Be Determined
Molly T. Kennedy
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Ep 25 - The Leader Within: Self-Advocacy, Purpose, and Finding Your Voice
What makes someone a leader?While a lot of us might think of a leader as someone who has power or influence over others, or someone who’s got it all figured out and leads the way, I think about…
Ep 24 - Be Bold, Be Free: Leading Through Life's Biggest Changes
Ten years ago, I was at a place I’d fought to be for a lot of my life. I was living independently, I had autonomy, and my days had a typical rhythm. And over a short period of time, it all…
Ep 23 - Frustration and Leadership: The Way Forward
Frustration isn’t a question of if you’re going to experience it, but when. And what really matters is how you deal with it. We all face frustrations, from day-to-day annoyances to life-altering…
Ep 22 - Weaknesses as Doorways: How a Personal SWOT Can Redirect Your Life
There are a lot of tools out there for assessing your current state and what might need to change in order to meet your goals. These kinds of situational analyses can help us have the self-awareness…
Ep 21 - Laugh With Me, Not At Me: How Humor Levels the Playing Field
Humor can play a significant role in how we relate to each other and ourselves. It’s a release valve for stress; a way to connect with friends, family, and colleagues; and a way to acknowledge our…
Ep 20 - Not Perfect, But Real: The Gift of Self-Honesty
Being honest with yourself about your abilities and challenges, successes and failures, is essential to living an authentic and genuine life, regardless of whether or not you live with a…
Ep 19 - The Rollercoaster of Life: How Challenges Make Us Stronger
Life is like a rollercoaster. Sometimes it’s one you don’t even realize you’re on when things are going well, but then the bottom drops out or you hit a major twist and suddenly your world is upside…
Ep 18 - Moral Ambition: It's Not Money, It's Not Fame - It's How We Impact People
How would you describe someone who is ambitious? In our culture, it often means a person who is willing to do whatever it takes to get to the top, and it’s not necessarily a compliment. But ambition…
Ep 17 - A Different Kind of Brilliance: Disability as Creative Force
Creativity and disability go hand-in-hand.Navigating a world that was not built for you requires creative thinking every single day to overcome obstacles, from opening a jar to taking notes in class…
Ep 16 - Anger & Acceptance: Turning Frustration into Purpose
Everyone experiences anger. It’s an important human emotion that can serve a purpose in our lives. But people with disabilities can experience anger in different ways than their able-bodied peers. We…
Ep 15 - Empowering Rather Than Limiting Children with Disability
When parents learn that their child has a disability, it sets them on a road less traveled. Raising that child will be different than what they might have expected, and it’s normal to feel shock and…
Ep 14 - Beyond Limitations: The Power of Step-by-Step Goal Setting
For people with disabilities, it can be hard to get support that encourages you to use your strengths and reach for your goals. Too often, people with disabilities have their big dreams curtailed by…
Ep 13 - Beyond Limitations: Turning Dreams into Achievable Goals
Achieving a big goal or completing a big project doesn’t happen overnight. (Who knew?) It’s easy to feel discouraged or overwhelmed when you’re not making the progress you think you should be making,…
Ep 12 - Cherishing the Victories, Big and Small
Going after big goals takes time, effort, and inevitably comes with at least a few setbacks along the way. So how do we stay motivated?By celebrating the little victories.Cherishing those wins and…
Ep 11 - Learning to Run, Jump, and Fly in a Different Way
We will all come up against situations in our lives where we simply cannot do something we really want to do.I grew up not being able to play Mary Poppins with my siblings, or ride a bike, or do…
Ep 10 - The Honest Self: Contributing to Society on My Terms
What is to be disabled?Every day, I’m confronted with the reality that society thinks people with disabilities don’t matter and can’t contribute. People with disabilities live with being constantly…
Ep 09- Humor, Grace, and Possibility: Gifts from My Mom
As I’ve shared some of my backstory, what I’ve accomplished, the goals I’ve yet to achieve, and how I became the person I am today, I’ve mentioned a number of supportive people from my life.I’ve been…
Ep 08 - Cultivating a Glass Half-Full Attitude
How do you balance being optimistic with being realistic?A lot of people make resolutions for the new year with unqualified optimism and wind up feeling like they’re failing when they don’t meet…
Ep 07 - Goals, Dreams, and Vision: Building the Foundation in 2025
Who hasn’t made a New Year’s resolution that they abandoned almost immediately?Whatever stalled your progress–whether it was overly ambitious, a goal you didn’t feel that connected to, or maybe it…
Ep 06 - Be Determined During the Holidays: Coping, Connecting, and Creating Joy
The holidays can be hectic. And it’s a time of year when many of us feel called to reflect and be grateful for what we have and what we’ve achieved in the last year, and to turn towards the future…
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Be Determined has published 26 episodes since October 2024, covering topics in Education, Personal Journals.
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