Bunny Young celebrates her birthday by reflecting on gifts in her life: family, community, and meaningful work. She thanks viewers for raising 30% of a $1,000 goal for the service-dog nonprofit Pawsible in under 12 hours, and announces a gratitude series launching next month.
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November 3rd.
$1,000.
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Okay. I know we are a little behind as far as the lunchtime Live with Bunny, but I have a very special guest for you. And if you were on our starfish stories this week, you know that my oldest joined me for that video that's called a microphone. So we thought it would be fair if my little one joined me for the live with Bunny. Can you say hi? Hi. You tell them your name? Victoria. Victoria. So it is going to be my birthday. Not today, it's on Friday. But thank you for everybody who has said happy birthday already. And I just wanted to let you guys know that it's not just a celebration as far as me and my birthday. You crazy. Yeah. Okay, you gonna go here, go take. Go take a picture. You like taking pictures? Everybody on Instagram saw you taking pictures earlier last week. She took some awesome pictures. But I don't just consider it a birthday, a celebration for me. I consider it a celebration for everybody as meaning that we're celebrating my birthday, but meaning that we're celebrating all of the things that I consider gifts, which are all of you and the individuals that I'm able to work with and that are able to provide, you know, really meaningful work and making a difference. And I think that that is absolutely incredible and amazing and being able to celebrate your gifts, like, what is it that you do? What is it that you. It's a gift to me to be able to wake up every single day and operate in my purpose and be able to share that with you and be able to spend time with my girls, do a Facebook live when you have a two year old in the background and be able to end this Facebook live and go home and be with my family. I used to travel a lot for speaking and I've been able and blessed to build a business around being with my family now more than I ever have before. And so I'm. When I get close to my birthday, I'm reminded and celebrate just all of the gifts that I have been given and they're not just like scarves. And I mean, even the rocks that I have behind me, for those of you that know that I collect rocks and have brought me rocks from all over the world, those are amazing gifts. So each of you I consider a gift in my life. And I would love to know in the comments what your gifts are, what you're grateful for. And stay tuned because we're going to start a whole gratitude series next month with videos on all of the individuals in business that you may or may not be aware of, that you can be grateful for. Jess says those glasses are a gift. Jess, you know what I want for my birthday? I want you to come to the power retreat on November 3rd. If you will do that, that will be my birthday gift. So Jess Norris, Dr. Jess Norris and I are in a death of a salesman challenge. So if you missed that video, you'll have to go to social media, better place consulting on Facebook and figure out a death of a salesman challenge. And if you missed the video for the starfish stories, then of course you can go online and be able to go to the website betterplaceconsulting.com or bunnyyoung.com and join. Kim said something about her gifts in the comments. So that was awesome. And let's see. Yay, rocks. Kim, thank you for bringing me your rocks. So, Kim, thanks for saying that about the retreat. That's awesome. So I do have a flower in my hair. I also don't know which way on video. That's why I was a model, not an actress. I don't know which way on video to turn. But go to the website and sign up for the starfish stories. They're really quick reads those of you who are here in the comments. You know, they're like two to three minutes at the max, and they're packed with resources and advice, as well as just letting you know that you're not alone in this. We're all here with you, and we love you. And, you know, being a business owner is awesome. Being a professional is awesome. That makes a difference, and it's nice to be able to have support in that. So that is, I think, everything that I wanted to share with you today. The only other thing is, you know, one of the. I think one of the best gifts is being able to, like on social media, crowdfunding. And so I posted this pausable fundraiser for the service dog nonprofit that I'm a part of. You could probably hear the service dog in the background gnawing on his bone, but in a matter of less than 12 hours, we were 30% to our goal. And it was not a small goal. It was like $1,000. And so being able to use the community that I have in order to impact a cause that I'm passionate about is an amazing gift, and I really don't take that for granted. So thank you guys for contributing to Pawsible and contributing to the cause and contributing to the awareness. Thank you for always sharing the posts, whether they're about business, whether about service animals, whether they're about being a parent running a company, whether they're just about being a human. Most of you know that two weeks ago, maybe closer to three weeks ago, my mom had major surgery. And so I was with her. And I think it's a gift to be able to have you guys there, supporting, standing by. Jess and I had this really long, tearful conversation. I think it was Monday times Flying, where she just listened and she shared and I listened. And to have somebody in my life like that, I think is a total gift. The night before the operation, Jen came over and did Lomi Lomi on me. I think that's a total gift. So I'm super overwhelmed this week with gifts, and not just gifts, but an awareness of the gifts and an awareness of really how little attention that we pay to all of the gifts in our life. And I talked to Big Victoria because she's flying in. She's actually in the U.S. those of you who know Big Victoria, she's the one who handles all of the social media magic that you see. I think it's a gift that she's going to be here for my birthday celebration. She's going to be joining us for the power retreat, which I think is just a total gift and being able to have somebody on my team like that as a gift. But her and I were discussing this quote that I want you guys to contemplate, and I don't have a graphic for it, so jot it down. But really, the most valuable thing that you can own in your entire life is your life. Having ownership of your life is the most valuable thing. It's not a Tesla, it's not a mansion, it's not a chateau. It's not, you know, all of the things that I think that sometimes society puts value on. But the most valuable thing to own is your life. And I can honestly say that I feel like I have ownership over my life and over what, you know, I plan on each and every day. And so I think that that's just awesome and amazing and I appreciate that. And a lot of you are a part of that. So thank you. Thank you for being here for my birthday celebration. Thank you first and foremost and always for making the world a better place. I'll talk to you next week. Bye.
