The Path to Renewal: Rediscovering Your Voice

Extended Description:
Ever found yourself at a crossroads, uncertain about the path ahead? Meet Joshua Smith, the founder and owner of Your Speaking Voice LLC, who found himself at such a juncture and decided to take the reins of his life. Through introspection and sheer determination, Joshua carved out his own path, transforming his life and kickstarting a business. His journey wasn't devoid of hurdles, but with the right support and resources, he managed to rise above them and is here to inspire you to unlock your true potential too. 

Joshua also delves into his past, narrating how a simple decision to join a local club 12 years ago turned his life around. Adding to these tales of transformation, we discuss the impact of small gestures of love and support, such as lending your skills and knowledge to others or helping an organization that's close to your heart. 

Wrapping up the episode, we accentuate the power of community — finding your tribe. Being a part of a community of like-minded individuals can be a game-changer, helping you strive for the best version of yourself. We also shine a light on the Shalom House, an organization dedicated to supporting women and children facing domestic violence situations. They are doing phenomenal work in the community, and we encourage you to reach out and contribute in any way you can. Let's join hands in creating a world filled with kindness, compassion, and personal growth!

Transitioning from personal growth to acts of kindness, we share stories that will warm your heart and inspire you to be a part of this ripple effect. Get ready to hear from April Chang in our Kindness Clip segment, who shares a heartwarming tale of how a butterfly coin sparked a chain of kindness and love. 

Chapters

• 0:09 Overcoming Challenges and Starting a Business
• 8:46 Driving Single Parents & Kindness
• 22:32 Acts of Kindness and Giving
• 30:05 Finding Your Tribe, Supporting Nonprofits

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:09

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of Little Give. You've got to meet our guests. Go ahead, introduce yourself, tell us where you're from and tell us what you're all about.

Speaker 2: 0:18

Hi everyone, my name is Joshua Smith. I live in Carlisle Pennsylvania, and I am the founder and owner of your Speaking Voice LLC.

Speaker 1: 0:27

Wow, okay cool, that's interesting. How did you get started with all that it?

Speaker 2: 0:31

was about three and a half years ago where my journey really began with it and, to be honest with you, I really actually had a lot of different situations happening in my life. At that time I was struggling with my self-confidence, I wasn't feeling good about who I was. Cindy I up in that. I actually tried to end my life around that time. That was the lowest point in my entire existence. But from there I realized that I need to keep fighting. I need to keep going all the distance in order to help others see their true value, their true potential. So about a year and a half ago, that's when I started to really work on the concept of the business and which ultimately transformed into finding other people to help me along the way, to realize, hey, you have so much you can offer this world. Why not use some of the things that you've already learned throughout your training, throughout your education, throughout all the work experience you have? So that's why I decided to start your speaking voice.

Speaker 1: 1:32

Wow. So you had this really hard time in your life where you're considering ending it all. What did you do, or some of the tools you used to kind of help get yourself out of that? I know that cannot be something easy to do.

Speaker 2: 1:45

It isn't easy at all, and I think that for many people, we often get stuck in a trap or a ditch alongside the road where we kind of think, man, there's no reason for me to stay in this, or and they fight back while others say, yeah, it feels good to stay in this. I think I'm going to keep going the way that I am. But something inside of me felt like there was opportunity to change, and I always listened to what other people had to say about what I was doing. But what I didn't realize is that I should have been listening to who I was, and that really changed so much for me. Because what I started to do was really work on not just the building blocks of what my ability is to help others, but to realize that, in regards to what other people might think which there's a lot of negativity there's a lot of different things that people say about who you are and what you should be and what you should do, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

Speaker 2: 2:41

Realize that I needed to do something that would help others to push that sort of stereotype away which helps us so much in unlocking what's inside of ourselves. So I really wanted to work on not just the things that we can do personally, not only the things that we can do professionally, but what's the one thing that we do that really helps us so much with? And that's our voice. And it isn't just about the voice that we use. It's actually about the things that we do with action. So I really think about the fact that we have a nonverbal voice the actions that we utilize in order to create the best versions of ourselves. So that's why I really wanted to push forward and keep working on myself, and that's been so rewarding in so many different ways.

