Ke l sey comes a l i ve t a l k i ng about he r mee t i ng wi th The Secretary of Labour i n a b i d to progr es s the Ce r t i f i ca t i on ac ros s a l l S t a t es ensur i ng a l l workp l aces i n the USA beg i n to unde r s t and ment a l hea l th and r ecove ry br i ng i ng r ea l change to the work i ng l i ves o f mi l l i ons o f peop l e who turn up da i l y , ye t s t rugg l e i n ways tha t ar e not obv i ous to the naked eye . She c i t e s t he ca s e o f Chr i s Ant hony o f Sa l e sFo r c e who on announc i ng h i s f i f t e ent h y ear o f s ob r i e t y wa s i nunda t ed wi t h ema i l s f r om s t a f f s e ek i ng suppo r t o r t e l l i ng t hem t he i r s t o r y i n s ob r i e t y . He wa s s o b l own away by t he r e s pons e t o h i s L i nked i n po s t t ha t i t b r ough t abou t t he f o rma t i on o f ' Sobe r Fo r c e ' wh i ch Ke l s e y ' s s e e s a s a c l ear demons t ra t i on o f wha t can happen i n a c ompany when you t a l k abou t t ough sub j e c t s and admi t t ha t you ne ed suppo r t . The Ce r t i f i ca t i on f or Doughp as a bus i nes s tha t i s open and suppor t i ve o f a l l those who may s t rugg l e i s a rea l indi ctment of thi s young woman' s v i s ion for her company . She i s r eso l ut e and s t rong , speak i ng up , us i ng he r space to ensur e those who do turn up f or work a t Doughp f ee l heard and seen and work i ng hard to make th i s pos s i b l e f or a l l emp l oyees ac ros s a l l sec tor s o f bus i nes s and i ndus t ry . Imag i ne a bus i nes s l andscape i n wh i ch compan i es cont i nue to wa t ch the bot tom l i ne numbe r s wh i l s t ensur i ng ment a l hea l th i s prot ec t ed and cons i de r ed? They say game change r s come a l ong once i n a gene ra t i on and f or me , th i s young woman ' s spark l e and j oy i n he r sobr i e t y and gra t e fu l nes s go beyond the usua l corpora t e- speak whe r e she prac t i ses i t wi th i n he r work i ng day ensur i ng a l l those who work s i de by s i de wi th he r ar e hea l thy and we l l on the i r j ourney . I took away many th i ngs f rom my conve r sa t i on wi th the ve ry . br i l l i ant Ke l sey , Doughp i s the k i nd o f company th i s wor l d needs wi th l eade r sh i p tha t i s both v i s i onary and change-mak i ng . I t i s not the t ype o f l eade r sh i p tha t he ra l ds l o f t y bus i nes s schoo l i deas i ns t ead she ge t s down and d i r t y i n the t r enches t e l l i ng he r t ruth i n a b i d to move the conve r sa t i on f orward . I am not i n the l eas t b i t surpr i sed tha t a young woman who s t ar t ed out a t 16 year s o l d i n an Int e l program, r ead beaut i fu l l e t t e r s f rom he r grandmothe r a f t e r she woke up on a dark morn i ng i n Bar ce l ona , f ound a man ca l l ed Wi l l who gave he r the f i r s t 24 Sobr i e t y co i n made he r way a l l the way to Forbes Top 30 unde r 30 ; I suspec t th i s i s j us t the beg i nn i ng o f the r i se o f the s t ar tha t i s sobe r Ke l sey . He r e ' s the t ruth whe r e I 'm s i t t i ng , n o one has t o save Ke l s ey anymore , she has darn we l l gone and done that her s e l f . She ac cept ed her t ruth, reached out f or he lp and f ought her way through the l one l ine s s that i s a l i f e s t r ipped back and bare . She s t ood in a ki t chen and reconnec t ed wi th her chi ldhood l ove o f baking and wrapped i t al l up in #Douhp4Hope . I f you ar e s i t t i ng r ead i ng th i s and want i ng a sobe r t r ea t , do your se l f and your hear t a f avour , l og on and buy some o f the mag i c tha t i s Ke l sey i n a tub . Suppor t one o f the marve l s tha t i s sobr i e t y i n mot i on and I f or one , am gra t e fu l beyond words to tha t man i n Bar ce l ona who answe r ed h i s SKYPE ca l l tha t morn i ng . p . s . My pe r sona l goa l ? To t ake Ke l sey back to my husband ' s home c i t y o f Bar ce l ona and wa l k the s t r ee t s r ec l a imi ng he r space i n a c i t y tha t someday maybe a r e t a i l space f or DOUGHP send i ng he r l i ght skyward ensur i ng tha t the darknes s o f tha t Bar ce l ona bench i s ended f or eve r . How wonde r fu l wou l d tha t be ? Fu l l c i r c l e . . . Do your se l f a f avour today and go onl i ne and s t ar t shopp i ng DOUGHP !
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