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It Started With $95
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S2 EP 25 | It Started With $95
This week, I found something I hadn't looked at in years.
The very first deposit into the Plantspiration® bank account.
June 4, 2018.
$95.
Not from a sponsor.
Not from YouTube.
Not from a grant.
It came from a simple donation jar while we were teaching free classes out of our home.
That tiny deposit made me stop and think.
Everybody sees Plantspiration® today.
The nonprofit.
The podcast.
The community.
The lives being changed.
But almost nobody sees where it all began.
In this episode, John and I look back at what it actually took to build Plantspiration®—and why the exact same lesson applies to every health journey.
We talk about hope, wishing, doing, and the moment everything changes...
The moment you stop waiting for someone else to change your life and start showing up for it yourself.
Because hope may open the door.
Practice is what builds the house.
In this episode:
• The story behind Plantspiration®'s very first $95 deposit • My bike ride that almost ended very differently (you'll definitely hear about it!) • Why we taught classes for free years before there was ever a membership • The difference between hoping for change and becoming the person who creates it • Why lasting transformation is built on the ordinary days that nobody ever sees • The latest Plantspiration® Health Report — 2,772 pounds released and counting
Whether you're trying to improve your health, build a dream, or simply take your very first step...
Don't underestimate small beginnings.
They have a way of changing everything.
Maybe you're on your $95 day.
And that's exactly where great things begin.
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Plantspiration® NFP Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to preventing and reversing chronic disease through evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine, whole-food, plant-based nutrition, behavior change, and compassionate community support.
After releasing more than 250 pounds as a family and transforming our own health, we created Plantspiration® so others wouldn't have to figure it out alone.
Because people don't change by simply collecting more information.
They change by practicing.
Every grocery haul.
Every class.
Every Saturday Support.
Every ordinary day.
Because transformation isn't built overnight.
It's built one ordinary day at a time.