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Resign from The Company Club

By Mary Flom Avoiding the Company Club Recently, I was reading a book that was all about how to write effective phone scripts.  My quest to learn more about the world of sales led me to this niche topic.  What was interesting to me was one of my bigger takeaways had little to do with…

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Loyal Friends at Work

Because of Valentine’s day, many people celebrate love in February. We wanted to highlight and celebrate friendship! Everyone should have friends who love them, because friends make life rich! We’ve asked some of our staff and clients to reach out and share about their friends! In this blog, Julie shares about her friend Zandee! Loyal…

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Compass’ 2019 Predictions…What’s Next?

This is your year!  January is the perfect time to dream and hope for the possibilities that come with a new year and a new season.  Say goodbye to last year and embrace all that is in store for this year.  We believe there is going to be adventure, growth and new levels of community…

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2018 End of Year Recap

Eric and Sadie take us on a trip down memory lane in the final recap VLOG of 2018! Thanks for Watching and we’ll see you in 2019!

Why We Love Underdogs

by Mary Flom Do you have a favorite Underdog movie?  A few classics come to mind… “Rudy” The story of Daniel Rudy Ruettiger whose life dream was playing football at the university of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles. “The Karate Kid” A bond forms between a martial arts teacher and a boy who is being…

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Carr Fire Article

This is an article written by our CEO, Sadie Hess, on the Carr Fire. It was originally written for our Compass Newsletter. Carr Fire Do you ever get an assignment you are dreading?  I know you all think that I lead the organization, but all good leaders also know how to follow.  So, because Mary…

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Community Retreat Wrap Up!

In this latest Compass VLOG, Eric and Sadie wrap up our Community Retreat for 2018. Sadie shares on why retreats are so important for our community and gives us a sneak peak into what we can look forward to next year!

Common Misconceptions about Mental Illness

Today is World Mental Health Day!  So we thought we would share an article we found from Psychology Today written by Amy Morin who also wrote the international best seller, “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do.”  The article below focuses on some of the common misconceptions surrounding mental health. One in five Americans experience…

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Accessible Trails in Northern California

By Mary Flom Did you know that August 1st is National Mountain Climbing Day?  We thought we would celebrate by rounding up a list of accessible trails in Northern California.  So that’s exactly what we did.  We found our list here (https://www.traillink.com/trailsearch/?state=CA).  So get out there this month and do some walkin’.  Don’t forget to…

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10 Rules for Success

by Cassandra Sales Rule #1: Show Up Show up and be seen! You’re going to get knocked down, you’re going to have hard days. Despite adversity, show up 100% ever single day. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of…

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