Speaker 1: 3:26

Wow. So once you really kind of decide, okay, there's something more for me out there, I'm going to pivot, I'm going to start the speaking voice, I'm going to do all of these things. What was the first action you took to really start to build this out?

Speaker 2: 3:40

It's really simple for a lot of people. They might think that, oh, I have to do all these things, I have all these things in order before I begin and I need to have all this financial support. No, you don't have to have all those things. And, as a matter of fact, I reached out to Facebook, because Facebook is such a powerful community, and I asked some people what would it take to start a business, your speaking voice and what would be necessary steps for me to consider as I got started, and here in Pennsylvania, where I live, there's actually small business development centers that help others create opportunities for themselves and for the things that they want to work on in their lives.

Speaker 2: 4:21

So there's everything from the restaurant industry, there's things in the finances, there's things in even having a trade, such as being a plumber, things of that nature. But I got connected with the small business development center local to me, which is literally about 15 minutes down the road, talked to some amazing people and they connected me with these free resources to help register my business, which is an LLC, and to also find tools to get started with not only agreements that I would be entering into my clients, along with so many different things. So for all those out there that are thinking that you can't do this, that you don't have the tools, find a small business development center near you.

Speaker 2: 5:00

There are plenty of them all across the country, and they can help you with that idea that you might have been baking in your head for so long, and now it's time to reap the rewards of it.

Speaker 1: 5:10

Absolutely. And just start, right, Just start.

Speaker 3: 5:13

Yeah, absolutely.

Speaker 1: 5:14

Whatever it is you want to do, it just start. You have to take some sort of action to get started. So how did you decide what your business was going to be about?

Speaker 2: 5:23

So I have to thank a lot of different people that really realized that I have some opportunities to help and be in front of stages and in front of other individuals, one of the biggest organizations, which I know you're going to ask me this later about my nonprofit.

Speaker 2: 5:36

But there's another nonprofit that's really dear and dear to my heart, which is Toastmasters International.

Speaker 2: 5:42

Toastmasters is almost 100 years old Next year I'll be celebrating its century birthday and it works on all across the world individual communication and leadership development, and that's where I was really starting to work on a lot of my skills for the longest time, but I wasn't really using what we were able to perform and create as opportunities.

Speaker 2: 6:03

So Toastmasters has clubs all over the world that provide not only opportunities to expand your comfort zone, your self-confidence, but you get to meet like-minded people that are working on the same things, whether they're working on that speech that they have to give as a Reading Toast, or even work on other things that might be professional nature, such as giving a sales presentation or speaking to three, 5,000, 10,000 people it could be any sort of number but this helps you get the tools and the tricks and the tips to help you get started with speaking, and that was really why I named the business your Speaking Voice, because some of the things that we cover, even in Toastmasters, is about having a good projection of your voice, vocal variety, having good body language. So being able to have that connection is really important in order for us to feel more alive inside of ourselves but to help others. So I really found the inspiration. All thanks to Toastmasters and for all those that are listening to this that are Toastmaster friends. I couldn't have done this without you, so thank you for that.

Speaker 4: 7:11

Hi, my name is Justin Clark and I'm the president of the Board of Directors for Driving Single Parents, a 501c3 nonprofit serving the citizens of San Antonio and Bear County, texas. I'm here today to tell you a little bit about the great work that our organization is doing for the citizens of San Antonio. What you're about to see is just a few photos and videos of the way that we're changing lives for single parents in and around San Antonio, texas. Our first giveaway took place in April of 2017, just one short month after the formation of our organization. John, a Bear County resident, was the victim of a horrible drunk driver incident. He and his daughter survived the crash and we were so proud to give our first car to this deserving family. Fast forward to 2020, a very difficult year for nonprofits, we were able to secure four vehicles for single parents in need.

Speaker 4: 8:14

Our organization, including our Board of Directors, list of Partners and portfolio of people we've been able to help in San Antonio, continues to grow, and it's all thanks to donors and local community organizations that have helped us along the way. This giveaway took place in 2021 and shows that we continue to help single parents even after the struggles brought about by COVID-19. Because of limited funds and the overwhelming need. We at Driving Single Parents are incredibly selective with the people we help.

