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Closing the Gap: The 3 P’s of Resilience
What is resilience?
Experts say resilient people have the three P’s - Perspective, a higher Purpose, and are ready to Pivot. The Tibetan Buddhist monk Pema Chodron challenges us to abandon hope to connect with the present moment. Consultants at McKinsey & Company encourage us to practice bounded optimism to ensure we can weather a crisis.
The Key to Success: Lessons From a Grandmother
Leti Cabrera, grandmother and JUST entrepreneur.
Leti Cabrera is a woman people usually don’t forget. She owns a cleaning business in Austin, Texas and is a proud grandmother. Her peaceful demeanor and friendly smile cover many scars.
JUST Among Finalists Selected for $10 Million Lone Star Prize to Improve the Quality of Life of Texans
Today, Lyda Hill Philanthropies and Lever for Change announced that Austin-based nonprofit JUST and four other finalist teams will advance to the next stage of the Lone Star Prize, a Texas-based competition launched in early 2020 to improve the lives of Texans and their communities.
JUST, shifting the focus from transaction to transformation
There is a popular saying that goes, “Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, and you will feed him for a lifetime.” But how can the man fish if he does not have a fishing pole? And where does he get the money to buy the equipment he needs to actually become a fisherman?
JUST Fest 2019
JUST Fest 2019 received more than 600 guests at Springdale Station Sunday, November 3rd. The theme of the event was Somos Poderosas or We Are Powerful, a title fitting for the women who make up the 650+ female entrepreneur network. The festival celebrated these powerful mujeres and gave the Austin community an opportunity to get to know their work.
JUST Presents JUST Fest 2019
(Austin, Texas) – JUST Fest is back and more powerful than ever. Produced and presented by JUST, a nonprofit micro‑loan organization in Austin, Texas, the festival is returning for its second year this fall to
celebrate strong, resilient female entrepreneurs.
