Yard Signs Encourage in Wake of Suicide (Monday Moment ep. 351)
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary
John O'Leary
4.9 • 672 Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2021
⏱️ 7 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Amy Wolff did everything wrong... and yet it worked.
With more than 1,000,000 "tokens of encouragement" displayed across the United States and in over 26 countries, Amy's desire to make a difference is life-saving.
Today, remember that you may get everything wrong. But the simple act of courageously taking the next right step may lead to significance and impact you can’t yet imagine.
Amy Wolff shared what ignited this global movement. Listen to Live Inspired Podcast ep. 350 here.
***
Join our Live Inspired Together community, text PODCAST2021 to 314-207-5010.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary Monday Morning Moments episode. |
| 0:15.4 | We record these so that you and I can begin our weeks in awe and on fire with a burst of inspiration. |
| 0:23.2 | She did everything wrong. |
| 0:25.6 | She did everything wrong. |
| 0:27.4 | She did not have a website. |
| 0:30.0 | She did not create a mission statement, a vision statement, a strategic plan, nothing. |
| 0:35.4 | The colors she chose were too stark and too plain. |
| 0:39.1 | The phrases, they were too short, too platitudinal. |
| 0:42.7 | She had no extra time, no business experience, and no budget. |
| 0:46.6 | And the idea that simple yard signs might make an actual difference seemed highly unlikely. |
| 0:55.0 | And yet, in April of 2017, after learning of another suicide in her community, Amy |
| 1:03.0 | Wolf knew she had to do something. |
| 1:07.0 | Amy wanted to remind individuals in her community to keep going, to not lose hope, to recognize the value of their life. |
| 1:14.9 | She wanted them to know they were not alone and that in spite of current adversity, better days remained ahead. |
| 1:23.8 | So Amy bought a couple dozen white yard signs with phrases like, don't give up. |
| 1:30.2 | You are enough and you're not alone. |
| 1:33.6 | She printed them in black letters and then she drove around her neighborhood. |
| 1:36.9 | She knocked on some doors and asked if she could place a few in their yards. |
| 1:41.3 | There was no branding. |
| 1:43.3 | There was no hidden agenda. There was no website. There was no |
| 1:46.8 | desire at all for personal attention or for money. Amy just wanted to be an encouragement. |
| 1:54.9 | War, though, began to spread who placed them. And to her surprise, people not only liked the signs, they wanted more of them. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John O'Leary, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of John O'Leary and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.