Speaker 4: 8:50

Some are victims of domestic violence. Others had a spouse pass away tragically or otherwise fell on hard times. These single parents show adversity in the face of challenge and aren't looking for a handout. We offer a hand up and help get them back in the driver's seat. Many of the single parents we help go on to graduate college, get promotions, get married, mentor others and some have even been so touched by the gift we gave them that they have decided to join our Board of Directors to pay it forward and ensure the continued growth of our organization. If you would like to help our organization continue to grow and continue to help single parents in need in San Antonio, texas, and Bear County, texas, we would really appreciate your support. Please visit us online at wwwdrivingsingleparentsorg. Thank you.

Speaker 2: 9:53

Now it's time for Little Give Kindness Clips.

Speaker 3: 9:58

And a lady I don't I obviously I know her name, but I don't know her she sent something that was just that's called a butterfly coin to me and it it basically it's a coin that maps out, like you see someone do a good act, so you, you give that coin to the person and then you type in and in the computer like oh, what happened and why they got this, and you see the route of these actions and it that then like where it all leads, like these good actions that impact people and that, like someone giving that coin might seem small, but at that time it was big to us, you know, because sometimes you know like you're in a place and you just it just felt, oh, did you find it?

Speaker 3: 10:57

It felt, it felt it. Yeah, there we go. And then, honestly, I held on to that coin for like three years because I couldn't let it go. But and then I saw a girl on a middle school girl on social media she was selling t-shirts and then donating the money to nonprofits and that was such a pure sweet act that I was like it's time to let the coin go and I sent her the coin and now I'm friends with her, her and her mom so. But like that, that was like a big impact to me and then actually it turned out to be a big impact to her.

Speaker 1: 11:45

Hello everyone. I wanted to chat with you about our kindness clip segment, so I need a little help from my audience. So what I'm looking for are short little videos of you talking about a time that someone was kind to you, or maybe there's a time that you were kind to someone else. Share those stories with us. You can email that to me at Cindy at littlegiftcom. You can also hashtag Little Give online or you can just find me on any social media platform and tag me under Cindy Whitman. My name is spelled C-I-N-D-Y-W-I-T-T-E-M-A-N. Thank you all so much for participating and spreading that kindness, and I can't wait to feature your clip on a future episode. Awesome, yeah, I've never heard of that organization. How did you come to know of them?

Speaker 2: 12:34

I had a friend almost 12 years ago say Josh, I think that you could use this and help you with getting started.

Speaker 2: 12:41

And she knew sort of my journey at that time, which was transitioning from college, finding my first main and gerial job, which I had worked for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania still do this day, but I still work on different types of things that I think need to help me in the inside to feel a lot more organized and a lot more confident. So she said, hey, you're moving to this area. I think that you could really take a lot of different skills from this club that's local to you. So I walked in one day it was April of 2012 and that forever changed my life, because I met so many amazing people that had some success stories of their own just being in the club for three or six months. But after even my first year, I knew that I was sold and that it would help me for the rest of my life. So it really transformed not only the ways in which I developed myself, but to help others develop themselves too.

Speaker 1: 13:37

Awesome. So what is now that you're this business owner? What is your favorite part of being a business owner and your favorite part of what you do with your business?

Speaker 2: 13:46

The biggest thing is that people come from all walks of life, cindy, so there's all kinds of different people that have the opportunity to fill your cup, and I've been so blessed to work with people that have gone through a variety of different situations. So it might seem that I just do public speaking, but I do so much more because I feel that our information that we have inside of ourselves comes from a variety of different sources maybe some inaccurate things that we learned growing up, maybe some things that we might have learned incorrectly, even through school, for that matter. So I found that, helping others through whatever skills that they want to build, they also have a story that's connected with them, and those stories are really what I value the most. And even talking about some of the values of my business, in which I really believe, in one of my values, which is really pointing it to what you ask, is about relationships Building.

