L.I.T. News - The Challenge is On! - Issue 71


Reader,

Welcome, welcome, welcome! Your presence is very much appreciated and enjoyed at our meetups -- here at L.I.T. News. I have a good one for you today . . . an issue full of goal-mindedness, "good" habit creation, and literacy-inspired challenges. I look forward to sharing today's content with you.

​In Issue 71 (below), here's specifically what you'll find:

  • continuation of The Goal Mindset discussion, regarding the importance of "repetition" or "consistency"
  • "The L.I.T. Corner" news, regarding How to Win Friends and Influence People and the Degrees of Maternity Daily Challenges
  • "Riddle Me This" time
  • a summary of Chapter 9 of Atomic Habits
  • a new blog post from the Degrees of Maternity blog, regarding the daily challenges challenge

LIT News - Oct 2025 Issue 71.pdf

And I know how busy we all are, so you may not have had the opportunity to check out last month's newsletter. In case you missed it, please feel free to check it out directly below:

LIT News - Sept 2025 Issue 70.pdf

I decided to be brief this email go-around, since I held you a little longer last time. So, I'll close by giving you a little hint for the next issue. Next time, we're going to begin our deep dive into COMMUNICATION and how important it is in every major aspect of our day-to-day. Exciting stuff, indeed! Hope you'll join me.

Jana/Yahna

Degrees of Maternity

Hi there! I'm Jana (Yahna) Williams.

Welcome to a cozy place to hang out, where life education never ceases. Every 4th Sunday of the month, we’ll explore the areas of personal and professional development with an underlying theme of reading and writing for growth and healing. (I'm a HUGE literacy advocate! And, literacy is intertwined in just about everything I do here online. Take, for instance, the L.I.T. News Newsletter that I hope you'll choose to peruse. The "L.I.T" in the newsletter name is representative of Life-Improvement Training -- which we do a lot of around these parts -- as well as my love of all things literacy.) Just know that, as a content creator, I have a passion for educating others through positive, encouraging, and life-impacting content. Words are powerful once delivered. So, let’s enjoy their empowerment for the good, as we travel this life-improvement journey together.

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