Nicole Halbert
10/28/2020 7:17 AM
It creates a good family bond and everyone is having a good time laughing and joking and just having fun together. It also teaches team work and sportsmanship.
Nicole Halbert
"To encourage more people to recycle and to connect with nature."
POINTS TOTAL
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- 478 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO380minutesof additional sleep
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UP TO30minutesspent learning
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UP TO1,300minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO590minutesnot spent in front of a screen
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UP TO2.0neighborsmet
Nicole's actions
Transportation
Conduct Virtual Meetings
Do at Home
I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.
Health
Support Pollution Reduction
Do at Home
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.
Action Track: Healing and Renewal
Healthy Sleep
Do at Home
Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 20 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.
Community
Meet My Neighbors
Do at Home
I will meet 1 new neighbor(s) each day.
Nature
Spend Time Outside
Do at Home
I will replace 30 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.
Nature
Do Nature Activities
Do at Home
I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 30 minute(s) each day. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)
Health
Go Get a Check Up
I will make an appointment for my annual physical.
Action Track: Healing and Renewal
Family Game Hour
Do at Home
I will spend quality time with family and friends by playing low-tech game(s) and/or through the spirit of imagination.
Waste
Launch a Recycling Program
I will start a recycling program at my workplace or school. If a recycling program exists, I will advocate for ways to improve and expand it.
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Healing and Renewal Family Game HourHow does being playful with others enrich your life?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Conduct Virtual MeetingsHow can you ensure that your virtual meetings honor your values and your company's culture?
Nicole Halbert 10/28/2020 5:46 AMBy utilizing virtual meetings you are reducing pollution levels by not driving. Depending on how many people attend your meetings those people are also contributing. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Launch a Recycling ProgramHow might thinking creatively help us address big systems problems differently?
Nicole Halbert 10/28/2020 5:40 AMThinking creatively allows you come up with a variety of solutions as some of the things you think of might not always be the best option. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNature Do Nature ActivitiesWhat did you observe while spending time outside -- through sight, sound, smell and/or touch?
Nicole Halbert 10/28/2020 5:36 AMI love going on walks and listening to all the different sounds the birds make and looking at the leaves changing color. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Healing and Renewal Healthy SleepConsider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?
Nicole Halbert 10/28/2020 5:34 AMI would get more sleep if I would set a certain amount of time to read before I go to sleep. I will end up staying up for an extra hour or sometimes more reading a book if the book is really good. In the past few days I have set a timer for 30 minutes and then I put the book down. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Support Pollution ReductionWhat environmental factors affect human health in your region, and how do they affect it?
Nicole Halbert 10/28/2020 5:32 AMPollution in the air and on the ground can cause breathing issues and water quality issues. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Go Get a Check UpHow do you practice self care?
Nicole Halbert 10/28/2020 5:31 AMTaking time to exercise each day by walking or riding my bike, reading each night, going to the doctor and getting enough sleep. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONCommunity Meet My NeighborsIn what ways can you create more real and meaningful interactions with friends — or strangers — each week?
Nicole Halbert 10/28/2020 5:29 AMWhen you are walking by a stranger in the store or at park smile and say hello. I made sure to walk over and introduce myself to my new neighbors when they moved in just too make them feel welcome. I always wave and say hi to my neighbors when I see them outside. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNature Spend Time OutsideRachel Carson said that we need the beauty and mysteries of the natural world for our spiritual and emotional development. Does that ring true for you? What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time indoors?
Nicole Halbert 10/26/2020 5:47 AMI feel it is very important to connect with nature and teach our children to enjoy and respect nature. It is far more stimulating and enjoying to be out in nature then inside the home watching TV or playing video games or sitting on your phone.