Speaker 2: 14:41

Relationships are so important because I was one of those people that would tear relationships down, because I got tired of what other people said about me. Obviously, that led into why I wanted to end my life, why I felt so worthless and felt so abused in my head about all these different thoughts and feelings of who I am. If I can fill someone's cup with their ability to realize that they have already a skill or a knowledge or the ability that they have inside of themselves to grow and to expand their comfort zone, or even the things that they do in their personal lives, if I could help them with just one thing, I feel that I'm making a bigger difference, and that's what's really important, for not just myself, but for the people I serve, because it's really about them. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be a business owner, and I really value those relationships above all else.

Speaker 1: 15:33

And I guess that's one of the reasons why you decided to start the podcast.

Speaker 2: 15:37

I did so. The podcast was so interesting in itself. I've had some friends of mine say, josh, you need to get in the podcast business, you really need to get your voice out there and you need to be able to share all these different things that you have. I had a friend of mine. His name is John. I had to give a shout out to John because if it wasn't for him, he really I wouldn't be able to do what I'm doing today, which, speaking from the heart, the name of my podcast is extension of my business, and I do two episodes a week.

Speaker 2: 16:05

First episode I usually talk about a personal professional development topic that might be on someone's mind. So it could be anything from working on have their ability to communicate with others on a personal relationship basis, all the way to working on public speaking skills. So if you're in that sort of business, regardless of what you might be going through, my Tuesday episodes that I air, that I, we should say, release every week, might be helpful for you. But I also do Thursday episodes where I interview guests. So these are people that are personal, their professional nature. They have overcome so many different trials, tribulations, to cheap success and greatness.

Speaker 2: 16:43

But the reason that I call it speaking from the heart is that we're sometimes so afraid to be sharing a vulnerable side of ourselves. I know I was one of those same people, and that's why sharing my story about how I've overcome and how I've gotten over my depression anxiety as a result of that, has been helpful for me to not only grow as an individual, but it also has helped me to interview people that, believe it or not, have gone through similar things, maybe even deeper, darker things than even I have, but they're still on the other side. They're still doing some amazingly powerful things. So I use that as an opportunity to inspire and create confidence for people that might be saying to themselves I don't know if I can do this, I don't know if I have the opportunity. I use that podcast as a good platform to do that.

Speaker 1: 17:35

What a wonderful thing, because I really feel like there's a power in sharing that vulnerability. There's a power in sharing, you know, some of the things that we've all been through. None of us have perfect lives, and people can easily look at someone who's on TV or has a nice awesome podcast like you or a great business like yours, and say he's got it all figured out, he's got it made. He just probably was born with money or whatever, and it's so neat to be able to share with the audience, like actually no, this is what my life has been and this is what I had to overcome to get here, because then it can give that person that sense of hey, wait a second. If he can overcome all of that and be where he is today, then I can too. And so that's why I think it's so neat what you're doing, because you're bringing these people together to share their vulnerable stories and their hard times and their good times and their ups and their downs. That can really inspire someone who is going through it right now.

Speaker 2: 18:28

I think that we learn so much, cindy, from not only the people that we interact with, but sometimes those people that we might be walking down the street, going to our office or even just interacting over the phone. We don't get the opportunity to really get to know them for who they are, and I've been commented on the fact that, yeah, there's been some people that you've had on the show. I've known them for quite a long time, but I had no idea that they went through X, y or Z or have done a, b and C. And I'll give you a perfect example. I had a lady early on my podcast. Her name is Michelle and she shared her story about how she was domestically abused by her husband.

Speaker 2: 19:10

Now, I knew Michelle for a long time. When she did that and told me about what was going on at that moment, my mouth dropped open because I knew her for so long, but not knowing what that was happening on the other side, we often tend to forget that we have those human qualities that we all go through, so we're all alike. So it doesn't matter how much money you have. It doesn't matter what your background is, because, exactly to your point, it doesn't matter if you have some of those issues happening right now. Someone else might be going through it, and hearing that message is so inspirational and so powerful to change your thoughts, which is really what this is all about.

Speaker 1: 19:52

Absolutely. I 100% agree. I think it's just awesome what you're doing. And have you found that you know even though you know you've gone through some dark times yourself and now you're doing all these great things that as you share your story and you hear other people's story of resilience, that it heals you a little bit more every day?

