312: Average People Just Doing Their Part to Make the World a Better Place — Boomer Perrault with 1 a Week

2019-04-01

Boomer Perrault started 1 a Week on an idea to encourage people to do a good and purposeful deed once a week. His organization is very grassroots and only a year old, but he shares his story about how he has grown his following and found sponsors to support his mission. Don’t let rejection stop you from making this world a better place! Key Takeaways: [3:20] Who is Boomer and how did 1 a Week get started? [6:10] A year later, over 3,400 posts related to kindness and doing good once a week have been posted on Inst...

Key Takeaways:

[3:20] Who is Boomer and how did 1 a Week get started?

[6:10] A year later, over 3,400 posts related to kindness and doing good once a week have been posted on Instagram!

[8:45] Boomer shares how he and Derek teamed up to create this.

[11:40] 1 a Week is very grassroots. How did Boomer first get the challenge started on social media with no following?

[13:45] The idea is to do at least one conscious and purposeful deed a week.

[16:35] Who are Boomer’s sponsors?

[20:25] How does Boomer deal with rejection, and what does he do when a sponsor says no?

[22:35] Boomer shares his favorite act of kindness thus far!

[29:45] Now that Boomer is in his second year, what’s next for him?

[32:15] Boomer recently started a mental health podcast as well!

[35:35] What kind of feedback has Boomer received so far from his social media pages?