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Personal Narrative: Niagara Sustainability Initiative
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything (G.B. Shaw)”. Change is demanding, unsettling and often appears insurmountable- but I’m a firm believer that constant progress is the key to perpetual happiness.

This is certainly true in reflecting on the past two weeks here at the Niagara Sustainability Initiative, where I have completed my first sprint as the new Executive Director. Through the wonderful mentorship of outgoing ED Katrina Kroeze, I have been challenged, trained and geared up to get growing. It has certainly been a whirlwind of an education. So far, I have learned

There is no “I” in “Team”: I am constantly dumbfounded in the team here at NSI- both in my fellow staff members,

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