Speaker 2: 20:09

I have to be very vulnerable with you, even on your show, the Little Give, by saying I do work through some of those things and even to this day, even after three and a half years, I still see a therapist on a weekly basis, still working through some of that trauma that I've been through in my life. And I will say this for anybody that is suffering out there that is going through some of those things, especially if you're in the United States, I can't stress. I can't stress enough to go and call. 988 is the national suicide hotline. It also gives some mental health resources for a variety of different situations that you're going through. But 988 is something, in the United States particularly, that will help you with connecting with somebody that you need at that moment. I could have used somebody at that moment many years ago.

Speaker 2: 20:57

But even with that said, when I continue to tell my story to others and I see their eyes light up or I see them get really sad, I know I've made that connection and I know that sounds a little strange, because when you say that it's really sad and maybe you don't really want to connect with someone about that, I get it.

Speaker 2: 21:17

But those are the times in which we can really connect and get close with someone and be able to share what is intimately on our hearts. And not everyone's ready for that, and I really can't stress enough, too, that you can't push somebody to do something that they're not ready to do, and I find that all the time working with clients as well. But even with all that said, if you're able to be there and be that voice for somebody that maybe needs to hear it at that moment, at that time in which they need to gather strength and have that connection, you're doing a great service, and I feel that we're losing that opportunity in this world, especially as we see war and conflict happen. I think that it's really important to have that connection more than ever before. So don't push those people away. If you're ready to hear that message, if you're ready to hear what is on the other side of that vulnerability that you're sharing, call someone, even if it is 988,. Help someone with making that connection.

Speaker 1: 22:15

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Speaker 2: 22:32

Now it's time for Little Give Clip.

Speaker 1: 22:35

Quest. All right, so welcome to this week's Clip Quest. So what I want you to do is go back. I want you to watch episode 25. I want you to tell me how the pencil box RV got started. If you email me that answer at Cindy at littlegivecom and you answer correct, then I will feature you on a future episode. My name's Cindy, my name's Kimberly, my name is Caitlin.

Speaker 3: 22:59

And this is our beautiful mom.

Speaker 1: 23:02

We're from San Antonio, Texas, and we wrote a book together and the title is Is Manifesting Bullshit? My name is Cindy Whitman. I am the founder and CEO of Driving Single Parents. I'm also a bestselling author and the host of Little Give TV show. I have six kiddos and three gorgeous grandkids. My section in this book is all about creating a life beyond limits. I hope you enjoy it. Hi, my name is Caitlin Chavez. I am 25 years old and the mother of a beautiful baby girl. The title of my chapter is going to be how Manifesting Changed my Life. I hope you enjoy.

Speaker 4: 23:44

My name is Kimberly Whitman and I am the mom of two beautiful children, and the name of my chapter is Find Over Matter. I hope you enjoy.

Speaker 1: 24:06

Absolutely. And, like you said, if someone's going through a hard time, sometimes maybe they don't want to hear your advice, maybe they just want to vent, maybe they just want to chat with you and explain to you what they're going through, and if you can just be that ear to listen and let them know that you're there for them, that can really be instrumental in their, like, getting through all of that. Do you agree?

Speaker 2: 24:27

I do agree, and, above even all of that, even if they are not ready for it, you can always make sure you can check in with them, and that checking in doesn't necessarily mean you have to follow up every hour or follow up every day. It means that you have that periodic. Hey, I'm thinking of you. I hope every faith is okay.

Speaker 2: 24:47

A lot of times, we get so busy in our lives because the whole concept of even busyness, for that matter, can be swamped by the choices and even the actions in which we partake, in Meaning we have priorities that we set every day. Are you deciding to prioritize work? Are you deciding to prioritize helping others? Are you prioritizing something else? That might not be healthy overall, but I think that's why it's so important to just keep that connection going, even if it is periodic in nature. Make a to-do list every day of things that should be prioritized, because it will help you stay organized. More importantly, though, it can help you stay focused on what you really want to achieve, which is really about the best version of yourself, because this world is changing, and I feel that, as this world continues to change, we need to evolve and we need to adapt. If we can do that, if we can be able to be compassionate in our caring with others, that makes such a big difference.

