of get out of my own echo chambers, my own, you know, recirculated air and really see how, you know, see a third world country.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

So it's never easy, but if it's on your list of things to do and you write it down and you schedule it, you will work around it. But it's got to be on your list. I talk so much. I have it sitting actually right here. Like I talk so much about journaling and writing things down. And you just talked about Jesse Itzler.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

So it's never easy, but if it's on your list of things to do and you write it down and you schedule it, you will work around it. But it's got to be on your list. I talk so much. I have it sitting actually right here. Like I talk so much about journaling and writing things down. And you just talked about Jesse Itzler.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

So it's never easy, but if it's on your list of things to do and you write it down and you schedule it, you will work around it. But it's got to be on your list. I talk so much. I have it sitting actually right here. Like I talk so much about journaling and writing things down. And you just talked about Jesse Itzler.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

I can't begin to tell you the things that have come to fruition for me, probably my whole life. Just like the subconscious mind has no sense of humor. So what you put in there will start working towards it. So that, yeah, it's never easy. It's never convenient.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

I can't begin to tell you the things that have come to fruition for me, probably my whole life. Just like the subconscious mind has no sense of humor. So what you put in there will start working towards it. So that, yeah, it's never easy. It's never convenient.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Finding Purpose Amidst Life's Challenges with Barbara Majeski

I can't begin to tell you the things that have come to fruition for me, probably my whole life. Just like the subconscious mind has no sense of humor. So what you put in there will start working towards it. So that, yeah, it's never easy. It's never convenient.