Welcome, course 2 Uplifters, to the
30 day challenge
Thank you for your dedication to uplifting your community and being the change we need to see in this world. We are so excited to see where this journey takes you!
Remember to share your progress with us by filling out the form below every day that you complete the challenge.
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+ WEEK 1: 7 DAYS TO FIGHT APATHY AND HOPELESSNESS
- DAY 1: Fight apathy and hopelessness. Create an original post with a message of hope to share on social media.
- DAY 2: Vulnerability, positivity,and hope are thearmor of change. Share through text/videoon a social media platform about a difficulty youfaced during COVID.
- DAY 3: Use a Skillshare website (i.e. Youtube) to learn a new ability that you think will be difficult. Make sure to include what you chose and why in your daily journal entry.
- DAY 4: Leave a kind note of appreciation for your mail carrier or trash/recycling collectors.
- DAY 5: Share something online that you learned from the Uplift training that you think your peers would find useful.
- DAY 6: Share 3 coping tips that have personally helped you through COVID.
- DAY 7: Write three motivational quotes and put them in strategic places in your room to help motivate you everyday.
+ WEEK 2: 7 DAYS TO COMMIT TO THE POWER OF CONNECTION
- DAY 8: Use Level 2 and 3 listening to have an authentic conversation with a member of your family (family is who you define it as)
- DAY 9: Choose someone you know to do the Wellness Wheel activity with.
- DAY 10: Send a positive text message to 3 different people now.
- DAY 11: Send an email of appreciation to a teacher or adult in your life who deserves more recognition. (Have the expectation that this email will be remembered for the rest of this person’s life.)
- DAY 12: Do the emergency self-care plan with someone who needs it.
- DAY 13: Plan a virtual get-together (via Zoom, Houseparty, Facetime, etc.) for you and your friend(s) to connect.
- DAY 14: Send one of your friends all the strengths that you notice they have.
+ Week 3: 7 Days to Forge Your Community
- DAY 15: Forge your community. Find a local black business (not a chain) and leave a thoughtful positive review on Yelp, Google, etc.
- DAY 16: Have a Linkedin account? (If not, create one!) Write a recommendation for a coworker or a connection.
- DAY 17: Find a cause that you believe in to spread awareness about.
- DAY 18: Reach out to a peer you don’t normally socialize with and check in to see how they are doing.
- DAY 19: Share an uplifting quote from someone you admire on your social media.
- DAY 20: Do a random act of kindness of your choice.
- DAY 21: Reach out to another Uplifter and see how they are doing.
+ Week 4: Claim Your Path
- DAY 22: Be kind to yourself. Pick a self-care activity to do for 30+ minutes.
- DAY 23: Relieve someone else in your household of a chore so they can do self-care.
- DAY 24: Clean your social media from people who don’t bring you joy.
- DAY 25: Write down 5 things you are grateful for and challenge a peer to do the same.
- DAY 26: Revisit your mission statement and set a small goal for yourself. Share it with one other person.
- DAY 27: Adjust your expectations or mindset about something that has been a challenge for you.
- DAY 28: Make a list of 5 of your strengths and post it on your wall. (If you get stuck, ask your family and friends.)
+ Week 5: Reflect, Share, Celebrate!
- DAY 29: Share in the Journal Entry what you have learned about yourself during this 30 Day Challenge.
- DAY 30: Upload a video of yourself talking about the most powerful results you’ve seen from the Uplift Training and 30 Day Challenge