Speaker 1: 25:48

Yes, little give big impact. It's so true that you don't know what someone else is going through. That might be a kind word or that little bit of compassion. You might not realize, like you said about your friend that you'd known for years and didn't realize she had gone through all this domestic abuse. We all go through our own personal struggles that we don't necessarily go and tell everyone that we meet every day. You don't know what someone's going through. So that kindness and compassion and just I'm here for you can really go a long way. You really don't know the impact you're making on that individual at the time, but I guarantee it definitely makes an impact.

Speaker 2: 26:21

It does. I think that impact doesn't have to be humongous in nature. If you're thinking that you have to give hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, or even a couple thousand, you don't have to even do that. $1, $5, $10 to your favorite charity makes a difference. Even then, maybe a small investment of yourself can pay off dividends, not just in the financial sense but also the relationship sense as well, and creating that confidence to keep moving forward.

Speaker 1: 26:50

Absolutely. If money is not something that you have to give, it could always be just a share of a social media post, or spreading the message about a nonprofit, or talking to someone who needs to be heard. There's so many things you can do that don't cost any money at all. That can be little gifts that really can make big impacts. Thank you for all of that that you're telling us. That leads me on to my favorite questions. I have two that I ask every guest. One is can you give the audience an example of a little thing that they can do in their community? That might just be a little give on their end but might make a big impact on the other side.

Speaker 2: 27:23

Absolutely. It even ties into what I offer, because some of the things that we can offer to even the community as a whole might be something that we already have as a skill. If you know how to fix a house or if you know how to prepare a meal, which I think all of us do in some form, find your local charity of choice.

Speaker 2: 27:45

I always try to give a little bit of my public speaking opportunities for free to some people that are less fortunate, because I know that some of them need that uplifting presence and that opportunity to help others. If I know that they're starting a business and I feel that they're really compassionate about that, which that's one of the things I'm even starting to venture into to help others, I feel that's really important to be able to give some of those skills and that knowledge to someone else that could help them become even better with what they're doing. So take a few moments. Be able to share what you have as already prepared, because you have opportunities that you could share to others. You should definitely consider doing that, especially for your community.

Speaker 1: 28:27

Yeah, and in most instances that might not even cost you anything. You know, if you're a plumber and there's a parent out there or a family that's struggling and they have a plumbing issue, Maybe you could go and help Fix a leaky faucet or just really anything. Just offer that a little bit of time that can really reinstill that sense of compassion and and caring about others in this world. So I love that example. Can you give the audience an example of a time in your life where somebody did something little for you, that was maybe just something small from them but really made an impact on you in your life?

Speaker 2: 28:58

Absolutely actually. It just really happened to me yesterday, but also happened to me over a year ago. I have a friend of mine who's opened a gym in Mechanicsburg, pennsylvania name is Noah Snyder, and he was one of those people also just starting out his business. And you think that the gym business is already saturated and you finally think, man, there's already plenty of other change gyms out there, but Noah's out on the mission to help others with their physical fitness.

Speaker 2: 29:24

But that inspiration really helped me and he spoke a lot of wisdom early on in my Starting out and he might not even realize this even as I say this today, but he definitely made a positive impact because of what he did. He formed relationships, he gained the confidence to say that I can buck the trend of the fitness industry and I'm determined to open this up and help as many people in the mechanics Excuse me, the mechanics for community as much as possible. So some of those very tips and tricks really helped me to realize my true potential as well. And although I'm not in the fitness industry I definitely don't look like it, cindy, but I'm definitely working on myself even as I go to his gym too. But I find that if you are surrounding yourself with like-minded people, just like I do with Noah. It makes such a big difference. So find your tribe. Find those people that make you feel like you could be the best version of who you are.

Speaker 1: 30:20

Love it Okay. And the third question is what about a nonprofit? Do you have another nonprofit You'd love to feature today?

Speaker 2: 30:26

I do, and this one's near and dear to my heart. I was on their board for several years but I'm still a big supporter as I had stepped down recently. But it's called the Shalom house, and the Shalom house is in Harrisburg, pennsylvania. It's part of the Allison Hill section of the city which, for those that familiar with the area, it is very rough in terms of where they, where people, live in that section. Often you find news stories about murders, robberies, drugs, violence, all kinds of different things, and it isn't because of the people that live there, it's because of the circumstances that they're put in.

