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Stock Market
STOCK MARKET
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Allen Spence says the stock market "matters a lot" because "a lot of people have their retirements, their pension, a lot of their wealth is tied up" in it.

9mo

Does STOCK MARKET matter to you?

Pizza
PIZZA
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Lyndsey says pizza matters. She recommends the Freddy Pizza at Paulie Gee’s with sesame seeds on the crust.

1y

Does PIZZA matter to you?

Hiking
HIKING
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Mary says Hiking matters: "it's important for everyone to have time and experience in nature and get the exercise that we need."

1mo

Does HIKING matter to you?

Parenting
PARENTING
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DJ believes parenting matters because "we all have childhood wounds that we having to carry in, and so the goal is to try and allow them to find themselves instead of have to fix themselves when they get older."

1y

Does PARENTING matter to you?

Coffee
COFFEE
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Allen Spence is a "coffee nerd" who drinks "a lot of coffee every day" and values fair trade, saying "it's important that you have like fair trade...for the people on the other end."

9mo

Does COFFEE matter to you?

Art Therapy
ART THERAPY
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Anne Catherine Bedard says art therapy matters "a hundred percent" and encourages, "go make something that is not perfect...it's okay to get messy."

8mo

Does ART THERAPY matter to you?

Goal setting
GOAL SETTING
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DJ values goal setting only if the goals are authentic: "As long as they're your goals, when you understand whose goals there are, cool you're doing because everybody setting the goals, it doesn't matter."

1y

Does GOAL SETTING matter to you?

Homelessness
HOMELESSNESS
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Marco says homelessness matters: "A lot of people aren't looking for a handout. They're looking for a hand up...I give so much of what I make to homeless situations...I would not be where I am...if it were not for the community around me."

3mo

Does HOMELESSNESS matter to you?

Artificial Intelligence
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
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Kate Torode believes artificial intelligence matters: "there is a lot of opportunity to use AI to create work" but also worries as a writer, calling it "a great tool for editing."

9mo

Does ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE matter to you?

Pickleball
PICKLEBALL
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"I don't personally play pickleball, so I'm gonna say doesn't matter, but I know it is very helpful for people who do play pickleball."

1y

Does PICKLEBALL matter to you?

military strategy
MILITARY STRATEGY
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David Murrin says military strategy matters: "Matters, matters, matters. Survival. Critical."

7mo

Does MILITARY STRATEGY matter to you?

Personal branding
PERSONAL BRANDING
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Anne Catherine Bedard says personal branding matters because "everything that you do is your brand" and "the way you define that box is important."

8mo

Does PERSONAL BRANDING matter to you?

Money
MONEY
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DJ says money only matters if it's used to enhance life: "If you're using it to bolster your time and your opportunities with your family and your loved ones, it definitely matters."

1y

Does MONEY matter to you?

Storytelling
STORYTELLING
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Jennifer says storytelling matters: "Storytelling is, again, the oldest form of connection that we can do with each other. That creates intimacy and connection."

9mo

Does STORYTELLING matter to you?

Pogo stick
POGO STICK
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For Barton, pogo stick matters because "they represent life. They're a metaphor for life, ups and downs."

4mo

Does POGO STICK matter to you?

Grant McCracken
Grant McCracken
Video Game
VIDEO GAME
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Grant says video games matter: "I like to play video games. It's a lot of fun. Been playing a lot of Hunt these days... absolutely matters."

11mo

Does VIDEO GAME matter to you?

Journal
JOURNAL
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Samantha says journaling matters: "I do it every day...it helps me see where my head space is...taking pen to paper is so important."

8mo

Does JOURNAL matter to you?

Pickleball
PICKLEBALL
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Mary loves Pickleball, calling it "one of my favorite things to do right now" and "a great way to exercise and have fun."

1mo

Does PICKLEBALL matter to you?

Minimalism
MINIMALISM
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Heather Johnson says minimalism matters: "I have stuff and I don't wanna move it all, so I'm trying to...call it out."

9mo

Does MINIMALISM matter to you?

Grant McCracken
Grant McCracken
Mental Health
MENTAL HEALTH
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Grant insists mental health "absolutely matters. If your mental health isn't in line, nothing else is in line... everything follows from that."

11mo

Does MENTAL HEALTH matter to you?

Reality Television
REALITY TELEVISION
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Heather Johnson says reality TV matters: "That is my life. I watch murder and reality TV...that's all I watch."

9mo

Does REALITY TELEVISION matter to you?

Self-help
SELF-HELP
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Lyndsey believes self-help and mental health "lean into each other."

1y

Does SELF-HELP matter to you?

United States Constitution
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
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Allen Spence calls the United States Constitution "one of the most perfect documents" and praises its "beautiful checks and balances" as essential for government.

9mo

Does UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION matter to you?

Resilience
RESILIENCE
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Samantha says resilience is a skill you build: "You are not defined by the things that happen to you, but by the actions that you take after."

7mo

Does RESILIENCE matter to you?