Speaker 2: 31:00

But this place the Shalom house is a building in which was founded in the 1970s has been built upon the values of helping others go through some trying times, and some of the things that they offer Residents that have to go through their program include even life coaching, building themselves back up into what they are and what they could be.

Speaker 2: 31:22

But, more importantly, it provides a shelter for women and children going through domestic violence Situations, and they help to serve the community with quiet, providing that opportunity to build themselves back up with not only Services that wrap around them but also to get them back on their feet. But the real story about the Shalom house is to get people to stay on track and to create their opportunities to be Also the best version of themselves. So I love what they do. If you have anything that you want to give, please reach out to them. We're in they're in the middle of the executive director change, but there is plenty of people available and staff that help you out with any donations of your interest in giving to them, whether it's monetary in nature or even things that help the families that come into the shelter to Wow, thank you so much for featuring them today.

Speaker 1: 32:12

I love all these nonprofits that come out and they do all this great work to really serve the community, so needed. Well, why don't you tell the audience if they want to know more about you or where they want to find you, where they can reach you, where they Can seek out your services? Go ahead and give them all the details.

Speaker 2: 32:28

Absolutely. And, cindy, I want to thank you so much for allowing me to be here and your producer also helping out today too, to get make Me feel comfortable with this. But I want to say first off, if you're ever interested in reaching out to where I am and who I am and learning a little bit more About me, you could visit my website, which is wwwyourspeakingvoicebiz your speaking voice. All one word, but on my website there's a variety of different opportunities that you could check out, which includes even my mission and my values. You can also check out a little bit of my services, which include not only just public speaking, but I also do life coaching, professional development coaching. I even do some business coaching, which I just opened up in the last few weeks. But even looking for a speaker or a workshop presenter, I'll be more interested in talking with you about it because I offer free one-hour initial consultation on all things.

Speaker 2: 33:19

So if you want to schedule a time, there's a schedule button on there. I know some people were leery about that, so you could also email me at Contact at your speaking voicebiz. You can reach out to me there and you can even send to me a little bit of the message. All the way on the bottom of the page there's a form that you can fill out as well. But, more importantly, my podcast is also on this page, speaking from the heart, so you can listen to the vast catalog that's already been Completed so far, and we're already up to over 44 episodes as of this, this time so, and it's still growing. So check it out, listen to the trailer, see if it's something that really interests you. But that's how you can reach out to me, and there's just so much that you can even learn about yourself, so don't delay doing that. No matter what, reach out to me if you're ready to start that journey.

Speaker 1: 34:11

Oh, I love it. Thank you so much for being on today. You really shared so much with the audience and being vulnerable. I really appreciate you doing that because it really does help people and all that you're doing to serve the community and all the little Gives you do every day are greatly appreciated by me and my producer and everybody watching little give. So thank you so much for being on today. I'm so excited to have you as a guest. All right, well, I will follow your story.

Speaker 1: 34:36

I'll definitely be losing that podcast and if anybody out there loves the nonprofit he featured today, please do go visit their website If you're interested. Donate, give them a dollar, five dollars. Every little dollar, every little give really can add up and make a big impact. So thank you all so much for watching and we'll see you next time. Thank you so much for watching this episode of little give.

Speaker 1: 34:57

If you would like to learn more about how I highlight ordinary people doing extraordinary things to help others, or Maybe you'd like to be a guest, or maybe you know a nonprofit that you would like to see featured on a future episode of little give, you can find all the information on our website at little give comm If you'd like to get involved with our kindness clip segment, please do send in those videos. Send them via email to Cindy at little give comm, or you can tag us on any social media under Cindy Whitman or Hashtag little give. If you'd like to know more about our podcast, you can also find us on all major streaming platforms under little give podcast. Please do find our Facebook group under little give TV show and join it. We'd love to keep you up to date with future episodes. Thank you all so much for watching and I can't wait to highlight the next ordinary person doing extraordinary things to help others. See you next time, you know.